Lethal Mountain Pursuit by Christy Barritt
Author:Christy Barritt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2023-11-30T18:38:49+00:00
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Frank offered Natalie a cold soda, and the two walked into the kitchen. Andrew knew she could use a breather, but he wanted to see the rest of the video.
He sat in the chair Natalie had been in and fast-forwarded the video. There had to be an explanation for how Lexiâs phone had gotten smashed and thrown under the car.
Three hours after Lexi walked into the woods, a man appeared from the shadows. It was too dark to tell anything about him.
But he went to Lexiâs car. Opened the door. Did something insideâprobably destroyed the cushions.
It was too dark and grainy to tell if heâd dropped her cell phone beneath the car. But it had to have been him. Nothing else made sense.
When he was done, he walked away as if nothing had happened.
There was no sign of Lexi.
He called Natalie and Frank back into the office and showed them what heâd found.
âWhat does this mean? Do you think...â Natalieâs voice trailed off as if she couldnât finish the thought.
A bad feeling gurgled in his gut, and he could only imagine what Natalie was feeling.
âWe donât know what it means. This guy couldâve taken her somewhere. He could still have her.â Andrew wasnât sure his theory was solid, but it was the best he could come up with given the circumstances.
Andrew asked for a copy of the video to be sent to his email, and Frank said he would send it over right away. He said heâd also send a copy to the police if they needed that, and Andrew encouraged him to do so. But he told Frank not to send it to Detective Caruso.
Frank gave him an odd look but didnât question him.
Andrew wasnât sure if he could trust Caruso yet. The detective wasnât necessarily a suspect, but he was definitely someone to be cautious around.
Even though it made sense that the person whoâd taken Lexi would be the same person who had tried to kill Natalie, Andrew needed to be sure.
Because if two people were involved, then Detective Caruso would be one of his top suspects.
Andrew, Natalie and Rambo left the restaurant and paused in the parking lot, which was beginning to fill up with the evening crowd.
He turned toward Natalie. âI donât think thereâs anything else we can do here.â
A frown tugged at her lips. âIt doesnât seem right just to go back to the cabin and do nothing.â
âMaybe we should regroup. Weâve done a lot here today, and I know youâve got to be tired. I know you didnât sleep much last night.â
She stared at him a moment before finally nodding. âOkay then. Letâs get back.â
But Andrew knew she didnât want to leave. He couldnât blame her. If he were in her shoes, heâd want to stay here and continue looking also.
They went back to his Bronco, and he put Rambo in the back seat just as before. Then he and Natalie climbed in, and they took off back to the cabin.
The sun would be setting soon, and the sky was already growing gray.
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