“That
Brockman
kid
is
here,
Sheriff.
Do
you
want
me
to
send
him
in?”
Dare
again
sighed
deeply.
“Yes,
send
him
in.”
Dare
felt
AJ
watching
him.
The
kid
had
been
doing
so
off
and
on
since
he’d
finished
the
chores
he’d
been
assigned
and
had
come
into
his
office
to
sit
at
a
table
in
the
corner
and
finish
his
homework.
Dare
had
sat
behind
his
desk,
reading
over
various
reports.
The
only
sound
in
the
room
was
AJ
turning
the
pages
of
his
science
book
and
Dare
shuffling
the
pages
of
the
report.
More
than
once
Dare
had
glanced
up
and
caught
the
kid
looking
at
him,
as
if
he
were
a
puzzle
he
was
trying
to
figure
out.
As
soon
as
he’d
been
caught
staring,
the
kid
had
quickly
lowered
his
eyes.
Dare
wondered
what
was
going
through
AJ’s
mind
now
that
he
knew
he
was
his
father?
The
only
reason
Dare
could
come
up
with
as
to
why
he’d
been
studying
him
so
intently
was
that
he
was
trying
to
find
similarities
in
their
features.
They
were
there.
Even
Holly
had
noticed
them,
although
she
hadn’t
said
anything,
merely
moving
her
gaze
between
Dare
and
AJ
several
times
before
comprehension
appeared
on
her
face.
Dare
glanced
up
and
caught
AJ
staring
again
and
decided
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