Devoted Defender by Rachel Dylan

Author:Rachel Dylan [Dylan, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Books & Bibles, Christian Fiction, Legal Thriller, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Religion & Spirituality, Religious & Inspirational Fiction, Romance
Amazon: B01FWHDOW6; isbn: 9781943772544
Publisher: NYLA
Published: 2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Caleb knew that Silva was determined to get rid of anyone and everyone who could tie him to Doc Perry’s murder. He sat in the living room of the safe house with Gabe and Annie. He was about to break the news to Annie and feared how she was going to handle it. She’d already been through so much. But he’d told her that he wasn’t going to keep her in the dark, and it was better for her to know all the facts.

“Okay,” she said. “By the frowns on both of your faces, I’m assuming you have some bad news for me. So you might as well just rip the Band-Aid off.”

“You want to tell her?” Gabe asked.

Caleb nodded. Yes, this was his responsibility. He wasn’t going to push it off on his friend. “I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but Phil Perry’s body was discovered.”

She sucked in a breath. “He was killed?”

“Yes. The medical examiner hasn’t given official cause of death yet, but it was clearly a homicide.”

“McCoy killed him,” she said in a matter of fact way.

“That’s the most likely scenario,” Caleb said. “And there’s a manhunt for McCoy right now led by the Atlanta PD and assisted by the FBI. It’s not ideal given the fact that we believe someone on the inside is on Silva’s payroll.”

Gabe leaned forward in his chair. “The possibility of a rogue FBI agent obviously presents a problem especially as it relates to Annie’s security. But one agent probably can’t sabotage a widespread manhunt. There are too many different people involved, and he wouldn’t want to blow his cover. Especially since Silva has probably already decided that McCoy is expendable—that’s just the way Silva thinks.”

“It’s only a matter of time before McCoy is in police custody. Then the feds and local police will have to work out the details on the prosecution with the district attorney.”

“I know that Phil tried to kill me, but he had a lot of issues. He was backed into a corner and acted out against me. But he didn’t deserve to die like this.” She closed her eyes for a second.

It tore Caleb up that Annie was upset. And to think that she was feeling such sympathy for a man that had literally tried to murder her. But that was just the type of woman Annie was. Her heart was just that big.

“I’m going to get out of here and back to work on the Silva piece of this investigation,” Gabe said. Then he looked at Annie. “Keep your head up, Annie. There will be an end to all of this.”

“Thanks, Gabe,” she said.

Caleb followed him out and locked the door behind him. When he returned to the living room, Annie’s teary eyes were open as she stared off.

He walked over and took a seat beside her. Then he wrapped his arm around her.

“Guess I’m next, huh?” she said.

“Don’t talk like that.”

“I have to be realistic. This is all coming to a head. He’s picking us off one by one.

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