Chapter 47

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Once I got back to my apartment, I removed the smart card from my camera, inserted it into my computer, and printed out the picture of Mann taking that water jump. The horse really did look as if it was about to sprout wings.

I ran a finger over Mann’s ass, which was raised up off the saddle, almost feeling the firm, muscular contours, then after jotting down the date and occasion on the back of the picture, folded it and absently put it away.

I’d learned a good deal about Mann. Now I’d begin to look into the summer he’d spent in French wine country.

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I pulled into the parking lot that served the building that housed the WBIS, startled that I’d already arrived and still with no clue as to what had given me away.

And then it occurred to me: nothing. Mann was fishing. He’d taken a lucky guess. All I needed to do was deny, deny, deny.

Grinning, I got out of the car and went to work.

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