Her Little Secret: Detective Mila Harlow Book 1 by Shannon Esposito
Author:Shannon Esposito [Esposito, Shannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: misterio press
Published: 2024-01-01T16:00:00+00:00
Fourteen
Frank was exiting his SUV in the station parking lot as she pulled up and shut off her engine. She grabbed her black, department-issued rain jacket with Edgewater PD on the back and flipped up the hood. No use walking around all day in damp clothes if she could help it. Frank waited for her, and they walked into the building together, but after the initial good morning exchange, he was silent, lost in his own thoughts. Mila didnât intrude. She had enough on her mind.
At 6:05 a.m. Captain Bartol and Matt were already in the conference room. The smell of buttery croissants and bitter coffee hung in the air. They exchanged good mornings and Mila took a seat beside Mattâs wheelchair, greeting him with a nod, and pulled out her insulated coffee mug. She poured the dark, steaming liquid into it and then grabbed a still-warm croissant, hoping it would soak up the acid in her stomach.
Mila caught the captainâs eye. âTell Brigitte thanks for the croissants.â
Captain Bartol offered her a distracted smile. âWill do.â
Brigitte was Captain Bartolâs wife of ten years, though theyâd been together for almost twenty. Brigitte was also a former pastry chef and never let them have an early morning meeting without sending something delicious sheâd baked. Hopefully, some caffeine and carbs would erase the brain fog Mila was feeling from stress and lack of sleep.
After Mila swallowed a bite, she turned to Matt, whose thick dark hair was still wet from either a shower or the rain. âGreat job on getting the deleted information from our vicâs phone. Aiden got the warrant sent to HydeMe last night. Hopefully, they wonât drag their feet.â
He held up his coffee cup with the Edgewater PD logo. âHereâs to a quick response.â
Mila wanted to ask him about how long he thought opening Caraâs private journal would take, but Aiden walked through the door with a cheerful, âMorning, all.â His curls were still damp, and he also had on the department-issued rain jacket over his Edgewater PD polo. âIâve got a number to harass them as soon as the sun comes up.â
âMorning,â Mila said as he took a seat across from her and reached for the coffee. There were purplish smudges beneath his eyes, too.
âAll right. Letâs go through what we have.â Captain Bartol crumpled up her napkin, stood and grabbed a black whiteboard marker. She made a list of things they knew about Caraâs life: Moved to Edgewater four months ago. She wrote âwhy?â next to that and underlined it twice.
Known Friends: Fayth Gandy, Stew Prescott and Alex Tremble.â
âAnd Jemma Burns,â Mila said after swallowing a warm mouthful of coffee.
âRight. She wasnât home when Frank tried to talk to her.â After Captain Bartol added Jemmaâs name, she turned to Matt. âYou finish the background checks on these people?â
He leaned forward in his wheelchair and tapped on a folder. âFayth Gandy, Stew Prescott and Alex Tremble are clean. I havenât got to the pastorâs family yet, though. Iâll get that done this morning.
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