Protecting Peyton: The Gold Coast Retrievers, Book 4 by Muth Becky & Press Sweet Promise

Author:Muth, Becky & Press, Sweet Promise
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Promise Press
Published: 2018-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

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As Winters parked next to Peyton’s car, Kurt unclasped his seatbelt. The moment his partner turned the key to shut off the engine, he was out the door and scrambling for the sidewalk.

“Come on. She says it’s down this hallway, then turn left, and the third door on the right,” Kurt urged, beckoning with his good arm. He led Winters through the halls and stopped at the door. Black vinyl letters spelled out PHYSICS LAB and PROFESSOR OWEN on the etched glass window. Lifting his uninjured hand, he used his knuckles to knock out a staccato beat on the open area below the text.

The door opened and there stood Peyton next to an older woman.

“Peyton? Are you okay? Did they come back?” Kurt stepped into the classroom with Winters on his heels. Noticing the older woman, he nodded a respectful greeting.

“Kurt, thank God you’re here.” Peyton’s stance relaxed a little, the dog at her feet smiling at the new arrivals.

“Okay. Tell me everything that happened, and don’t leave anything out.” Kurt laid his phone on one of the desks. “Oh, and do you mind if I record our conversation?”

Winters looked at him with a questioning look, but Kurt focused on the woman whose dog had saved his life.

“No, that’s fine,” Peyton replied after looking at Carla, who nodded her agreement.

“Great. Now, tell me everything that happened. Please, don’t leave anything out.” Kurt gave the women a reassuring smile.

When the women finished, Winters asked, “Do you mind if we take a look around his office?”

“By all means.” Carla stood and led the two men to the office.

Kurt noted that Peyton stayed behind with her dog. I can’t even imagine what she’s going through. Once inside the office, he opened the camera app on his phone and took a series of photos. Winters poked around the filing cabinet and desk.

Carla asked, “What are you looking for?”

“Anything that looks out of the ordinary or misplaced,” Winters explained. “Sometimes when you’re familiar with a place, it’s easy to overlook things in plain sight. A fresh pair of eyes lends new perspective.”

“You have already done more than the other two officers.” Carla punctuated her words with a hmph sound.

“Jones and Lopez are good cops,” Kurt defended his co-workers. He nodded toward the splint on his forearm. “Not everyone has the time we do to look into things. They’re stretched pretty thin down at the station. It's luck of the draw that I'm out of commission and Snowball has the day off.”

Winters interjected, “Excuse me. Has this drawer always been stuck?”

“What? No. Let me see.” Carla moved behind the desk.

Kurt walked around the other side of the desk where he could observe without getting in the way. He watched as Carla squatted down and tugged at the drawer. She pulled the one below it, but that one also resisted opening more than six inches. Scrunching up her face, the teaching assistant stuck one hand in the bottom drawer and used the other to give the one above a gentle tug.

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