Rain Shadow Book 3 by Tess Oliver

Author:Tess Oliver [Oliver, Tess]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tess Oliver
Published: 2014-08-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Luke

I paced Carson’s office angrily. He walked back in and shook his head. “You can punch walls, kick trash cans, hell, I don’t care if you overturn a few desks, I can’t risk having you out there. It’s all too close to you.” He dropped the fatherly lecture tone and added a touch of sympathy to his voice. His brow smoothed. “Luke, I know you and I know how much Dex meant to you. You’re going to see those guys and—”

“It’s called closure, Carson. Maybe you’ve heard of it. I wasn’t here when you buried Dex. I didn’t get to come face to face with Belkin and now this.”

“If you step out of line then the case is blown, and you risk losing your badge.”

“Fucking hell, Carson, you act like I’m some hothead who just waves his weapons like a drunken gunslinger ready to shoot down anything that moves. I’m not a fool. I know how to control myself.” I scrubbed my hand through my hair. After yesterday’s wild chase over half of Nevada looking for Angel, and finding nothing except that she’s in Gunner’s clutches now, this was too much. I reached into my pocket and pulled out my badge. I slammed it on his desk. “You know what, you can have my badge. I’m done with it.”

“Luke, you’re overreacting. What if I promise face-to-face time with the suspects once we bring them in?”

“Not good enough.” I stared hard at him.

He sighed loudly, walked over to the desk and picked up my badge. He held it out for me to take. “You win.” He picked up his phone. “Yeah, Riggs, can you lay out another set of protective gear. Barringer is going with us.” He paused. “Just do what I fucking say, Riggs. I don’t have time for questions.” He hung up and stared down at the badge in my hand. He lifted a finger and the angry father scowl and tone returned. “One step out of line, Barringer, and you’ll be out of a job.”

“Yes Sir. So what are the details?”

“Apparently some neighbors on a quiet street had complained to the local police that motorcycles had been going up and down the street at all hours. Those damn bikes can sound like a locomotive when they’re rumbling through a quiet neighborhood. They’ve been staying in a house at the end of the block. Obviously, the three goons you identified felt pretty confident that Belkin wouldn’t talk. What they didn’t know was that the second agent was still alive. There are others staying at the house, including a few women, so it’s not cut and dry. Let’s go suit up.”

We headed out of the office. “Hey, Carson, thanks for letting me do this.”

“I’m pretty sure I would never hear the end of it if I didn’t let you go. You’re as persistent as a gnat buzzing around my head on a hot day.”

“Yeah, my dad used to say ‘stubborn’ was my middle name.”

Some of the other men eyed me coldly as I stepped into the equipment room.

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