“It’s me, isn’t it? Because of everything I’ve done? There’s no walking back from my choices, is there? While that should have been true, while her lifestyle should have bothered me, that wasn’t the problem forefront in my mind. “I’m interviewing you as a subject in a murder investigation. We can’t have sexual relations.” Opening my eyes, I found her staring at me, confusion furrowing her brow. “Even if I was a victim?” “Even then. Especially then. I refuse to victimize you further.” A shy smile. “I don’t know what you consider victimizing a person, but that’s not what we just did. At least,
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