Deadly Target: SCVC Taskforce Series, Book 9 (SCVC Taskforce Romantic Suspense Series) by Misty Evans

Author:Misty Evans [Evans, Misty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780999474082
Publisher: Beach Path Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-09-17T18:30:00+00:00

11

Olivia scanned the picture on her phone. It was the one from the gossip magazine. Taken from fifty yards away, the photographer had caught Tracee and Victor in front of the hospital entrance. Tracee was leaning into him slightly, looking up with adoration.

The angle was such that Olivia couldn’t make out Victor’s expression, but he seemed stiff. Or maybe that was wishful thinking.

A call came in from Alfie. She swiped it away, sending it to voicemail. This wasn’t the place or time to talk to him. He’d probably caught wind of Valiant’s visit with the judge, although everyone was keeping it hush-hush, and there was no way she was discussing the situation in the courthouse in front of her partner.

“How much longer is this going to take?” Danny pushed off the wall opposite her, checking his watch. “I thought the lawyer already had the deal set up. How long does it take for Valiant to spill what he knows?”

Olivia wasn’t completely up to speed on Henry Valiant, but what she did know was he’d gotten some information out of his temporary cell partner regarding an ongoing murder investigation. It might help Valiant cut a deal to lighten his sentence.

Information that might also lead to the arrest of Frankie B Molina.

Alfie called again, and she rolled her eyes, hitting the ignore button once more. The mobster had his undies in a bunch, no doubt, wondering if his immediate boss was about to be arrested. If the judge felt Valiant’s intel was enough to go after Frankie B, Alfie’s confidential informant status was in jeopardy.

Valiant and his lawyer were inside the judge’s chambers and had been for the past two hours. The courthouse was already closing for the day, only a couple of security guards manning the exits. Olivia put her phone away, and leaned against the wall. “They can’t be much longer,” she said, reassuring herself as much as Danny.

Her phone continued to buzz as she stood there and she finally turned off the ringer. It was nearing six before the door opened and Valiant and his lawyer emerged.

“I want protection,” Valiant said. He was dressed in prison orange with handcuffs on his wrist and ankles, causing him to shuffle as he walked. “This gets out, I could end up with a shiv in my gut.”

His lawyer was short, bald, and heavyset. Sweat beaded on his forehead, and he dabbed at it with a hanky. “The appropriate paperwork will be filed tomorrow morning first thing, and I’ll look into getting you into solitary until the detectives have confirmed the information.”

Danny met Olivia’s gaze and rolled his eyes as he prodded Valiant to move toward the back exit. The man balked, jerking his elbow out of Danny’s grasp.

“I’m not kidding,” he said to his lawyer. “You promised I’d have protection if I came forward.”

Olivia was tired, hungry, and wanted to get this guy back to jail so she could go home. Victor had texted earlier to tell her he was on his way to Los Angeles for a meeting and hoped to be done and to her place in Carlsbad by eight.

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