Known by Elliot Kendra

Author:Elliot, Kendra [Elliot, Kendra]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Suspense, Women Sleuths, Police Procedurals
ISBN: 9781503949478
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2016-01-19T05:00:00+00:00

Each time Michael passed through his family room, Violet was curled up in a corner of the couch with Oro as her lightning-fast thumbs tapped out texts on her phone. She’d spent most of the previous hours talking with Jamie. He was glad there’d been no school that day because he suspected she’d want to attend with Jamie. And there was no way in hell he would let Violet head to a place with children if someone was targeting her or her mother. Here he could protect her.

When asked what she’d like to do, Violet claimed she was happy to simply rest. She hadn’t put her phone down at all as a TV movie played, another post-apocalyptic teen film where the female lead discovered she was the source of secret powers to save her people. Michael couldn’t keep them straight.

“Everything all right?” he asked.

An automatic smile appeared. “Yes, thank you. I appreciate you letting us stay here.”

Michael grabbed the ottoman, slid it over in front of Violet, and took a seat. Since he’d met her, a depressed aura had hovered around Violet, and it connected with him in a very personal place. He sensed there was a fun-loving girl under her quiet exterior. He’d seen a spark in her yesterday, but she seemed to hide it most of the time.

He wanted to know why.

He put his elbows on his knees and waited until she met his gaze. She blinked nervously. “Is something wrong?” she asked.

“No. But I have the sense that you need to talk to someone. A person who’s not your mom or a friend three thousand miles away.”

She set her phone facedown on the couch. Either she didn’t want to be disturbed during their talk, or she didn’t want him to see texts pop up. He took a hard look at her face, searching for her true feelings.

“Which of your friends did you tell about the fire?” he asked kindly.

Violet ran a hand over Oro’s golden fur and his tongue appeared. Michael swore the dog smiled.

“I told Marie and Grace. They’re my closest friends.”

“They live here? Or in New York?”

“New York.” She kept her gaze on the dog as she petted him.

“Did they know you were going to be up at the cabin for a few days?”

“I looked at my old texts. Chris keeps asking me the same thing. ‘Who knows where you were?’ But none of my texts said where we were going. The most I told anyone was that we were going to the mountains for a few days. I assumed I’d be able to continue texting up there, but it turned out there was no Wi-Fi or cell signals. That should be illegal. What if someone got hurt and couldn’t call out?” Her gaze met his, pleading her case.

He held back his laughter. “I hear you. But there’re lots of places in the US like that. Sure it could be dangerous in an emergency. Some people like it that way. They like the thought that no one can find them.

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