Master Cordell (Master Key Book 2) by Samantha A. Cole

Author:Samantha A. Cole [Cole, Samantha A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Suspenseful Seduction Publishing
Published: 2022-10-23T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Cordell grasped Tiffany’s arms to keep her from running up the stairs and into the cottage. “Easy, Pet. We have to process the scene, so you can’t go in there yet.” He also wanted to give her a chance to calm down before she saw the destruction. Whoever had broken in had torn the place apart. The intruder had found Cordell’s baseball bat he kept in the bedroom closet as an extra weapon, which could be readily available if needed, and had used it to smash everything in sight—mirrors, TVs, laptops, dishes, lamps, and more. Some of their clothes, that’d been pulled out of the dressers and closet, and the bedding had been torn to shreds, probably with the butcher knife he’d spotted on the bedroom floor among the ruined garments.

Whoever the bastard was, this hadn’t been a burglary with the intent to steal anything. What Cordell had seen was the result of rage with the intent to destroy. This hadn’t been random—it’d been personal, and that had him fearing for Tiffany’s and Eastwood’s safety. He was just grateful Tiffany hadn’t gone back to the cottage for anything while the intruder had still been there. And thankfully, the only thing he hadn’t noticed amid the mess was blood, so hopefully that meant the cat had escaped the person’s wrath.

“But Eastwood . . .”

“I didn’t see him anywhere, baby, so he’s either hiding in there or somewhere out here,” he said, trying to reassure her. “We’ll find him, okay?”

Her body trembled, as she let him pull her into a tight embrace. “Why would anyone do this? Was anything stolen?”

“Not that I could tell, but I didn’t have a chance to look closely at everything. And I have no idea who could’ve done this, but you can be damn sure I’m going to find out.” Whoever it was had taken a risk with all the people that were around, but since mostly everyone had been inside the resort, a full football field away, he or she had managed to avoid detection.

Dante disconnected a phone call he’d made and said something to Jared, who nodded and started walking back toward the resort as his boss approached Cordell and Tiffany. “Sheriff’s deputies are on their way. I’ve got Troy going through the security camera feeds to see if he can spot anything. He’s going to send Cooper out here to see if he can pick up Eastwood’s scent too. Jared’s heading to talk to the landscaping guys and find out if they noticed anyone out of place.”

As expected, the head of security was on top of things. However, he frowned when he added, “I’m sorry, Cordell. I should have had guys patrolling down this way.”

Cordell shook his head. “Your guys can’t be everywhere at once. This was completely unexpected. Hopefully, we’ve got the bastard on camera somewhere.” There was one above the front door, but that feed rotated on the monitors in the security room with some of the feeds from other low-risk areas.

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