72 The Irony

Daryn hunted for the murderers that night. He went along with Neal to every lead his men gave, but there was no clue. In the end they came back home empty-handed. He tossed and turned in his sleep and the nightmares returned. "Dawn…" he would utter her name and wake up. 

In order to protect her from imminent danger, he beefed up the security of his office. He gave instructions to double the number of guards standing on the outside and inside the building. 

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Dawn was having breakfast along with Cole and Azura. There was silence in the room with everyone in tension. 

"Dawn are you sure you want to go?" Azura asked. He was shifting in his chair, crossing and uncrossing his legs. 

Dawn nodded. "Yes, I want to go there for one last time." 

"But you know it isn't safe," Azura pointed out.