Risk of a Lifetime by Claudia Shelton

Author:Claudia Shelton
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-04-14T10:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Marcy felt like she’d slept for days, when in truth, she’d nodded on and off for the past couple of hours on the sofa in the sheriff’s office. Every noise she heard outside the room put her on edge. JB and the sheriff must have been gone for a while, because the first time she heard their voices had been about twenty minutes ago.

She swung her legs over the side and sat up on the cushion. Time to face the world. Shuffling her fingers through her hair and accepting the lip gloss her mother offered were the extent of any attempts she made to improve her appearance.

Truman led the way out the door, then Sadie, then Marcy. She glanced around the room until she recognized JB’s shoulders. Her insides relaxed with the thought that he would be the one taking her home. She didn’t have to be afraid with JB around. Even if she had made somebody angry…very, very angry. She needed JB closer, so she stepped in his direction, but, intent on his conversation, he didn’t turn to face her.

“Wilson, if you call my cell phone, you’ll reach the Crayton Police Department, ‘cause I’ve got a new one.” Voices echoed through the speaker phone.

“Damn it.” His boss gritted out the words. “Give me the number.”

“No. Technically, I don’t work for you or anyone else right now. I only called to keep you in the loop.” JB swept his right hand to the Glock in his shoulder holster as the front door opened. “You want to get a message to me, talk to Sheriff Davis or Deputy Evans.”

The rookie walked in with a couple surveillance disks dangling from his hand.

“Or Patrolman Kennett. Don’t leave information with anyone else. Got that?”

“If you tell me your plans, I can cut my vacation short and give you a hand.” Wilson’s tone sounded attentive. “I assume you’ll be heading to some type of safe house there in the area.”

“Crayton doesn’t have a safe house, but I’ve got a place lined up.”

“Tell me where, and I’ll get some coordinates on the place. Who knows, you may need the Bureau’s help at keeping your ex-wife safe.”

“I appreciate the offer, but I’m good with the few people in the area knowing where we’re headed.” JB stood, cricking his neck from side to side. “Besides, it could take a while getting this mess straightened.”

Wilson grunted. “I thought you were already divorced.”

“Yeah. But as far as I’m concerned, she’s still my responsibility. If I make it out alive, I’ll get in touch with you.”

She rubbed the pads of her fingers from the bridge of her nose across her eyelids and stopped. What was he talking about? Safe house? Hiding? Sounded like some kind of plan had been put into play while she slept. Shouldn’t she have been involved?

JB’s touch brought her back to the present.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, shoving the phone in his pocket.

“Nothing.” She shook his hand free. Fought the threatening tears. Make it out alive didn’t sound good.

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