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        Eventually,hegotusedtoit.

        Noattachmentsmeanthewasalwaysfree.Noparents,norelatives,nopressuretocarryonthefamilyline.Nooneathometoworryabout,sohecouldthrowhimselfintoeverycasewithouthesitation.

        Lucianhadclimbedtheranksquicklyinhisearlyyears,butaftermakingcaptain,hiscareerflatlined.Everyoneknewwhy:noconnections,nobacking.Thiswasasfarashewouldevergo.

        Beingahomicidedetectivewasdangerous,exhaustingwork.Butsomeonehadtodoit.Hisoldcolleagueshadwives,kids,reasonstostayalive.Lucianonlyhadthenextcase.

        Heoftengrumbledthathewasborntosuffer.Yetnomatterhowmuchhecomplained,hewasalwaysthefirsttochargein.

        Apartfromtheendlesssuspectsandcorpses,theonlythingtyinghimdownwasthestrangelittlegirlathome.

        Reya—hisonetruesurprise.

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        FourteenYearsAgo

        LucianfirstmetReyawhileinvestigatingaserialmurdercaseontheoutskirtsofthecity.

        Backthen,hewasjustarookiecop,freshoutoftheacademy,burstingwithnaiveidealism,overeager,alwaysthefirsttovolunteerforthegrisliesttasks.

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