Controlled Chaos: The Other Bennetts Book 1 by Allenton Kate

Author:Allenton, Kate
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Coastal Escape Publishing
Published: 2020-03-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

The young woman’s brows dipped. There was a skull and bones tattoo on her arm. “I didn’t steal your stuff, lady. I don’t even know you.”

I rose. “Normally, I’d be second-guessing whether I picked the right person, considering there are a ton of people on this island.” I sighed and tossed the napkin across the table. “Your mistake was opening the paper stashed in the suitcase. Those imaginary bees can be annoying.”

I gestured to the paper. “If you want them to go away, you can open that note when I leave the building. That should be far enough away for the symbol to work on you. Not a minute before.”

The girl’s scowl deepened and one of the directors glanced in our direction. “Return my things. This is the only time I’m going to ask.”

The girl rose from her seat. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail. When she stood, she was a good four inches over my five-foot-six stature. This chick wouldn’t even be able to wear my clothes. She towered over me and probably intimidated a lot of people. Watching her swat away at imaginary bugs, I couldn’t hide my smirk.

“I didn’t take your things,” she growled out.

“If you didn’t, then you know who did,” I said and spun on my heels.

I walked across the room where Porter was waiting for me. He took my hand as I approached, and we headed outside. “What was all that about?”

“We were discussing my favorite pair of jeans,” I answered. “And if I’m lucky, they may be returned soon.”

“Really? Was she the one that took them? If so, we should tell Thaddeus.”

“Not yet,” I said. “So where are we headed?”

Porter dangled the keys in his clutches. “We have wheels. I’m going to show you around the island so we can get a feel for what happened to Katerina when she arrived.”

“Fabulous.” I grinned and slid into the golf cart, which had wheels that looked like they could go off-road. All of the people I’d met so far reminded me of those in a cult, watching and whispering among themselves. Several watched us until we pulled out of view.

He drove the same route we’d taken when we arrived, passing the area that had been torn down to make way for the new building.

“So why did you join the FBI?”

“I don’t know.” He shrugged. “But I was a bit surprised by the intense background check they did on me. Thaddeus said agents visited the island to talk to him about my youth.”

“Your drug issue didn’t ruin your prospects?”

“I would have thought so, but I’d put in the time and haven’t relapsed, and my mother claimed that Thaddeus gave me a glowing review. I’m not sure what part of that put me over the top,” he answered. “I’d like to think that it was my problem-solving skills that did it.”

I mulled his answer over. Maybe what put him over the top had more to do with his abilities than anything else. I’d bet

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