Cold in the Shadows 5 by Toni Anderson

Author:Toni Anderson [Toni Anderson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Military, Mystery, Romantic Suspense
ISBN: 9780993908989
Publisher: Toni Anderson
Published: 2015-11-24T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

KILLION SCANNED THE area as he walked through one of the big hotel complexes to the beach. Part of him didn’t want to make the call to Jed. He trusted the guy but what if he was wrong? What if there was a security breach in the FBI’s BAU-4? What if Alex Parker wasn’t as shit-hot with cyber-security as he thought he was?

It wasn’t just his life at stake, it was Audrey’s too.

Trouble was Killion didn’t really have a choice. He was down to five hundred bucks cash and even though he had the means to disappear he didn’t have the means to take Audrey with him. She probably couldn’t wait to get rid of him. Sure she’d kissed him, but she knew he wasn’t good for the long term. Once this case was over he would move on and never see her again. It shouldn’t have cut so deeply that she knew it too.

Bob Marley sang “I Shot the Sheriff” on the patio. It jerked him back to the moment.

Killion wandered down to the water, the sand warm against the soles of his feet. Stupidly, he’d made a promise not only to keep Audrey alive, but to restore her reputation with the authorities, which might be at odds with completing his mission as ordered. Trapped between a rock and a hard place, he dialed the number on his encrypted sat phone.

Jed answered straight away. “Acting SSA Brennan.” Which suggested he wasn’t convinced someone couldn’t be listening in on their conversation either.

“We’re here.”

“I’ll take care of it.” And Jed hung up.

Killion stared at the phone. “A little light on instructions there, pal.” Well, hell. He stuffed the cell in his pocket and caught the aromatic scent of baked fish on the night air. His stomach growled. He hadn’t realized how hungry he was until his stomach threatened to rip out his throat. Time to get some supplies and plan their next move.

* * *

IT WAS LATE when Tracey knocked on Crista’s door. It was pitch black outside. She could have bypassed the pathetic alarm system installed in Crista’s house, but she had a different plan in mind for now.

The sound of footsteps and then a flicker in the lights behind one of the glass panels in the door told her someone was approaching. The lock turned and the door opened.

“Hi?” Crista asked. “Can I help you?”

Tracey held up her collector’s badge. “I’m collecting for heart disease.”

Crista’s face cleared. “Oh, okay. Hold on a moment.” The woman turned and walked down the corridor, presumably to get her purse. Tracey let herself in and closed the door quietly. Quickly she planted a listening bug under the hall table.

“It’s freezing out there. You deserve a medal for collecting in this kind of weather.”

“Actually, I lied.” Tracey stood by the door and pretended to be nervous.

Crista froze.

“Look, I’m sorry. I, uh, I have something really embarrassing and private to confess.”

Crista picked up her cell and let her finger hover over what had to be emergency services on speed dial.

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