Private Affair by York Rebecca

Author:York, Rebecca [York, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Suspense, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9781402280061
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Published: 2015-01-06T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Max cursed under his breath.

“What?” Olivia murmured.

“Trouble.”

The chunky man came stamping toward them. He was wearing a rumpled tweed sports coat and dark slacks, a white shirt that had seen better days, and no tie. His name was Archie Hamilton, and Max had tangled with him on a couple of cases a few years ago. That was one of the factors that had convinced Max it wasn’t worth going back into police work after he’d been shot. Hamilton had a tendency to act like a bad cop in a film-noir drama. But Max didn’t have time to explain any of the background to Olivia. He had to deal with the guy right now.

He came straight toward Max. “Lyon, what are you doing here?” he demanded. “I thought you got canned.”

“I wasn’t canned. I took disability retirement over a desk,” Max clipped out, then silently cursed himself for feeling like he had to explain his decision to this guy, and at the same time hating that they were having this conversation in front of Olivia and his partners.

“And you’re here now because?”

“I’m with Rockfort Security,” he answered. “I was hired as a bodyguard by Olivia Winters.”

“And she’s in danger from what?”

Olivia jumped into the conversation. “My best friend from high school was murdered. I wanted to make sure it didn’t happen to me.”

He tipped his head to the side, studying her, and Max was pretty sure she wanted to pat her hair back into place. “You’re that supermodel? The big Howard County success story that I read about in the Baltimore Sun?”

She raised one shoulder. “More like a successful model.”

“What’s the difference?”

“Money. Celebrity.”

“But you’re in New York.”

“Yes, I’ve worked in New York for the past ten years, but I grew up here.” She gestured toward the house. “Right here. I was just attacked. And another friend from high school is dead.”

Hamilton looked from her to Shane and Jack. “And what are you two doing here?”

“We came when Max told us there might be trouble here.”

“Yeah, trouble,” the detective agreed. “That’s why we’re going down to police headquarters to sort that out.”

“All of us?” Shane asked.

“Until we know what the hell went on here.”

“Would a surveillance video help?” Max asked.

The detective gave him a long look. “You’re saying you got one?”

“Yes. When I took the bodyguard job, I had cameras installed at the front and back doors. You can get the digital output. It’s on the laptop computer in the little office off the living room.”

The detective sent a uniformed officer into the house to get the computer.

“Can we go in to get some clothing?” Max asked.

“You know I can’t do that,” Hamilton answered.

“My things are in a suitcase upstairs in my bedroom,” Olivia said. “If you could just have an officer bring the suitcase, I’d be very grateful.”

“And maybe he could pick up my bag too,” Max said.

“In the same room?” Hamilton asked with a grin in his voice.

“No. Down the hall,” Max answered, making an effort to rein in his annoyance.

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