Cavanaugh Stakeout (Cavanaugh Justice Book 41) by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella [Ferrarella, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Law Enforcement, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Violence & Crime Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, Dangerous & Deadly, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Clean & Wholesome, Suspenseful Fiction, Cavanaugh Justice Series, Insurance Investigator, Missing Person Case
Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Original edition
Published: 2019-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“You’re right, that had to be one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had,” Nik told Finn as they left the Allen house. It was close to an hour later and she felt emotionally wrung out and almost totally drained. “I felt so awful, so helpless,” she confessed. It was even worse than what she had felt when she had gone to talk to Marilyn’s mother. At least with Marilyn, there was still hope that things might turn out for the better. “I just didn’t know what to say to those poor people.”

“There’s nothing to say,” Finn told her. He glanced over his shoulder back toward the house, although he honestly tried not to envision the couple he had left there. “The only thing you can do at this point is offer them closure by catching the person or persons responsible for killing their daughter.”

Nik looked at him as they reached the car. Something suddenly occurred to her. “So you are letting me hang around?”

He raised an eyebrow, scrutinizing her. Like he had a choice, he thought—outside of threatening to arrest her in order to make her leave. “If I told you to back off, would you?”

She paused for a moment, then admitted what he already knew. “Not really.”

“Then I won’t waste my breath,” Finn said. “Besides, it seems that for some reason, Uncle Andrew and Uncle Sean are rather impressed with you, so I really can’t get rid of you.”

About to get into his vehicle, Nik stopped short. “All right,” she said, “now I know you’re just pulling my leg.”

His mouth curved ever so slightly. “I wouldn’t dream of pulling anything on you.”

She stared at him, genuinely surprised. That was a joke, wasn’t it? “Then they really are impressed with me?” she asked Finn. “Why?” she asked. “What did I do?”

He sighed. At times he asked himself that same question. But there was no denying that the two men—not to mention several others on the task force—were taken with this open, friendly insurance investigator. “I’ll let them explain it at the party.”

“Party?” she repeated as she got into the car.

“The one you’re coming to next Saturday,” he reminded her, closing the driver’s side door. He started up his car.

Nik had gotten so caught up in investigating the second murder that she had forgotten all about the invitation. She noticed that Nik referred to it as the one she was coming to. Apparently, her attendance was not up for debate.

Despite the weight of the situation she had just been through, Nik smiled. “I forgot,” she confessed.

“Well, now you’ve been reminded,” he said. “I’ve got to get back to the squad room,” he told her, laying out his immediate agenda once he got back to the police station. “There are reports that are waiting to be written up and if I don’t get to them, left on their own they have this nasty habit of just multiplying. I can drop you off at your place,” he volunteered.

She had a different idea.

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