Redzone by Dietz William C

Author:Dietz, William C. [Dietz, William C.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2015-07-07T07:00:00+00:00

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Everything had gone smoothly. Or as smoothly as could be expected given the circumstances. The police were waiting for Hoss in Las Vegas. Once he signed some forms Dawn was given into his custody. And she was an emotional mess. As they made their way out to the police helo port, Hoss was subjected to fits of crying, angry tirades, and impassioned speeches. Dawn insisted that the authorities should let Mickey go. No one listened.

Therefore, all Lee could do was try to comfort a distraught Dawn during the ride home. Fortunately it was a relatively short trip. And as Lee left the helicopter she could tell that something was wrong. Dozens of mercenaries were stationed around the house—many of whom were using binoculars to scan the surrounding hillsides.

Bethany came out to escort Dawn inside. That freed Lee to return to her room. She was halfway to the house when she glanced to her right and saw something that shouldn’t have been there. Her truck! In all its faded glory. It was parked on the south side of the house in an area reserved for guests. That brought Lee to a halt. How long had Heevy known about the truck? From day one probably—and she’d been naive enough to think that the vehicle had gone undiscovered. So why reveal it now? Because Heevy wanted her to leave. And did that have something to do with whatever had taken place in her absence? Probably.

Lee entered the house and followed the stairs to the third floor. She half expected someone to try to stop her, but no one did. So she made her way back to her mother’s room and knocked on the door. The response was a faint, “Come in!”

Lee opened the door and stepped inside. Shafts of sunlight threw puddles of gold onto the wood floor. Alala was in bed and struggled to sit up. “Cassie! I’m so glad you came.”

Lee went over to stand next to the bed. “How are you?”

Alala forced a smile. Her eyes were red as if she’d been crying. “I’ve been better . . . But that doesn’t matter. Did you hear what happened?”

“No,” Lee said. “Tell me.”

“I’m not supposed to know,” Alala said. “But Myra told me.”

“Told you what?”

“It seems that James and Monica were having an affair! Hiram heard about it from someone in town, and he was furious. So he sent mercenaries to kill James. But James killed them and ran. Then Bruce and Hiram went in and one of them shot Monica.”

Alala began to sob at that point—and Lee tried to comfort her. Now everything made sense. She’d been sent to Las Vegas to get her out of the way while they killed her brother. And now Heevy was eager to get rid of her. And that explained the truck. “But what about the police?” Lee inquired. “What are they going to do about Monica’s death?”

Alala used a handkerchief to dab at her eyes. “The town marshal works for Hiram .

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