Losing Control (Guardian Security Book 7) by Desiree Holt

Author:Desiree Holt [Holt, Desiree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC027010 FICTION / Romance / Erotic
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc.
Published: 2023-11-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

The lot at the sheriff’s office was filled with news crews and a variety of vehicles parked every which way so Dana had to find space more than a block away.

Cole must be having fits.

She didn’t even know what she was doing here. He’d be much too busy to see her. Still, she was pulled by an invisible string and wanted to help if she could. Realizing the back door would be her best option, she skirted the building and was almost at the side when a woman yelled out.

“Hey, isn’t that Dana Moretti over there? What’s she doing here?”

A reporter blocked her path, shoving a microphone at her. “Miss Moretti? Deandra Billings, NBC news. Can you tell me why you’re here?”

“Sorry. I really have nothing to say.” She forced herself to be polite. She hated newshounds.

“Just a few words. Please.” The woman moved closer, signaling to her cameraman to follow. “Are you working on a new book? Does the murder and disappearance have anything to do with it? Give us your take on what’s happening here.”

“I don’t have a take. Sorry.”

She moved up one more step, trying to edge away, but the woman was actually blocking her path. Suddenly, hard fingers closed around one arm.

“This way,” a strange masculine voice said.

She looked up to see one of Cole’s deputies holding onto her.

“Back off,” he told the reporter. “All of you. When we have something to tell you, we will. Meanwhile, don’t make things worse by harassing people.” He literally dragged Dana inside and pushed the door shut. “Sorry I had to grab you like that.” He gave her a tired smile and held out his hand. “Gaylen Kleist. Grace, our dispatcher, recognized you from the other day.”

“No apology necessary,” she breathed. “I really appreciate your help. These people don’t need me to be the focus of what’s going on.”

He gave her a curious glance. “Just exactly why are you here?”

“I heard about Shannon’s disappearance, and I wanted to volunteer to help search.” She brushed her hair back from her face. “I’ve worked with a lot of SAR teams while researching my books. Things the teams and the police might miss because I search differently.”

“You get no special treatment and no information,” he told her. “And anything you learn has to be cleared with Sheriff Landry. If it turns out all you want is to dig for information, I personally will take you back to your house, help you pack, and show you the edge of town.”

And he’d have every right to do just that.

“Of course. I completely agree. Just tell me where I’m needed the most.”

He studied her for an endless moment, as if debating with himself. “All right,” he said at last. “Sheriff Landry’s out at the staging area at Hancock Road. This county’s more than six hundred square miles so we had to pick a starting place.”

“Is that close to where Shannon lives?”

“Yes. Sheriff’s thinking whoever took her might have dropped her close to home. There’s nothing out there for miles but hay fields, pasture, and trees.

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