Eagle's Last Stand by Aimee Thurlo

Author:Aimee Thurlo [Thurlo, Aimee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-12-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“We need to think outside the box on this,” Rick said as they drove away from the campus. “My gut’s telling me that you and the rest of the staff at the Brickhouse were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. My family seems to be the focus of the attack, and somehow I think it ties back to Hosteen Silver.”

Kim watched him. He looked so relaxed behind the wheel, but his gaze was restless, taking in everything around them. That intensity was part of what drew her to him. He was a man who lived on the edge, one who’d dealt with brutality and conquered it, but had yet to open his heart to gentleness. She wanted to be there for him, to soothe all those rough edges, yet it was difficult penetrating the steel walls he’d built around himself.

Annoyed with herself because she’d allowed her thoughts to wander, she focused back on business. “Even if we accept that there’s someone out to kill all your family, why did he wait till now? What’s changed?”

“Good question. My gut tells me that once we get an answer to that, the case will crack wide-open,” he said, giving her a quick smile.

His entire expression softened when he gave her one of his rare smiles. Despite what he thought, the scar didn’t diminish his looks. It added to that earthy quality he possessed, and made him even more appealing.

“What are you thinking about?” he asked, his eyes dancing as if he’d already guessed.

Flustered, she thought fast. She couldn’t admit to fantasizing about his looks. “I’m sure some of the answers we’re searching for will come to us after you crack the code your foster dad left you.”

“Good point. Let’s go pay Daniel a visit to see if they’ve made any progress on that front.”

When they arrived at the compound they joined Daniel and Paul in the main room. Rick immediately asked them about the code.

“We’ve run every decryption program we have and we’ve still got nothing,” Daniel said.

“If you ask me, you’re both going too high-tech on this,” Paul said, looking at Rick. “The old man thought you could figure things out without a mainframe computer, so the key has got to be something you two did together or spoke about.”

“A lot of time has gone by since he and I spoke at any length, but we never really talked about private stuff beyond day-to-day decisions. Even as a kid I avoided the touchy-feely stuff, and he never pushed it.”

“Yet he left the book with the code in a place where only you’d be likely to find it,” Daniel insisted.

After a long thoughtful pause, Daniel continued. “I have an idea. Kyle and Erin will be gone from Copper Canyon for a day or two. They’re meeting potential clients in Albuquerque, so you’ll have complete run of the place. Relax, look around, and maybe something will come to you. The key is, don’t force it.”

“I agree with Daniel,” Paul said.

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