Cold Case Cover-Up by Virginia Vaughan

Author:Virginia Vaughan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-05-01T11:40:03+00:00

SIX

Quinn pushed back the curtain as the doctor finished stitching a nasty cut on Dana’s arm. She hadn’t even realized she’d cut it until Quinn pointed it out. It must have happened when she’d fallen out of the car while running from Jessup. She sat up on the hospital bed. She was beat up and weary from her ordeal with her assailant and wanted nothing more than to find him and end this once and for all.

But she couldn’t relax knowing a good man like Deputy Jenkins was fighting for his life for protecting her. “How is Jenkins?”

She knew it would be bad news before he even said it. “He’s still in surgery. Things aren’t looking good.”

Anger rushed through her and she wanted to cry. Quinn took her hand. “It wasn’t your fault. You don’t need to focus on that right now.”

The doctor finished her arm. “This might be sore, but you’re fortunate it wasn’t worse. I’ll go get your release papers.”

He exited the room, leaving Quinn and Dana alone. Suddenly, the urge to cry intensified and as tears fell, Quinn pulled her into his embrace.

“I don’t know what happened,” she stated. “He appeared out of nowhere when we were getting into the car. I thought I would follow up on a lead that might reveal the killer’s motives, but Reed was there. I even tried to get him to tell me who wanted me dead, but he kept that information close to his chest.”

He used his thumb to wipe a tear from her cheek. “I’m sorry this keeps happening. We’ll figure it out.”

He was right. She couldn’t spend all her time focusing on Deputy Jenkins, or even on Reed Jessup. She had to press on. “What about your grandfather’s notes? Do you feel up to going to get them now? They might shed some light on who’s behind this.”

He nodded. “Sure. That’s a good idea. I’ll call my dad and let him know we’re heading to my place. I’m sure he’ll want to ask you some questions later.”

Once she received her discharge papers, they walked outside to his car and headed to his house. She was aware that the last time they’d made this journey, they’d been attacked and knew he was on the lookout for Reed or someone else coming after them. She grimaced as they passed the area where they’d been run off the road, but this time, no cars tried to kill them.

They arrived at the house and Quinn led her to the shop in the back. He used a key to undo the padlock, then pushed open the door, revealing a ton of furniture and boxes, all piled on top of other furniture.

“I’ve kept this locked up since my grandfather’s death, but I helped pack every box of his belongings. If he’d kept files about the case—and I recall seeing him with them—they have to be inside that secret compartment I noticed as a child.”

He pushed boxes aside until he’d made a trail to the back of the shed, then he grabbed a stepladder.

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