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  “Let’s see what Burnett says. We can make a call to the chief en route.”

  It would take them at least twenty minutes to reach Corlew’s location.

  If he had Spears cornered... this nightmare could be over soon.

  Twentieth Street South, Irondale, 10:00 a.m.

  Jess wandered through the house that had been her childhood home. No matter that it was falling down in disrepair now, she could still see each room as it had once been. The living room with its comfortable furnishings, and the kitchen with its delicious smells and her mother all smiles fussing over her latest baking creation. Down the hall were the two bedrooms, the first being the one she and Lil had shared. The walls were no longer pink and the cute rug that once graced the floor was long gone. The sounds of laughter and her mother’s voice whispered through her.

  Funny, she didn’t hear her father’s voice. Was it because he was gone all the time with his job?

  Fury swept through Jess. Or had he been visiting his other family—the one that somehow got him and their mother killed.

  She tried hard to reserve judgment until she knew the truth, but part of her hated him already. The pain she and Lil had suffered when their parents died, the myriad of foster homes—all of it was his fault.

  Jess gathered her composure. “Let’s go, Lieutenant.”

  She had seen enough.

  “Excuse me a moment, Chief.” Hayes stepped to the other side of the room to take a call.

  As the lieutenant’s hushed tones echoed in the room, her attention settled on the message Spears had left here for her two weeks ago.

  Welcome home, Jess!

  He thought he had her right where he wanted—confused and off balance. He was wrong. Yes, she wanted to learn the truth about her parents’ death, and yes she wanted to know why her father did the things he did. She would look for the answers, but if she couldn’t find the truth she could live with it.

  Her life now, with Dan and the baby, was what mattered. Today and tomorrow and every day after that. This rotting house and the past she had no power to change were no longer important.

  Spears could take his game and go to hell.

  “We need to go, Chief.”

  The urgency in Hayes’s voice jolted Jess from her unsettling thoughts. “What’s going on, Lieutenant?”

  “That was Chief Burnett. He’s with Wells and Harper. They’re providing backup to Corlew.”

  Dread welled in her chest. “What kind of backup?”

  “Corlew has Spears cornered. They’re going in.”

  How was that possible? Worry and confusion joined the dread. She would know if Spears had been found, wouldn’t she? “We need to get there, Lieutenant. What’s the location?”

  He shook his head. “I don’t know.”

  “What do you mean, you don’t know?”

  “Burnett wouldn’t say. They’re doing this off the grid to ensure there’s no leak. No one else knows about the op. No one.”

  Emotions whirling like a hurricane inside her, Jess grappled to put what Hayes was saying into prospective. Was it possible this nightmare was about to be over?

  It could be just another distraction Spears had set in motion... or a trap.

  DEPRAVED is coming November 22! Order your copy now by clicking here! Then, it’s down to the wire for Jess and her team in the shocking two-part finale coming December 26!

  Don’t miss any of the Faces of Evil books already available! Look for OBSESSION, IMPULSE, POWER, RAGE, REVENGE, RUTHLESS, VICIOUS, and VILE!

  About the Author

  DEBRA WEBB, born in Alabama, wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn’t until she spent three years working for the military behind the Iron Curtain—and a five-year stint with NASA—that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Since then she has penned more than 100 novels including her internationally bestselling Colby Agency series. Her debut romantic thriller series, the Faces of Evil, propelled Debra to the top of the bestselling charts for an unparalleled twenty-four weeks and garnered critical acclaim from reviewers and readers alike. Don’t miss a single installment of this fascinating and chilling twelve-book series!

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