Clay Burke. “Hey, Charlie.” He smiled, but his eyes were grave. Charlie hadn’t seen Hurricane’s chief of police—her friend Carlton’s father—since the night they’d escaped Freddy’s together. Looking now at his weathered face, she felt a rush of fear. “Mr. Burke, er, Clay. What are you doing here?” “Charlie, do you have a second?” he asked. Her heart sped up. “Is Carlton okay?” she asked urgently. “Yes, he’s fine,” Burke assured her. “Walk with me. Don’t worry about being late. I’ll give you a note for class. At least, I think an officer of the law has authority do that.” He winked, but Charlie
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Sammy?
