For All to See (Bureau Series Book 1) by Megan Mitcham

Author:Megan Mitcham [Mitcham, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Megan Mitcham
Published: 2015-04-01T23:00:00+00:00

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Unexpected. Madelyn Garrett was the most interesting puzzle ever created. If given a million other words to describe her, killer would’ve never blipped on his radar. From his beat cop days to his years with the bureau, Nathan had locked up more murderers than should exist. Not one of them had her compassion. Not one had her principles. Not one of them had her sweet vulnerability. Not one of them had her wistful eyes. Not one of them had her smile.

Plenty of them had scars though, scars from abuse doled out by the very people meant to protect them. Parents’ harsh words maimed the innocence of the child. Their hands hardened them to love and peace. Their assault broke the frayed string that bound them to virtue.

Madelyn had scars. The wounds—whatever kind—inflicted by her mother and stepfather still caused pain. She used that to build a barrier between herself and anyone with the potential to inflict more harm. But she didn’t let it turn her into a monster. No monster could light up a room full of children the way she did. No monster could light him up the way she did.

A lanky kid, maroon shorts grazing his calves, rushed into the classroom. “Ms. Garrett, how’s Deacon? Do they know who—” The boy skidded to a halt. His fist tightened on the notebooks in one arm, while his other flew to the seat of his britches to keep them from hitting the floor. “Why are you here again?” He balked, narrowing two light brown eyes on Nathan.

“Outside until you’re dressed properly, Suada,” Madelyn snapped before Nathan opened his mouth to answer. “And the next time you step into our workspace trying to flash your drawers, I’ll hook your belt loops over your ears.”

“Yes, ma’am.” He backpedalled the way he came and hung his head a bit, properly scolded.

The guitar rift from Van Halen’s Hot for Teacher strummed through his brain. He shifted uncomfortably in the wooden chair in which she’d ordered him to sit. Watching her traipse around the classroom in a wrap dress that hit all the right places might be more difficult to endure than the interrogation evasion tactics class he’d had at Quantico.

A small tidal wave of adolescents poured into the room over the next few minutes, all with similar concerns. Madelyn ordered them to their seats and Nathan took the opportunity to shift his back from the crowd. He wanted to see their faces as they asked their questions and be able to see out the closed window, just in case.

“I want you to know Deacon was cleared to go home last night and is doing well. He’s sore and tired, but he’ll be back to his old self in no time. We don’t yet know who was behind the attack…and that’s all I can say about the investigation. If you saw something, remembered something that you think is relevant, Special Agent Brewer will speak with you after you’ve finished your work for the day.”

She made

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