Gray Days by Hailey Edwards

Author:Hailey Edwards [Edwards, Hailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Dog Books, LLC.
Published: 2023-09-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

“Any luck?” I finished my examination of the filing cabinets, but the materials within were relics from another era. “Looks like they moved to digital bookkeeping about two years ago.”

“I’ve saved their files from the last six months on a thumb drive.” He kept typing, searching. “Now I have to upload a program Clay sent with me. It will grant him access to their system for a deeper dive.”

There were definite benefits to having a friend—and a familiar—who thrived on tech advancements.

Their addiction to technology was the only reason why I got to remain stuck in the stone age, which was what my ability to power on and off a laptop, and navigate Bureau paperwork, amounted to these days.

Seconds later, the chair appeared to wheel itself back, and a text chime pinged. “Clay’s in. We’re done.”

“I don’t suppose anything jumped out at you while you were downloading those files.” I cracked open the door and peeked through the gap. “Like who hired them?”

“I didn’t open any files.” His warm breath hit my nape. “There will be time for that later.”

When his hand rested on my hip and his thumb made small circles, I got very interested in later.

“Clear.” I slid out the door and let him close it behind him. “Can you track Arden?”

I had a good idea of where they had gone, according to the tidy paths leading from place to place, but if I was wrong, we didn’t have time to waste.

Granted, I got the sense from Mo that Linda would implode when she learned about the dead otdrels. We might get lucky and she’d be so focused on “locating” them, she wouldn’t have time to connect the dots on the information breach until it was too late and Clay had what we needed to pin down who was gunning for Black Hat. Or me. Scary to think they amounted to the same thing as long as I was the director. Interim or not.

“I can.” He hesitated. “Easily.”

“What’s with the meaningful pause?” I waved my arm until I hit him then grabbed on. “Is Arden okay?”

“She’s…bleeding.”

A blast of heat singed my chest as the Hunk decided to involve itself, its power tingling in my fingertips.

No, you don’t, I warned it. Act against me, and I will act against you.

A faint sense of amusement drifted to me, and I recognized the book’s foul scent breaking through.

“Take me to her.” I forced out a wobbly exhale. “Hurry.”

The sooner I set eyes on her, all in one piece, the sooner I could quench the heat pulsing through me.

Hand in hand, Asa led me down the path we saw them take earlier then veered off to the left. Toward the largest paddock I had seen yet. I almost tripped over my own feet when an enormous otdrel glanced up, pinpointing me with ease. Old Rose. It must be. But rather than sound an alarm, she huffed as if invisible people were a daily occurrence and kept loping in circles.

With Arden on her back.

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