Lifting the Veil by Kate Allenton

Author:Kate Allenton [Allenton, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

All of the blood had drained out of Jack’s face when he had seen the markings scrawled on her

window. A pentagram, like the ones left at the crime scenes he’d been monitoring. A serial killer with a hard-on for people like Sophie. He’d thought the cases might be connected but now he knew for sure.

Jack had gripped his gun tighter, squeezing it into the palm of his hand as he whirled around in a hope of spotting the elusive asshole. He wasn’t surprised the box had been taken. The only logical conclusion was his worst nightmare. The Ghost was now targeting Sophie. Fire boiled his blood as he tried to school his reaction. They were in deep shit, but it was more than just her brother finding out what had almost transpired, more than them getting caught working on the case, her life was at risk, and that was a game changer. The killer not only knew about Sophie but had followed her enough to

know that she had Valerie’s box in the fucking trunk of her car. And now, he knew where she lived.

Jack rubbed the back of his neck before sliding back into his shirt. His arousal diminished by his need to be vigilant, the pressure heavy against his chest. His heart had seized the moment he noticed the pentagram. It took every ounce of willpower not to grab Sophie, throw her over his shoulder, and carry her away to some place safe.

Hours later, after the pictures were taken and the forensics team dusted for prints, her car was

being towed into the lab for further analysis. He could have sworn he saw a tear escape her eyes as she watched the heap being taken away. Jack placed his hand on her shoulder in a show of support. He’d met the detectives outside, giving them his statement, and clued them in on what the pentagram

meant. He’d literally threatened them into letting him call the chief instead of them reporting the incident. He’d been dreading that phone call but knew it would be better coming from him than anyone else. If the chief was going to get pissed about Jack being at his sister’s house, Jack would be the one to take the full blunt of the yelling.

Man-to-man was how he was going to have to handle it. Man-to-man was how he confronted all of

his problems and, right this minute; Sophie was his problem, his partner and, from the looks of the message left behind, the killer’s next victim. He dialed the one man he knew he could trust with keeping her safe while he went to break the news.

“Marshall,” Jack started as soon as he heard the hello.

“Did you change your mind about wanting the team to tail her, or are you calling to tell me that

you’re not interested in Sophie?”

Jack shook his head. “Listen, Sophie is in a shitload of trouble.”

“Okay, I’m listening,” Marshall answered, the playful tone gone from his voice. “What do you

need?”

“The pentagram asshole struck again.

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