Law and Disorder by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“Jason Tiger,” Kody said, whispering as she returned to Nick. “He showed me his badge!”

Instead of taking her by the arm to lead her back, Nick reached down and pretended to tie his shoes. “Tiger?” he said. He didn’t know why he needed the affirmation. If Kody had said the name, she had certainly seen the man.

His heart skipped a beat.

He silently sent up a little prayer of thanks.

He’d known Jason Tiger from years before, when they’d both attended the same Florida state university. Neither of them had been FBI then. Since then he’d seen Jason only once, just briefly, right before he’d gone undercover.

The name Tiger signified one of the dominant clans of the Miccosukee. Jason had been proud to tell him that his family clan was that of William Buffalo Tiger, who was just recently deceased, and had been the first elected tribal chairman when the Miccosukee had been recognized as a tribe in the 1960s. Jason knew the Everglades as few others. He’d been recognized by the FBI for the contributions he’d made in bringing down murderers and drug lords—those who had used what Jason considered to be the precious beauty and diversity of the Everglades to promote their criminal activities.

If Kody had seen Jason Tiger, they were going to be all right.

Jason would be reporting to Craig and the county police and the tribal police and every other law enforcement officer out there.

It was good.

It was more than good; it was a tremendous relief. Jason was out there and Nick wasn’t working this alone anymore.

He stood and grabbed her arm. “All right.” He nodded, knowing that was all the reassurance he could give her right now. Just fifty feet away, he felt Dillinger looking their way.

He held her arm tighter as they returned to the chickee. He couldn’t show the relief he was feeling. He didn’t dare defy Dillinger as yet—not until they knew the whereabouts of the boy. And still, the lives of Kody and Vince were at stake.

Kody wrenched free from his hold as they neared the airboat. He wasn’t prepared. She managed the feat easily.

She walked over to Dillinger. He followed closely, ready to intervene.

“I don’t care about the money or your treasure or whatever,” she told him. “I’m more than willing to help you find it and you are just welcome to it. But if you want my help—or Vince’s help—you better tell us where that little boy is. You kidnapped a kid. We’ve been out overnight now. That little boy is somewhere terrified, I imagine. Let him go, and I will dig from here until eternity to find the treasure for you.”

Nick realized he was holding his breath, standing as tense as steel—and ready to draw on Dillinger or throw himself in front of Kody Cameron.

But Dillinger laughed softly.

He stared at Kody, obviously amused. “Wow. Hey, Vince, is that true? You don’t care about yourself, right? You’ll work yourself to the bone for me—if I tell you where

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