Deadly Deception by Marissa Garner

Author:Marissa Garner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00

Sean massaged his temples, hoping to ease the headache threatening to make his head explode. His eyes burned from staring at computer screens for several hours. Stiffness in his neck and back made it impossible to get comfortable even in the large leather executive chair.

“Take a break, Burke,” Stone said, as if reading Sean’s mind.

“Can’t take one until we catch one.”

Jake grunted. “I’m glad you haven’t been holding your breath for one or you’d be dead by now.”

Sean groaned as he stood. He stretched and flexed until his muscles relaxed enough to move easier. His mind went to Jessie, longing to call her. Was she safe? Had she finished working with the temp at her office? Had she gotten a restraining order on Drake? Where was she now?

The weight of the phone in his pocket tempted him, but he resisted. He shouldn’t call. Not until he had some concrete news.

One of Stone’s burner phones rang. Both men stared at it for a moment before the ex-spook grabbed it.

“Talk to me, Salami. Wait a minute. You mind if I put you on speaker? The other guy”—Jake hesitated, sliding a sideways glance at Sean—“who’s working this with me is here. Bur…” He paused again. “Name’s…Badge, and he’s highly invested in this.”

Several tense seconds passed.

“Cool,” Jake said. He pushed a button and set the phone on the desk. “Shoot.”

Another few seconds ticked off before a gravelly voice spoke. “The password is RAU259078. You’re not gonna like what’s stored on that drive.” The phone went dead.

Sean blinked. “Not much of a talker.”

“Nope. But that was short even for Salami. I thought he’d have more to tell us, but he’s probably pissed I let you hear his voice.”

He shrugged. “Like I’m gonna track him down or something. Gimme a break.”

“Hey, don’t second-guess him. In our business, you never know.”

“Gotcha.” He studied the password Jake had jotted on a piece of paper. “You know what that looks like?”

“Yeah. Initials and a prisoner ID number. We should be able to match up the initials against the list of escapees I accumulated. Maybe we won’t need the FBI’s help after all.”

“Yeah, but first let’s see what the hell is on Hallelujah’s drive.”

Jake removed a flash drive marked AVOCADO from the hidden safe.

“What’s with all the food names for files and stuff?” Sean asked.

“Avocado doesn’t sound like something important, does it?”

“Well…uh…not really.”

“See. It works.”

The password prompt appeared after he plugged the device into the laptop. He typed in the letters and numbers Salami had provided. Folders, labeled by gender and a number, filled the screen.

Both men glared at the screen.

“Fuck,” Sean muttered.

“Fuck,” Stone agreed.

Sean’s gut twisted into a knot. Jerkily, he pointed to the icon identified as “Girls 4.”

“You sure?” his friend asked.

He nodded once.

Stone clicked on the icon. Several folders with girls’ names appeared.

Sean’s heartbeat pounded in his ears. He gulped, pointed again.

Jake opened the Callie folder. They stared at pictures of Jess’s daughter. She was naked in all of them.

“Shit.” Sean scrunched his eyes shut. “Go back.”

After the click of the mouse, he opened his eyes.

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