Primal Deception by Robin Mahle

Author:Robin Mahle [Mahle, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

14

A knock sounded on Lacy’s door and she began to rise from the sofa, briefly glancing at the kids as they played with their Legos. “I’ll be right back.”

She opened the front door and there Aaron stood—tattered jeans, white t-shirt with a gaming logo, and flip-flops. “Thanks for coming on such short notice.” Lacy stepped aside. “Please come in.”

“Anything you need, Lacy. I’m here.” With his hands in his front pockets, he walked through the foyer and peeked into the living room. “Hey, kiddos.”

When neither turned to him, Lacy felt the need to explain. “Don’t take it personally. They’re not themselves right now. None of us are.”

“I understand. You mentioned the FBI agent was coming over?”

Lacy began to walk into the kitchen and headed toward the refrigerator. “Yes. He called earlier and was a little vague, but I imagine he must have some information for us. Can I get you something to drink?” She grabbed a Diet Coke.

“Just a water, thanks.” He pulled out a seat at the kitchen table.

“I don’t know what he’s got, but I thought you should be here too.” She sat down, placing the bottle in front of him. “It’s nice to have a friend around for support.”

“You sound as though you’ve been abandoned.”

“I feel like I have been. I don’t have a job to go to and my colleagues can’t engage with me during the investigation. Everyone at Jay’s office just feels sorry for me and between those two places, that was pretty much the extent of our—my life.”

“I’m sorry, Lacy.” He began awkwardly peeling away the label on the bottle. “If I’d taken it more seriously—the stuff Jay and I found—maybe he’d still be here. I don’t think either of us had any idea the extent of this.”

“No. I don’t think Jay knew what he’d stumbled on and certainly not that it might’ve had something to do with an impending terrorist attack. My gut is telling me Ballard was a part of it and Jay got trapped in the middle. Now we just need to find the proof.”

Another knock sounded on the front door. “That must be Agent Caison. Excuse me.” Lacy pushed off the chair and opened the door. “Will, come in. I’m just talking with an old friend that I’d like to introduce you to.”

“I didn’t mean to interrupt anything.” He followed her inside.

“You’re not. This is Aaron Hunter. I asked him to stop by. Can I get you anything?”

Will pulled up a seat at the table. “No thanks.” He kept his eyes on Aaron.

“Aaron was the one who helped Jay the day of the attack.” She noted Will’s apprehension. “There’s nothing you can say to me that you can’t say to him.”

Still appearing uncertain, Will retrieved the documents. “I was able to gain entry into Owen Ballard’s home.” He glanced at Lacy. “Don’t ask. And I found some information that identifies the payor of at least some of the deposits that went into Ballard’s account. Unfortunately, these were all I found. They were in a secure location, and again, don’t ask.

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