Mistaken Identity by Shirlee McCoy

Author:Shirlee McCoy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-12-13T19:48:14+00:00

NINE

They were five minutes away from the old church when Trinity’s phone buzzed. She knew who it was before she glanced at the Caller ID. Chance was looking for her. She should have let him know she was leaving, but she’d been busy trying to keep pace with men who were bent on getting where they were going quickly. She hadn’t had time to.

Even if she had, she might not have done it.

The truth was, she didn’t have the energy to argue with her brother. Not that he’d have argued about her going to Mason’s place. He’d probably have insisted on accompanying her, but she wouldn’t have minded that. What they would have argued about was her involvement in the case. Chance wouldn’t want her helping with a computer forensic search. Not when it was connected to a volatile situation. He’d want her to get on the next plane to Maryland. She had no intention of doing that. They’d be at cross-purposes and that would lead to an epic battle.

Okay. Not epic. Not even a battle. Chance wasn’t that kind of guy. He’d take a more subtle approach, reminding her that their parents were vacationing in Europe and would be brokenhearted if anything happened to her.

As if she needed a reminder. Every time she walked into her parents 1970s ranch house, she was confronted by their loss and their sorrow. Not that they hadn’t moved on. They had. But there were pictures of Trinity’s sister everywhere. A few of her ratty stuffed animals sitting on doll rocking chairs or bookshelves, photo albums, newspaper articles, even journals that had been shipped back from her mission trip. Trinity had poured over them when she was a kid. Back then, she’d believed she’d find a clue that would restore her family.

It had never happened and eventually she’d stopped looking. For some reason she’d felt like a failure because of that. If she was honest with herself, that failure had shaped her choice of careers. She wanted to follow trails, figure out the significance of the most insignificant thing. By the time she’d entered college, computer forensics had been a thing and she’d jumped on board.

She didn’t regret her career choice.

She just wasn’t sure it would have been her choice if her sister’s disappearance hadn’t shaped her journey.

Her phone buzzed again and she sighed, pulling it from her pocket, her elbow jabbing Mason in the ribs.

“Sorry,” she mumbled.

He shrugged. “Not your fault. I could have sat up front.”

“Why didn’t you?”

“You looked like you might pass out, so I didn’t want to leave you back here alone.”

“That’s...sweet?”

“Mercenary,” he corrected. “I need your help, remember? If they haul you off to the hospital, I’m not going to get it. Not quickly, anyway.”

“I don’t need to go the hospital and you aren’t the kind of guy who needs anyone’s help,” she responded, not interested in whatever game he was playing. She was going to help him because she believed he’d follow through and meet with Bryn

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