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living thing. That’s all.”
    He nodded slowly. “So, for the record, it was a group of women practicing what you might call…Witchcraft?”
    She lifted her head, held his gaze. “Yes.”
    Vidalia’s eyes filled and she closed them tightly.
    Caleb seemed ready climb the walls, but he kept his cool. “Chief, this family has a lot to work through tonight. You know Selene. You’ve known her all her life. You know she’s not going anywhere. You’ve got no evidence to hold her. So why not let her go home and get some rest, huh?”
    Caleb was good. He was eloquent and he was on her side. Thank the Goddess someone was.
    The chief nodded. “You have anything you want to add, Selene?”
    â€œJust that I didn’t hurt that man. And that…I’m a good person.” The last was said with a look in her mother’s direction, but Vidalia refused to meet her eyes.
    â€œAll right, Selene. You go on home with your family. But now, listen, this is important. You can’t be leaving town. We’re gonna need to talk to you some more as this investigation moves along. All right?”
    â€œI promise.”
    â€œGood.”
    Selene rose from the chair and walked with her mother and Caleb to the door. In the waiting area of the police department, her sisters Kara and Edie waited, and they came to hug her hard as soon as she came within their sight.
    â€œAre you okay?” Kara asked. “I told Jimmy not to let you out of his sight while you were in this place.”
    â€œI’m fine, and Jimmy was with me every second since he got here.” Selene glanced behind her to see him coming out of the interrogation room, looking tired.
    Vidalia was heading for the exit, not even pausing to talk to the girls. She was embarrassed by her youngest daughter tonight. That was a first. She paused only long enough to send the girls her patented get-moving-already look.
    Selene frowned. “I’ll be home soon, Mom. I have something I need to do first.”
    Vi stared at her for a long moment, then just lowered her head and shook it slowly, as she turned and left the room.
    â€œDamn, she’s upset,” Edie said. “I’ve never seen her this bad.”
    â€œShe’ll be all right once she gives me a chance to explain,” Selene said. “But you two better go with her. See to it she gets home all right. I’ll be along later.”
    Caleb put a hand on her shoulder. “Your car’s been impounded, hon.”
    She took that in stride, she thought, barely flinching. “Then someone will have to loan me one.”
    Kara handed her a set of keys. “I’ll ride home with Mom and Edie. Keep it as long as you need it, hon,” she said.
    â€œThanks, Kara.”
    â€œYou want to tell me where you’re going?” Caleb asked.
    She met his eyes, shook her head side to side, and left the police station.
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    He lay in the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling. But the ceiling held no answers. His mind was gaping black hole. He had no idea who he was, but there was a deeper and more frightening lack. He didn’t know how he was, either. Was he a serious man or a playful one? Was he hard-working or lazy? Was he a friendly, easy-going type or a grouchy SOB? He had no clue.
    â€œHow are you feeling?”
    He drew his focus up out of the abyss that was his inner psyche and shifted his gaze from the ceiling to the nurse standing beside his bed. She must be close to retiring age, he thought. She was silver-haired, bone thin and slightly stooped, but smiling.
    â€œHow would I know?”
    â€œWell, are you in pain?”
    â€œNo.” He glanced down toward his belly, though it was currently covered by a layer of bandages, a hospital gown and a white sheet. “But I have no doubt you’re here to start poking at the hole in my belly to change that, just like you’ve done every time it’s stopped throbbing