“You’re going to use the discovery of the bones to launch an investigation into that construction area as a possible burial site for those missing people.”

“Exactly.” He shook out his uniform shirt and hung it on the back of a kitchen chair. “It won’t carry the same weight as a sacred site, but it will definitely cause delays in the construction.”

“Does that mean you’re not going to tell anyone that I dropped those bones there?”

“Why should I? The interruption you caused will give me some time to poke around that land. Then when forensics discovers the bones are...whatever they are, I’ll have another reason to halt the project. Maybe I’ll make a similar discovery in Paradiso as we did south of San Diego.” He put his finger to his lips. “And you won’t tell anyone about my plans, either, right?”

“My lips are sealed.”

He stuck out his hand. “Then we have a deal.”

“Deal.” She curled her hand around his, her smooth flesh sending tingles up his arm.