Decorah Security Collection by Rebecca York

Author:Rebecca York [York, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Light Street Press
Published: 2012-12-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Judd answered Ben’s question about the smuggling operation. “I get a cut for making sure nobody interferes with the operation. They’re bringing in anything they can make money on. Mary Jane. Coke. Fake prescription drugs. From here it gets trucked to Baltimore.”

Ben made an angry sound.

“People who need the real drugs and take that stuff can die,” Cole said.

“I fought against that, but I don’t have the power in this game. Once I let them suck me in, that was it.”

“And you sent a man to follow Sage and try to run her down,” Ben accused.

The chief kept his gaze steady. “I sent a man to sniff out what she was doin’. It wasn’t my idea to try and run her down.”

“Or run us off the road after dinner that first night?”

“Sorry about that. George Myers wanted to discourage you.”

Ben kept his gaze on the chief. Although Ben wanted to despise the guy, he understood the man better than he was going to admit. But neither of their past sins was important now.

“I want your word you’ll help me find Sage and Laurel.”

“You’re sure Sage is kidnapped?”

“Ninety nine percent. I mean, what else could it be?”

“She could have decided to go back to Baltimore.”

“She was adamant that she was going to find her sister. She wouldn’t just give up. And even if she had, she didn’t take the car. How would she have gotten out of here? And she couldn’t have called her mom to give her a ride because someone paid off Angel Baker to butt out.”

Judd sighed. “Yeah.”

“And we smelled chloroform in the motel room,” Cole added.

“Jesus. I guess you’re right, then.”

Ben kept his voice even. “I have to think the kidnapper went after her because we were trying to find Laurel—unlike anybody else in town. He was safe until we got here.”

The chief gave a little nod.

“You ever get a report of two women missing within days of each other?”

“No.”

“Which means that both of them are in extreme danger,” Ben said. “Because the kidnapper is acting out of pattern. We have to assume he took Sage because of the investigation, and now he’s going to get rid of them both.”

He kept his gaze fixed on the chief. “Laurel might have been more aware that something could happen to her if you’d acknowledged the other kidnappings.”

“I understand that,” Judd clipped out. “And as far as I’m concerned, the cover-up ends now.”

“Then let’s find Sage and Laurel and stop this guy from killing again.” He nodded at Cole. “We went out to have a look around the area bordering the Pine Fairways tonight—and unfortunately we left Sage at the motel.” He grimaced. “Because I thought the golf course was dangerous.”

“You were staking out the smuggling operation?” Judd asked.

“No. We stumbled into that.” Ben continued to watch the chief.

“Do you have any idea who’s got the women?”

“I’ve been over it in my mind a million times, and my best guess would be George Myers. He’s got plenty of space to hide somebody and plenty of money to set up anything he wants.

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