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Why?” His questions came at her like gunshots.
    â€œThat’s what I’m trying to find out,” she said.
    â€œSo you think she’s here.”
    â€œI think there’s a clue here that may tell me who did take her.”
    David brushed past her and walked toward the house, determination in every step. “Then what the hell are we waiting for?”
    Instead of following, Lucifer leaned back against the front of his car and continued to scan the house, taking in the details. David stepped onto the porch, marching around the jagged planks and up to the front door. He stopped and looked back. “You coming or not?”
    â€œNo.”
    â€œThen why are you even here if you’re not going to look for her? In fact, why aren’t the police here? A cop’s daughter was kidnapped, for crying out loud. Why aren’t there . . . SWAT teams breaking down doors or something? Why isn’t her dad here looking for clues? Why did he lie to me and tell me she was sick? It doesn’t make any sense!” David’s chest was heaving, his mouth twisted in rage. “ Where’s my girlfriend?! ”
    Lucifer patted the hood of the car next to her. “Have a seat.”
    â€œI don’t want—”
    â€œGina’s dad hired me to find her and that’s what I’m going to do. Now please . . .” pat pat pat “. . . come over here and tell me what you know about this place.”
    David’s breathing had slowed, but she could still tell he was amped up. He navigated his way off of the porch and back to Lucifer. With a frustrated sigh, he sat next to her, the car dipping under his added weight. “Let me get this straight,” he said. “Gina gets kidnapped, but instead of calling the police, her dad, who just happens to be a cop . . . a very big cop, calls some teenaged girl named Lucifer to find her.”
    â€œWell, he didn’t call me so much as break into my apartment and try to wrestle me into submission. But yeah, that’s about it.” David opened his mouth to speak, but she cut him off. “David, whatever it was that scared Gina that night snatched her right out from under her dad’s nose. He saw it happen. But he couldn’t explain it, couldn’t understand it.”
    â€œHow do you not understand your daughter being kidnapped?” David asked. He shook his head and said, “This is a prank. Gina’s playing a joke on her dad for being so uptight. That has to be it.”
    â€œIf she was pranking her dad, wouldn’t she let you know?” Lucifer looked back to the house. “Her dad came to me because Gina was taken by something supernatural .”
    David pushed himself off the car and stared at Lucifer for a moment. Then he started looking around, craning his neck in all directions.
    â€œWhat are you doing?” she asked.
    â€œI’m looking for the hidden cameras.”
    â€œWell, if you find any, let me know.” Lucifer continued studying the house. Something about it was nagging at her. She had seen plenty of old houses before, but for some reason, this one just wasn’t quite right.
    â€œSo you’re some kind of paranormal PI then?” he smirked.
    Lucifer ignored the disdain in his voice. “A thief, actually. But since I run in these mystical circles, I have a better chance of finding her than the police.”
    David folded his arms across his chest. “You’re serious, aren’t you?”
    â€œYep, I really am a thief.”
    â€œI meant about—”
    â€œI know what you meant. You don’t have to believe me, and I don’t have any particular desire to try and convince you. I’m just trying to find Gina.”
    â€œBy standing out here and staring off into space,” he said. Lucifer could understand the reason behind his terseness, but it still bothered her. She was trying to help, and he seemed to be