A Perfect Amish Match ; Amish Haven by Vannetta Chapman

Author:Vannetta Chapman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-25T12:48:19+00:00

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Two hours later, Tyler was sitting in a conference room at the police station. His arm had been cared for by the paramedics, and he’d been given something to take the edge off the pain. Fortunately, it wasn’t a bad wound.

Officers had taken pictures of his arm and the side of his car. A team had been dispatched to the law firm. He’d heard something about an ambulance being sent there, as well. He remembered Gene’s blank stare. He feared the ambulance was too late to do Gene any good.

An officer entered the room. Officer Cale. They’d worked together on cases before. Tyler had always liked the quiet officer. “Tyler, our men have caught Barco. They’re bringing him in now. I hate to tell you this, but your boss—”

“He’s dead.” Tyler’s voice was flat.

Cale nodded.

“Where did they catch Barco? Surely the man wasn’t dumb enough to hang around the crime scene when you caught him.”

Cale hesitated. Sensing more bad news, Tyler tensed.

“You were right that he would find out who you were. He was in your apartment.”

Stunned, Tyler stared at him. Then some of the tension drained out of his shoulders.

“Good to know they caught him. Though I don’t like that he was in my place.” Tyler took a long drink of the bottled water they had brought him. He hadn’t realized how thirsty he was.

Cale gave him a funny look.

“What?”

“You know it’s not that easy, Tyler.”

Before he had time to think about Cale’s words, the door opened. A man who looked to be close to his age entered the room. Officer Cale straightened. The new arrival nodded at the officer before his gaze zeroed in on Tyler. His face was hard to read, but Tyler thought he could detect some sympathy in his eyes.

I’m not going to like this.

“Mr. Everson. I’m US Marshal Jonathan Mast.”

Tyler’s gut clenched. It couldn’t be good if the US Marshals were getting involved.

“You’re in a precarious position right now. Wilson Barco has his fingers in just about every crime venue you can imagine. But he could never be prosecuted because we could never find witnesses to his crimes.”

Tyler nodded, not liking where this was going. He’d known that Barco had slipped through the cracks before.

“We believe that Gene Landis was on his payroll.”

“No way. Not Gene!” He shook his head vehemently. Gene had always been a stickler about doing everything the proper way. And now to find out he’d been living a double life? He couldn’t wrap his mind around it.

“Yes, Gene.” Mast pulled out a chair and sat across from him. “Sorry, but that’s what the evidence is adding up to. Barco is a man with vast resources. You are the first reliable witness we’ve ever had who could incriminate him. If we were to allow you to remain in your apartment, there’s no doubt in my mind that you would be killed or simply vanish before you could testify.”

For a moment, there was silence as Tyler thought through the matter. Finally, he spoke.

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