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There was no way any Ranger in Company D would allow his murder to go unsolved--even though few leads had been uncovered in the month since Greg''s death. They knew his murder was connected to an elusive group of people called the Lions of Texas who dealt in illegal activities--drugs among them. Had Axle Hudson been involved in drug dealing? One of many questions Daniel wanted answered.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He parked his truck in front of the large, Spanish-style house with stucco accents and a tile roof. It fit into its surroundings and shouted wealth--typical of what he''d known of Axle Hudson, a flamboyant playboy who had finally married Melora Madison, the niece of prominent businessman Tyler Madison, in a wedding that had been the event of the social season in San Antonio six years ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As he strode toward the porch, a scream rent the air. A woman''s scream coming from the house. 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With her arms pinned to her side and the man''s heavy weight on her, fear drenched her like her perspiration.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I won''t hurt you if you keep quiet.\" The raspy voice, as if he''d smoked one too many cigarettes, didn''t give his words a ring of truth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e His smelly odor assailed her. Nausea roiled in her stomach. \"What do you want?\" she managed to squeak out, so glad her daughter was playing at a friend''s. If Kaitlyn had been here...The thought chilled her blood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The intruder withdrew a switchblade and flicked it open. \"Information. It was about time you got home.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Melora''s eyes grew round, focused totally on the knife he held before her. Not far from her heart. Her throat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Where''s the flash drive your husband always had on him?\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I don''t know.\" The flash drive Axle wore around his neck? What had he done to cause this continual nightmare?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The blade came closer. \"There are two dumb things you can do. Not give me the flash drive and talk to the police about this or anything concerning your husband''s affairs. Are you smart? I''d hate your little girl to be without a mommy. Where''s the flash drive? It wasn''t found with your husband''s body. It has to be here.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The gleaming metal commanded her full attention. Until a boom rocked the air. It sounded as though something had slammed against the wall.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The intruder jerked up, his focus on the entrance into the living room.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Melora grabbed the split second of distraction and shoved upward with all her strength. The man, taken by surprise, teetered above her, the knife clanging to the floor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Totally in cop mode with his gun clasped in his hand, Daniel quickly assessed the kitchen and moved toward the hallway. A noise to his right--like a scuffle--drew him into the living room. On the far side, a man with a ski mask leaped to his feet and spun around.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Halt! State Police,\" Daniel shouted, aiming his gun.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed Melora sprawled on the floor, her eyes huge in her pale face, a knife a few feet from her on the floor. 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