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“Ellie.”
I glanced at Tom. “His boat is in Wanchese, but I don’t know where he’s living right now.”
“He has a boat?”
I nodded. The less I admitted the better.
“Were you visiting his boat the night they found the guy floating in the cove?”
“No.”
“Ellie.”
“I went to see Collin. I never saw his boat.”
“Why?”
My heart raced and I felt light-headed. “Do I need an attorney?”
Tom pressed his back into the wall next to me and leaned close to my ear. “I don’t know, Ellie. Do you?”
My head flooded with panic. I knew Tom didn’t have any evidence to press charges against either of us, but I knew I couldn’t afford to spend even one night unprotected, especially with my mark gone. But could Collin? His mark seemed to protect him more than mine did. Could I risk it?
I squeezed my eyes shut. “We had a…thing.”
“A relationship?”
“Well as close as Collin will probably ever have to a relationship.”
“You sure do plow through men, don’t you, Ellie?”
I cringed.
“So you went to see him because you were…seeinghim?”
The closer I stuck to the truth, the better. “No. We were done. But he had something of mine I wanted.”
“And did you see him?”
“Yes, but we got into an argument, and he drove off.”
“Where did you see him if you never saw his boat?”
“His truck was there. I figured he had to be out in his boat, so I waited until he came back. We had an argument, and he left.” I flushed, remembering the part I was leaving out.
“Heleft.Youdidn’t?”
Tom was perceptive. “I left afterward.”
“How did that guy end up dead in the cove?”
I was already spilling my guts, so I might as well share what I could of this to make it look like I was being cooperative. “After Collin took off, two guys showed up.” I grimaced. “There was a misunderstanding about who I was.”
“What does that mean?”
I looked up at him. “Don’t play stupid with me, Tom Helmsworth. You already think the guy who was killed tried to rape me.”
Tom’s body stiffened and his voice deepened. “Did he?”
