Black at Heart by Leslie Parrish

Author:Leslie Parrish [Parrish, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2010-07-19T03:00:00+00:00

"I will be. As soon as I get past this." She addressed Wyatt. "Give me the rest."

"Up until yesterday, nobody else had put these cases together. They were in three different states—the feds hadn't been called in, strictly local police. This was something only Brandon and I were investigating."

"I imagine the badge put an end to that."

"Oh, hell, yeah," Brandon said, having regained his usual cheery energy. "I don't know who you wronged in another life, babe, but the call ended up getting put through to Anspaugh."

She groaned audibly.

"And he is on the warpath, with the full support of the deputy director's office. He's going to use every resource he's got to find out if you survived."

Wyatt watched as Lily put a hand over her eyes and rubbed wearily. He honestly had to wonder whether she knew what she was in for. How ugly this was likely to get before it was over.

"If he finds out I'm alive, Anspaugh will try to crucify me for these murders."

Okay. She knew.

"It's not Anspaugh I'm worried about," Wyatt told her. "He might try to build a case, and he might even take you into custody. The bigger problem is the person behind all of this."

"Ahh." She wrapped her arms around herself, rubbing her hands up and down on her bare arms, as if suddenly chilled. "That's what he wants, right? To draw me out? He's got himself convinced I'm still alive, and was using these murders as a way to get the authorities to lead him right to me." Her voice lowered a bit. "To finish the job."

Wyatt shook his head, silently telling her she could trust him to make sure that didn't happen. He was about to open his mouth to say so. Before he could, a ringing interrupted.

"Sorry" Brandon said, tugging his cell phone out of his pocket. He glanced at the caller ID screen and frowned. "It's Jackie again. I asked her to update me on what was going on with Anspaugh and his goon squad searching our offices. I wonder if she and the rest of the team have found out about Lily's badge being at the crime scene yet."

"Don't say anything if she hasn't," Wyatt instructed.

Nodding, Brandon answered the call.

As Wyatt watched, Lily sucked her bottom lip into her mouth, as if truly surprised. At first, he figured it was because of the thought of Anspaugh actually investigating her. Then he wondered if it was simply hearing Jackie's name, knowing she was on the other end of that phone call. Of course she knew Jackie Stokes and the others were out there, living their lives, doing their jobs. But there was always that distance. Now her old life was intruding, a voice from the past speaking to a person who sat right beside her.

Brandon appeared to notice her discomfort. He rose, covered the mouthpiece with his hand, and murmured, "I'll take it in the other room."

"Be careful what you say," Wyatt replied, his voice just as low. Jackie

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