Harlequin Intrigue, Box Set 2 of 2 by Julie Miller

Author:Julie Miller
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459293748
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Stormy ate half her pancakes before pushing her plate aside. He figured that was as good as he could have hoped for.

He hadn’t been exaggerating when he’d told her that she’d done a nice job. She’d struck just the right chord with Lena and the two of them had been chatting like old friends.

Lena came by, dropped off the check and cleared their plates. He took one last swig of coffee. “Ready?”

Stormy nodded.

He saw her glance at the check amount and knew that she was likely going to add it to her list of expenses to reimburse, somewhere between basil and flour.

He left Lena a tip in line with what he’d left the first time. Her information had been golden but there was no sense letting on that they were too grateful.

He led the way out of the diner and, after opening the door, stood in the entrance and scanned the exterior. Nothing too different than when they’d come in. Different vehicles getting gas, of course, but none of them was a black Mercedes. Of course, it was possible that they were being observed from a distance. He and Stormy had done just that at the toboggan factory. He glanced off into the distance. There wasn’t anything close enough to warrant concern. He stepped away from the doorstep and started walking. He shortened his stride so that Stormy could easily keep up.

“Pietro or Moldaire College?” he asked.

She opened her door and slid in. He walked around the SUV.

“Pietro,” she said, buckling her seat belt. “Even if Moldaire is a small college, it will still be like looking for a needle in a haystack because I won’t know where to start.”

“The first time I met Lena, she told me that Pietro was a chef at a restaurant in the student union at the college. Catered all the significant events.”

“That helps,” she said. “Still, let’s see if we can find him. Maybe he can start to fill in the missing pieces.”

“He might be in on it. Maybe one of the Mercedes Men is his best friend. His brother.”

She sat back in her seat, evidently considering his comment. He appreciated that in her excitement at having a lead, she didn’t immediately dismiss his concerns. She was a thinker.

“Lena said they worked together at the college. She didn’t say they were old friends or any kind of relative.”

“Maybe she doesn’t know the extent of their relationship,” he countered.

“Maybe. I need to take the chance. But you’re right. There is a risk. I’m going alone.”

“Like hell you are,” he said.

“It only makes sense,” she argued. “If he’s in on it, then we don’t want him to know anything about you. If that happens, your home will be compromised.”

“What if he tries to detain you until his friends come back?” He didn’t know why he was bothering to even discuss it. It wasn’t going to happen.

“Let me see your gun,” she said.

That surprised him. “Why?”

“I want to see if it feels familiar.”

He didn’t care if she’d given shooting instruction to the military.

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