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I followed her into the bedroom. “It looks like you fucked some random stranger.”

“Well, yes, that is technically what happened, but?—”

“But what?”

“I was just lonely. So, it’s whatever. It’s just dick.” She shrugged.

“You could’ve just stayed at the loft with me and Zand.”

“Third wheel? I’m not that kind of lonely.”

“What does that even mean?”

“I’m not going to be hanging with you and your man twenty-four seven.”

“What are you even talking about?”

“It’s not an excuse, but I miss Craig, and Harlen was coming on to me. I just wanted to forget everything bad for just a little while. I’m tired of being sad and depressed.”

“You’re depressed?” This was news to me.

She shrugged. “I know it’s too soon to be laid up with some man, but I’m tired of crying. I’m tired of being down bad.”

“Why didn’t you tell me you were feeling like this?”

“Because you have your own problems. Lonzo isn’t in jail, and he could be anywhere. Criminals know how to get out of ankle monitors.” That was a good guess and exactly what happened. “They can do anything if they put their criminal minds to it. Craig’s car accident didn’t seem like a car accident. I just don’t know. What if Lonzo comes after you? What if I was the one that led him here to Chicago?”

“Wait. Lonzo is not your fault. He’s not coming after me.”

“How do you know that?” Morgan was really concerned.

“I know. I went to talk to the detectives today.”

“You went back to Minnesota?”

“No, they came here.”

“Why?”

“Because Lonzo had got out of his ankle monitor and disappeared. They have footage of him at a tollbooth in Wisconsin and another tollbooth close to the Illinois border. They came here to warn me.”

“Why didn’t you tell me this?”

“I just found out today when I talked to the detectives.”

“I knew he wouldn’t stay put when he bonded out. He’s not going back to prison.” She added.

“They came to Chicago to tell me to be careful because he’s out here somewhere?”

“Did they give you protection?”

“I asked them not to.”

“Why?”

“I don’t need it.”

“Bullshit. You got a whole psycho coming after you.”