Colton Baby Conspiracy (The Coltons 0f Mustang Valley Book 1) 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 Mother-To-Be, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Clean & Wholesome, Suspenseful Fiction, The Coltons 0f Mustang Valley Series, Family & Domestic Life, Expected Mother
Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Original edition
Published: 2020-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

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“Well, that was awfully convenient, don’t you think?” Callum asked his twin as they walked out of the hospital. “A fire breaking out just after the real Ace and our Ace were switched?”

“I suppose it could have happened,” Marlowe allowed. “But you’re right. It just sounds like much too much of a coincidence. If you want my opinion, the person who switched the babies most likely set the fire,” she concluded.

“No argument,” Callum agreed. The same thing had occurred to him. “Now what?”

The entrance doors closed behind them and they began to walk toward the parking lot and Callum’s car.

“Now we keep digging,” Marlowe answered. “Maybe we can find out who was working at the hospital around that time. If we’re lucky, maybe someone saw something but didn’t know what they were seeing at the time. There had to have been a great deal of pandemonium and panic during the fire, what with everyone rushing around, trying to save the babies and their mothers.”

“I don’t know about that.” Callum didn’t seem so sure about the scenario she had just verbally sketched.

“What do you mean?” Marlowe asked.

“Dad would have mentioned something like that at some point. Maybe the fire was purposely a very small, isolated one,” Callum theorized. “Just big enough to destroy the records, but not big enough to threaten anyone else, including the babies.”

“Sounds like a good theory to me,” Marlowe agreed. The more she thought about it, the more likely it sounded to her.

“We just need to find someone who worked at the hospital in the maternity ward at the time to confirm that,” Callum said. He made it sound simple, but she knew it was anything but that.

Marlowe said it out loud for both of them. “Easier said than done. But then,” she reflected, “what fun is easy?”

Callum shook his head. “You do have a very unique way of looking at things.”

“I’m a Colton,” she said as they got into his car. “I was born unique.”

“And humble,” he said with a laugh, putting his key into the ignition. “Don’t forget humble.”

“Never,” she replied with a straight face. “I wouldn’t forget that.” And then Marlowe’s expression became serious. “I think we need to call the board together for another meeting so we can tell them what we found out—or didn’t find out,” she amended. “Maybe one of them has a better idea of what to do next.”

“Are you saying my idea wasn’t good?” Callum asked, pretending to take offense.

She slanted a look in his direction. “I’m saying that the more ideas we have to work with, the better our chances of resolving all this are. Besides, I think it’s time we get everyone involved in searching for any and all hospital personnel who worked at the hospital forty years ago. This isn’t a job for just one or two people, not with all of us having our own set of responsibilities when it comes to running Colton Oil.”

Callum sighed. “Yes, there is that.” Rather than race through a light the way Marlowe was wont to do, he slowed down as it turned yellow, then red.

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