Devil's Advocate (Trackdown Book 4) by Michael A. Black

Author:Michael A. Black [Black, Michael A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781647342777
Publisher: Wolfpack Publishing
Published: 2021-02-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

THE MCNAMARA RANCH

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

The dawning of a new day brought little in the way of solace for Wolf. The lack of sleep that both he and McNamara had experienced burning the midnight oil on those two surveillances was catching up to him now and they had a lot of shopping and packing to do, Preparation for the class had eaten up both the morning and a good portion of the afternoon. By the time they sat down to dinner together, Wolf was really looking forward to turning in early and trying to get some much-needed rest. The dinner itself had been tense, with both him and Chad leery of the almost palpable tension between Mac and Kasey. Conversation was perfunctory, and Wolf felt like whenever he tried to bring up a topic to talk about, neither of them would engage.

Not that I’m the best conversationalist anyway, he thought.

An uneasiness settled over the meal, like a murky, enveloping fog. Afterward, he went back to his apartment across the way and was thrown even more off his game fielding an unexpected phone call from Yolanda. She was eager to give him an update on how her academy training was going. All the while he was listening, his heart was aching thinking how she was no longer going to be part of his life, but he didn’t want to impinge upon her newfound joy and excitement.

When she’d hung up, Wolf realized he’d forgotten to check with Garfield regarding the new bandito. Knowing that the shop closed at six, and it was now almost seven, he dialed the number which immediately went to voice mail. Not wanting to leave any specific detailed inquiry, he merely said, “Hey, professor, it’s Steve, just calling to see how the project was going. I’ll be tied up for the next couple of days with a class, so if you can give me a call and let me know, I’d appreciate it.”

He wasn’t prepared for what came about ten minutes later.

The phone rang and the number on the screen looked unfamiliar. The voice was as well.

“I’m trying to get hold of Steve,” a masculine voice said.

“Speaking.”

“What’s your last name, Steve?”

The question struck Wolf as odd, and he replied, “Who’s asking?”

After a pause, the voice said, “Detective Redpath, Phoenix Police Department.”

Wolf hadn’t been ready for that, and suddenly wondered if this was related to the biker incident at the Rylands’. Had young Timmy pitched a bitch about his bloody nose after all? Or maybe Irv-Ira had sustained some kind of injury and wanted to blame Wolf for it?

He waited for Redpath to speak again and, finally, he did.

“Did you call the Bellows Craft Shop a little while ago?”

“Yeah, why?”

Another pause, then: “You had a business relationship with Mr. Bellows?”

Had?

That set off alarm bells in Wolf’s mind.

“Right,” he said. “He’s working on something for me. Is he okay?”

The man ignored Wolf’s question. “Working on what for you?”

Suddenly Wolf had the thought that he shouldn’t say anymore. For all he knew,

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