Harlequin Intrigue September 2021--Box Set 1 of 2 by Juno Rushdan

Author:Juno Rushdan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Senator Clark was exactly the man Grant would have expected him to be after having watched him on the news over the years. He’d once heard gossip that the senator had opposed a Veterans Affairs funding bill for a new hospital, but then when the bill passed and funding was granted, he made sure to show up on the day they broke ground—nothing like a photo op at the expense of truth.

The senator swept back his pomaded hair as he spoke to a woman who was beaming up at him when they walked out of the terminal together. He smiled, and Grant wasn’t sure he had ever seen a more lustful, flirtatious gaze on any woman. If only the woman knew the truth—that the man she was talking to had come back to Montana because his wife had been murdered.

If anything, at least the senator had just moved himself firmly into the number one position on Grant’s list of suspects.

Grant gritted his teeth but smiled as he made his way over to the man. “Senator Clark, I’m Sergeant Anders. We spoke on the phone.” He normally would have extended his hand in a show of respect to those he was working with, but he had a hard time acting congenial when the senator had been so damned hard to get in touch with.

The senator kissed the woman on the cheek and slipped something into her purse as he bade her farewell, then he finally turned to Grant. “Hello, Anders. I thought we were going to meet at my hotel?”

His hackles rose and he started to say something, but the man cut him off.

“Regardless, I do appreciate just getting this all taken care of as quickly and as efficiently as we can. I need to get Lily back and find justice for my wife,” the man said, a look of concern finally flickering over his features.

Grant wondered if his reaction was nothing more than a staged response and a canned script. He hated to have hope this man was genuinely concerned for his wife and child.

“I’m glad you feel that way, sir,” he said. “If you wouldn’t mind, perhaps we can find a quiet corner in the airport and we can chat.” He motioned back inside.

The man was wheeling a small carry-on bag, and as Grant spoke, he looked down at it as if he was put out that he would have to be seen dragging around a suitcase for any amount of extra time. “Do you mind if I put this in my vehicle?”

He wasn’t sure that he could trust the senator to come back, so instead of merely letting him go, he motioned toward Elle. “Sure thing. I could certainly stretch my legs, as well. Nothing quite like sitting in a truck or behind a desk and making phone calls all day.” He tried to sound jovial, nonescalatory in any way.

Dean looked over at him and smiled, but it was just as fake as the man it belonged to.

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