Concealed Identity by Jessica R. Patch

Author:Jessica R. Patch
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Four days had passed since Holt discovered Bryan Livingston’s body. He’d felt like a heel leaving Blair alone after the horrible event, but he needed to be alone for a while, and deal with the fact that he’d been too late. He hadn’t saved Bryan. Not to mention he had follow-up work to do that had to stay private. He’d wanted to come clean with her, but he’d been instructed not to reveal his identity. His mission wasn’t over yet.

Now that Bryan was dead, Holt worried Jeremy might be, too. Hope had taxied its way into the stratosphere of Holt’s heart only to crash and burn when they’d discovered Bryan. His friend left behind a wife and two children.

Life could be so unfair.

So much less than wonderful, which was how he felt, lying to Blair. Yet the thought of telling her the truth scared him to death. Holt had continued to spend the last few nights on Blair’s couch, keeping watch over her and Gigi. But he’d come in late and left early. The struggle to look Blair in the eye worsened with each second, so he simply avoided her.

He was to blame for whatever might have happened to Jeremy. It didn’t matter that Holt had warned him not to poke around or eavesdrop too much. He’d allowed him to take that job at the trucking company, knowing the risks.

Holt had been taking risks since Trina died.

He didn’t care if he lived or died.

But Jeremy did care.

What if he couldn’t save Jeremy?

Even if he could bring down this cartel and bring justice for Bryan and Jeremy, and convince Blair that he’d been bound by his job to lie about his identity, she would never forgive him for using Jeremy as his informant or allowing him to go into a hazardous situation. She wouldn’t care that he’d been honest about his feelings for her and the past experiences he’d shared. And he didn’t blame her. He would never forgive himself, either.

Holt took a few cleansing breaths and ambled down the cobblestone walk toward Sufficient Grounds. Deputy Chief Marsh was parked on the street next to the Read It and Steep tea shop, deep in conversation with the owner. Holt wasn’t sure what to make of Beckett Marsh. The man was too smart. Too intuitive. He might not be the murderer or behind the attacks, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t in the Juarez Cartel’s pocket, and until Holt knew for sure if he could be trusted, he’d work the investigation here on his own and let his colleagues at the DEA work the other end.

For now he’d pretend he had no idea who Bryan Livingston was. Of course, it wouldn’t be long before Beckett had the dental record answers and would know exactly who Bryan was. Still, Holt had been instructed to play dumb as long as he was uncertain which side Beckett Marsh was on.

For a moment Holt had believed God wasn’t cruel after all. Now he was back to thinking He might be.

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