Pursuing Dace by Stephanie St. Klaire

Author:Stephanie St. Klaire [St. Klaire, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The SSK Group

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“There was nothing left in the old man's office the night it all went down,” Eli shared as they were checking each room. “I thought it odd that in the midst of a crisis – a kidnapping, if you will – one of the victims took the time to pack up all his things and take them with him. Nothing was left in here.”

“Because he knew it was coming. He was ready to go.” Dace grabbed a loose photo he found tucked away between books on a shelf.

It was Cashel. Dace recognized the little boy he’d never met. He saw himself in that smile, the glint in his eye, the crooked smile that spelled mischief. He was definitely his son. Dace studied everything he could in the photo, how soft and fine his hair was, his long lashes, and green eyes that matched his own. Cash even had the same freckle Dace did right above his eyebrow.

“This had to be staged, but for who?” Eli questioned. When he turned around, he noticed Dace studying the picture of Cash, and gave the man a private moment with his son by turning around and continuing his thought, whether Dace was listening or not. “Why send a cleaner to take care of the mess if it was all for show? Who was supposed to see it? I was sent out to the wolves. I wasn’t a part of the master plan. I am certain I was supposed to die that day.”

“Maybe he wanted to disappear again? Send a message to someone?” Dace tucked the picture away in a pocket and moved down the hall.

They were standing outside what was quite obviously Cash’s room, and suddenly, his son became that much more real to him. Though his heart swelled at the idea of his son, it also grew bitter because of how he was getting to know him. “Maybe because Ivy needed a believable crime scene to send us to?”

“Ah, mate. Don’t go there. You don’t really believe that, do ya now? Why? Why would Ivy need something like that? For what purpose?”

“You said it yourself. He knows who we are and what we’re capable of, and he’s doing it right in our backyard. He needed a distraction. You said he’s just using her. What if this is what it’s for? Using her to send us on all these wild goose chases while he does whatever? Send her in as bait, use the kid if he needs a plan B.”

“No. No way Ivy would use her son that way. She loves that boy more than life. She’d never let him be a pawn in some sick game.”

“Maybe not willingly,” Dace fired back. “Did Ivy look for you when she got back from the farmers’ market that day? Did she check to see if you were among the dead?”

“I don’t know what she did inside, but outside, she didn’t look at faces. I imagine it was overwhelming for her to see something like that. She was after her son.

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