Distortion by Terri Blackstock - Moonlighters Series 02 - Distortion

Author:Terri Blackstock - Moonlighters Series 02 - Distortion [Blackstock, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, Contemporary, Mystery, EBook
ISBN: 9780310283140
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Goodreads: 18289384
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2013-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 34

Juliet glanced in her rearview mirror at Holly in the backseat, writing feverishly. “Holly, it won’t take her long to figure out it’s missing,” she said. “And not having it could interfere with everything she does.”

Suddenly Amber’s phone rang, and Juliet caught her breath.

“Answer it,” Holly said, thrusting it at her. “Act like you’re Amber.”

Juliet couldn’t do it. She looked at the screen. Only a number showed on the caller ID.

“Answer it!” Holly cried.

Juliet didn’t, and the phone quit ringing.

Holly let out a loud grunt. “Juliet, think about this. Amber’s in on all this. She’s communicating with the others. That could have been a call from one of them.”

“Then why didn’t you answer it?”

“Because . . . you talked to her. You know how she sounds.”

“I can’t believe you got us into this position!”

The phone rang again, and the caller ID showed it was from the same person as before.

Holly just about came out of her seat. “Answer it, Juliet! Come on!”

Juliet’s heart almost exploded, but she banished her guilt and clicked it on. “Hello?”

“Amber, this is Jack. I know I’m only supposed to e-mail you in code, but you weren’t answering.”

“Sorry,” she said. “Go ahead.”

“I need to know if we can fish at the same dock.”

“Yes,” Juliet said, trying to give her voice the same haughty edge as Amber’s.

“You’re sure the sharks aren’t circling there?”

It was code. And whatever they were talking about, Juliet wanted the sharks to bite.

“It’s fine. The place is still clear.” She squeezed her eyes shut. Had she just given herself away?

“Great. Tomorrow, twenty-three thirty. We’ll need to bring the fish right in to clean them. You’re sure we can do that?”

Juliet’s throat almost closed up. She looked at Holly in the mirror, terror in her eyes. Ahead, she could see Amber turning. Where were they talking about?

Holly sent her a prodding look. What fish?

Juliet swallowed. “I told you. We’re clear.”

“Okay. Give me a heads-up immediately if anything changes.”

Juliet hung up and let out a pent-up breath. “I’m sweating.”

Holly handed her the voice recorder. “Before you forget, dictate every single thing he said.”

“It was code. Fish, dock, twenty-three thirty. Could that be an address?”

“Exact words, Juliet. Start with Hello.”

Juliet followed Amber to another turnoff. She dictated the conversation into the recorder as she drove, praying she hadn’t left anything out.

When she was finished, Holly almost came over the seat. “Twenty-three thirty. That’s eleven thirty tomorrow night. It has to be a delivery.”

“But where? What dock? I couldn’t ask without giving myself away.”

“We’ll figure it out. Maybe Amber will lead us there.”

Juliet turned the AC up and directed the vent to blow on her. Amber was turning again. “Where is she going? We’re backtracking.”

Holly winced. “She’s probably realized her phone is gone. Going back to look for it?”

“Great. Now what do we do? I can’t call the FBI and tell them we stole her phone.”

“They’ll understand why we took it,” Holly said.

“Are you crazy? They have to go by the law, Holly!”

“So what do we do? We have critical information they need to know.

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