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Matt had been right. They found Ryan in a barn several miles out of town. Looking around Ariel saw the woods and the field where they’d found Katarina. Snorting over the adage about criminals returning to the scenes of their crimes, she pushed her hair out of her face. Her anger was so large she could barely keep from yelling at everyone. Worry for Heidi ruled her.
She reached out to shake Katarina’s arm. “Give me your scarf.” Katarina pulled it off and handed it over, watching while she used it to remove the collar. Matt stared when she stood up with the collar now in her hands.
“It was already unlocked,” she said quietly. “Heidi at least had gotten that far. She wasn’t going to let Ryan die like Katarina almost did.”
“Heidi can touch silver without harm?” Matt asked.
Ariel shrugg
