Deadly Secrets by Misty Evans

Author:Misty Evans [Evans, Misty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Misty Evans
Published: 2017-08-21T18:30:00+00:00

Roman didn’t let his smile falter as he shook the pastor’s hand and flashed her his ID. Unlike Loretta, the Pastor held out her hand to inspect the badge more clearly.

Beside him, Brooke stared intensely at the cross necklace that now dangled on the front of the woman’s shirt.

Be cool, Brooke.

Rogers handed his ID back and he put it away. “This is Dr. Heaton. She’s a consultant for the taskforce.”

“How can I help?” Rogers asked in a voice that suggested it was the last thing she wanted to do.

Roman showed her the photo. “We’re trying to locate this man, known as Pastor Luke, who came through as a volunteer a month ago.”

Rogers lifted her brows. “I never met him.”

“Any information you can share would be helpful.”

Brooke pointed at Rogers’ necklace. “Like where you got that cross.”

He hadn’t really expected her to stay silent and let him do the talking, but she wasn’t trained in interrogation and her personal interest in the case could jeopardize his knowledge-seeking mission.

Yet, he couldn’t blame her. She had the scent of the trail like he did, and her nose was part bloodhound.

Rogers rubbed the gold cross between her fingers, then slid it inside her shirt once more. “My mother gave it to me when I accepted my holy orders.”

Loretta had returned to cleanup duty. The young man spoke to a bearded man in stained overalls at one of the tables, trying to get him to finish up his soup.

Roman wanted a picture of that cross. “Was Pastor Luke wearing one like it?”

“As I said, I’m afraid I never met Pastor Luke. I was upstate at the Catalyst Conference for church leaders when he volunteered here.”

“So you have no last name, no idea what church he’s from, and no pictures of him?”

“I’m afraid not. Like Loretta told the other agent, Pastor Luke dropped in, helped out at lunchtime, and left after two days.”

“Does that happen a lot?” Roman couldn’t believe how casual people were in this day and age with safety and security. “You let anyone volunteer without a background check or even getting their last name?”

He didn’t need to worry about Brooke offending the pastor, he’d just done it for them.

The pastor’s shoulders went back and she lifted her chin. The smile she forced to her lips, and the way she clasped her hands again, told him he was about to get schooled. “We run on a very slim budget, Mr. Walsh, and very few in the church are able to volunteer to serve the homeless and destitute. We take all the help we can get and thank God for any person who walks through that door willing to give it.”

Which meant they didn’t ask questions, not even basic ones.

Brooke opened her mouth and Roman touched her hand to stop her. “Are you sure there’s no one else who interacted with Pastor Luke who could give us more information about him?”

The forced smile stayed in place. “I’m afraid not, but if I hear anything, I’ll be in touch.

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