Alpha Bravo SEAL by Carol Ericson

Author:Carol Ericson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-08-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

She jerked away from the promise of Slade’s warm touch and stumbled off the bottom step. She pounced on the phone in the kitchen, Dahir’s voice acting like a magnet.

“Dahir? Dahir? It’s Nicole.”

Her translator grunted in surprise. “Nicole? You’re there? I didn’t know you’d be at this number.”

She could’ve asked him why he’d called her mother’s place, but he was probably just hitting up all her numbers. “Well, I am here, and I’m so happy to hear from you. You’re well? Safe?”

“I am. I am. You heard about the others? Giles? Lars?”

Slade touched her arm, and she punched a button to put the phone on speaker. “Of course I heard. Giles’s death was a tragedy, but when Lars supposedly committed suicide, I knew something wasn’t right. Where are you?”

“I’m here in New York. That’s why I cannot believe in my...luck that you are here, too.”

“How did you get here? I’ve been trying to track you down forever.”

“After the kidnapping, I had to hide out. It wasn’t safe for me—or my family.”

“I’m so sorry, but how did you manage to get to New York? Did the US government help you after all?” She glanced at Slade, hunched over the counter, but he shrugged.

“I can’t really say, Nicole. I’m here now, and I must meet with you.”

“Do you know why Giles and Lars were killed?”

Slade tugged on a lock of her hair and put a finger over his lips.

She drew her brows over her nose. He didn’t trust Dahir?

“I have a good idea why they were killed. That’s why I need to talk to you.”

Slade tapped the telephone receiver.

“Can you just tell me now over the phone?”

“I can’t, Nicole. I have to give you something in person.”

Her heart jumped. “Lars’s film? Do you have Lars’s footage of the interviews we did with the women?”

“I can’t tell you over the phone. It has to be in person. I’ll tell you everything tomorrow night.”

“Tomorrow night? Why not earlier? I’ll meet you anywhere.”

“I can’t make it until nighttime. There are...things I need to do first, and please don’t talk to anyone else about this or do anything else to find the film. It’s not what you think.”

Dahir’s voice had gotten louder, his accent thicker.

“Are you okay, Dahir?”

“I’m fine.” His voice cracked. “It’s my family who’s in danger. Please just do as I ask you.”

“I will. I will.”

Slade nudged her foot with the toe of his shoe and she waved him off.

“I’m staying with a friend in Harlem. There’s a club not far from his place. It’s dark, crowded, noisy. We’ll meet there.”

He gave her the name of the club and told her to be there at eleven o’clock.

“Nicole?”

“Yes.”

“Come by yourself.”

“I’ll see you then, Dahir. Be careful.”

“You, too.”

When she ended the call, Slade exploded. “You are not meeting that guy at eleven o’clock at night in some club by yourself.”

“It’s Dahir. I trust him.”

“Trust nobody, and even if he’s on the up-and-up, how do you know he hasn’t been followed? He might lead whoever killed Giles, Lars and Trudy right to you.

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