In Plain Sight (Covert Justice Book 3) by Mary Alford

Author:Mary Alford [Alford, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Take Me Away Books, a division of Winged Publications
Published: 2017-05-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Because I desperately needed to know what happened to Roc before his death, I’d just begun making very discreet inquiries when I received the call that propelled me back into the dark world I was trying to escape, and had me believing Roc might still be alive and possibly hurt somewhere, trying to reach out to me. But if so, who was the man in the photo?

The call came from an unknown disposable cell number. The background noise was so loud that the voice came through almost undistinguishable. I could only make out one word.

Anchor.

“Who is this?” When the caller spoke, the words were garbled. “Roc?” The static on the line made it impossible to understand more than a few broken words.

“Need you…meet…Minnesota Avenue…Anacostia…tonight.”

“I can’t understand you. Who needs me? Roc, is that you? Roc! Roc…” The line went dead before I could hear the answer. It would be pointless to try to trace the call. I glanced at my watch. It was almost seven in the evening. While the caller didn’t mention a specific time, I had a decision to make quickly.

All my years of training warned me the chances of this being a setup were extremely high. The East side of the Anacostia River was a high-crime area known for drug trafficking. I should follow procedure, call it in, and ask for backup. But I wasn’t going to do either. My colleagues at The Agency would no doubt think I’d lost my mind if I told them I suspected that the call had come from Roc. I would be on my own on this one. I hesitated only a moment longer before grabbing my weapon and leaving the apartment. I had to find out if Roc was still alive.

I parked the Expedition behind an abandoned apartment complex out of sight and sat with the lights off, trying to gain my bearings. I’d only been to this area a few times in the past.

With the night, the river became blanketed with fog, making it virtually impossible to see more than a few feet in any direction. I didn’t like the way this felt.

With another quick check of my watch, I saw that it was half past seven. I tucked my cell phone into my jacket pocket, secured my weapon behind my back, and got out of the vehicle.

I walked around the parameter of the building, my footsteps making an eerie sound in the fog-covered night. I didn’t dare call out for fear of drawing attention to myself from some of the less savory neighborhood residents.

After a thorough search around the outside of the building proved fruitless, I drew my weapon and stepped inside. The place was covered in dust.

I’d just finished my search of the first floor apartments when I sensed something wasn’t right. I glanced behind me to make sure no one had followed me inside. The place at first appeared empty, but I sensed I wasn’t alone, not if that little warning tingle at the base of my spine could be trusted.

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