Black Rock Guardian--A Thrilling FBI Romance by Jenna Kernan

Author:Jenna Kernan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-03-09T16:55:31+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Quinton Ford’s body was found on the southern bank of the Hakathi River between the Red Rock Dam and Antelope Lake sometime on the morning of Tuesday, October 31, by two kayakers. Beth had not learned this until late that afternoon when someone from the Arizona Highway Patrol notified tribal police that they’d found a body, possibly Native American. Photos had been sent and the identification made.

In other words, the body was found off the rez, making it a matter for the Arizona Highway Patrol. By the time Beth discovered that they had a body, Ford’s remains had already been moved to the morgue in Darabee Hospital. Beth met with the medical examiner, who had made only a preliminary check. The ME had experience with several suicides from each of the series of four dams and told her that, based on the visible injuries, he believed the death was caused by a fall and not drowning. He said the autopsy would determine if the deceased had water in his lungs or if he survived the plunge, only to drown. Beth took charge of the records and the body, waiting until after 9:00 p.m. for someone from the Phoenix office to arrive to take custody of Quinton Ford’s remains.

Beth suspected the manner of death would be listed as homicide, not suicide. The worst part, aside from having one of their informants killed, was that there was no one to notify. Quinton Ford’s mother was dead. No father was listed on his birth records and he had no siblings. It seemed Ford had only the Wolf Posse, and his betrayal of that family had come with swift retribution. Now she needed to prove it.

For now, she would concentrate on the case that would get her noticed—breaking up the surrogate ring.

When she returned to Ty’s home, it was after midnight. She had expected to be locked out, but saw the bay door open and the lights on.

Hemi sprinted out to meet her and escorted her in, her barking muted by the sound of Beth’s bike. The dog waited until Beth cut the engine and dismounted before jumping up on her hind legs to wave her front paws in the air as if to say hello. Beth laughed and gave Hemi a scratch as she fell back to all fours.

Beth walked with Hemi to the open bay door to find Ty working in his garage. He wore jeans and a tight gray muscle shirt that revealed the white gauze now covering his shoulder injury. Sweat and grease mingled on his defined muscles, his arms raised as he worked beneath a car he had driven up onto a lift using ramps.

The mobile light, complete with cage and hook, was fixed to the undercarriage of an automobile she recognized as belonging to his mother.

“You’re going to pull out those stitches again,” she said by way of greeting.

He ignored the warning and spoke without looking at her. “Busy day?”

“Yes.”

“Hungry?” he asked.

She hadn’t realized just how hungry she was but now recalled she completely missed dinner.

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