Deadly Deception by Lorelei Confer

Author:Lorelei Confer [Confer, Lorelei]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Siren Classic
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2010-11-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

On the other end of the line, Dave talked and Wyatt listened for a minute or two. Dave gave him the update on the pursuit of Terrell and Spike’s location. He explained it appeared to be a kidnapping by Spike’s gang, for an unknown reason. Isabella definitely needed protection.

Wyatt looked at Isabella while listening to Dave and wondered how much he should tell her, if anything at all. The less she knew, the better off she may be.

“I have everything under control here and you know where to find me if things go bad.”

“Wyatt, this isn’t like a normal job. I saw how you look at her. I don’t think you can be as detached emotionally in this investigation as you would like to be. I think you have a definite conflict of interest. You need to really think this through and listen to reason, man.”

Wyatt responded by changing the subject. “A patrol guy gave me the VIP treatment this morning with a personal visit to the front door. What’s that all about?”

“Don’t know. Did you get a badge number?”

Wyatt recited the number to Dave.

“Hold on a minute.”

A short time later, a confused Dave came back on the line. “Badge number belongs to Wayne Richards. Remember we worked with him for a while.”

“I remember him. I just saw him with his family the other day. The guy at the door definitely wasn’t him. I would have recognized him and invited him in for coffee or something.”

“He hasn’t returned from duty yet and I understand he’s a little late reporting in. Let me check it out further and get back to you. Remember what I said, Wyatt, and think about it,” Dave said once more before hanging up the phone.

Wyatt found Isabella, shaking, wringing her hands again with a wild, desperate look on her face and her eyes filled with fear and insecurity.

“Dave just wanted to go over some of the information we gave him earlier, make sure he understood it correctly. How about some lunch? I make a mean chicken salad sandwich.”

“I’m not really hungry. I really need to visit the bathroom if you can point me in the right direction.”

Wyatt stood and walked to the bottom of the stairs, motioning for her to follow. He flipped a switch on the wall while taking two steps at a time up the stairs.

“Bathroom’s right there on the left. I’ll get something to eat and be right back. Don’t forget, stay away from the windows.”

Isabella looked at him putting her fisted hands on her hips and drawing her lips tight, probably hating to be told what to do.

Wyatt indicated the room she entered was a bathroom. A full-size tub, separate shower, huge double sink vanity with granite countertop, and marble floors filled the massive space.

Wyatt came down the stairs, and turned to meet her at the bottom.

He walked her to a large room, a game room of sorts. Definitely a man’s room. A large pool table sat in the middle with a juke box on the end wall along with a rack containing cue sticks.

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