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The next morning, Blair was at the Las Vegas police department. She had given Steve the tape recorder, and was soon dismissed. He simply said he would look into the information. And, to be honest with herself, Blair found the inspector's behavior strange. He seemed more withdrawn than usual.

- "What happens now?" Blair asked.

- "Steve will listen to the entire recording over and over again," Colton replied nonchalantly.

They walked side by side to the end of the hallway, where the training room was located. The soundproofed room was empty that morning when Colton opened the door, and then waited until the redhead entered.

Deep down, the militarized man didn't like what he was doing. Teaching Blair to be an agent, when she hadn't even mentioned that she enjoyed the profession, seemed wrong.

- "Today is your lucky day. Let's practice some shooting" he commented.

Target shooting was an activity that involved testing proficiency and accuracy, prediction and speed. It did not matter whethe