Chasing Daybreak (Dark of Night Book 1) by Ranae Glass

Author:Ranae Glass [Glass, Ranae]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Crimson Tree Publishing
Published: 2015-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

I played the scenario in my head, trying to figure out what angle Xavier was working. It was possible he didn’t want it known that he was helping me. I could understand that. Even so, the cloak-and-dagger routine was just a little melodramatic for my taste.

Shane was in a mood when we got back to the house. He didn’t have to say anything. His body language screamed at me not to go to the meeting. I knew I’d have been just as hesitant to let him do something like that alone. But he was moving out soon, cutting ties with me and the business. At some point, I’d have to go it alone and really, why postpone the inevitable?

So while he slammed drawers in the kitchen, I took the extra time to go over the case files again.

“Hey,” I called across the house.

He walked in, nursing a mug of blood. “Yeah? What’s up?”

I held up the case file. “Did Lisa’s sister mention why nobody told the police about the husband’s gambling problems?”

He nodded. “Said she was the only one who knew besides Lisa. Didn’t tell the police because, well, she didn’t want to accuse him. Also, she seemed pretty convinced that he didn’t have anything to do with Lisa’s disappearance.”

“She’s probably right, but just to cover our bases, do you think you could look into that angle?”

“You want me to talk to the local bookies, just try to follow the cash?”

I reached into my drawer and pulled out my new, slim-line tracking device. “Literally.”

I handed him the microchip. It was no bigger than the tip of my finger and impressively thin. Nearly paper thin.

“You can pull out three hundred bucks from the business account. See if you can find the bookie Welch used, place a bet, and we can track the money back to the boss.”

“Or I could just beat the information out of him,” Shane offered, handing the tiny chip back to me.

“There you go again, ruining my fun.”

He winked. “You’re just mad because I make all your silly gadgets obsolete.”

“Fine. Do it your way. But I’m not bailing you out of jail, again.” I said with a huff.

After changing into something a little less combat ready, I headed for Muse.

The chichi restaurant was already filling up at ten after five, which was when my oh-so-punctual sister arrived. Her long dress was startlingly red and low cut. She looked more like a Hollywood starlet than a tree-hugging vegan.

“Thanks for meeting me.” Heather flipped her dark brown hair over her shoulder.

How can we possibly be related? “Yeah, well, I have a few questions,” I said as gently as I could under the circumstances.

She picked up the menu, blocking my eye contact with her. “Ask away.”

I took a sip of my seven-dollar soda. “Fine. Let’s start with, ‘Where the hell have you been?’ and work our way to ‘What do you know about Phoebe’s new boyfriend and how do you know it?’“

She put the menu down and folded her hands on top of it.

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