Protecting Arizona by Desiree Holt

Author:Desiree Holt [Holt, Desiree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aces Press, LLC
Published: 2020-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Luca Vasquez disconnected the call on his cell phone and sat back in his desk chair. He was in his office at Southern Motor Homes, pulling on a cigar to keep from grinding his teeth. Just when he was sure he had his life in order, had the balance he wanted, something came along to knock it off balance. Only his hard-won self-control prevented him from taking the heavy crystal ash tray from his desk and heaving it against the wall.

The call had disturbed an already tumultuous day. He gave thanks for the enormous self-control he’d developed over the years. He wasn’t sure if he was more upset with the news itself, the person involved, or Octavio for missing it altogether. He depended on the man to ferret out all these things, inform him, and take care of it. Especially at this particular time he did not need this kind of basura in his life.

He had just picked up his cell again to call Octavio when there was a knock on his office door.

“Yes?” he called out.

Valeria, his secretary, opened the door just enough to slip inside then closed it again.

“Senor Vasquez.” She wet her lips.

“Yes?” He raised an eyebrow. “Is there a problem?”

“There are two policemen here. Detectives.” She swallowed. “They say they need to see you.”

So, they had come to his office. They’d no doubt tried the house first.

He kept a bland expression on his face. “They probably want me to contribute to a policeman’s fund,” he told her. “I do that a lot, you will recall.”

“They don’t look like they’re here for donations. They look very serious. And unfriendly.”

He made himself laugh. “Most policía look unfriendly. It’s all right.” He gestured toward the door. “Don’t make them, wait. Show them in.”

Still looking uncertain, she opened the door wide and gestured toward the outer office.

“Please come in, gentlemen.”

As they entered, she stepped aside then closed the door as she went back to her desk.

They were both of medium height—one blonde, the other with brown hair. They both wore standard detective outfits—slacks, sport jacket, and shirts, one with a tie. Nothing spectacular but, Luca thought to himself, on a detective’s salary what did one expect?

And Valeria had certainly been right. They looked far from friendly.

He leaned forward in his chair. “What can I help you gentlemen with?”

The introduced themselves as Detective Jason Burnell and Detective Barrett Trainor with the sheriff’s office and showed him their badges.

Vasquez just kept his face bland.

“Is there something I can do for you? We’re inside the city limits, so I don’t usually have too much contact with the sheriff’s office.”

Burnell gestured toward the two chairs in front of the desk.

“May we sit?”

“Of, course, of course. Would you like some coffee? Either of you?”

They looked at each other and shook their heads.

Trainor cleared his throat. “Mr. Vasquez, when was the last time you saw your wife?”

Because he’d been expecting this, planning for it, he was able to arrange a puzzled look on his face, and frown.

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