Risky Reunion by Lenora Worth

Author:Lenora Worth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2010-10-05T04:00:00+00:00

Jackson’s head came up. Marcus was thorough and always a pro. Maybe he did have a good excuse for scaring the daylights out of all of them. “Oh, and what was that, Agent Powell?”

“I was also being tailed by Detective Randall Parker. At least, I think he was tailing me. To tell you the truth, though, it looked like he was tailing the Martino capos, too.”

Jackson’s head was going to split wide open. Rubbing his forehead with two fingers, he shifted on his chair and let out a grunt. They were all sitting around the big dining table, trying to figure out what to do next.

Eloise got up, rustled through the pantry, then came back with a glass of water and two pain pills. “Take this,” she said, giving him a look that told him he’d better do as she said.

Jackson gulped down the tablets then finished off the water. “Thank you.” Then he looked down at the chart he’d put together. “Go ahead and say it. I should have stayed away from Parker.” And now Ellie knew.

Marcus shook his head. “I figure he saw us entering Ms. Smith’s apartment at some point and he’s put things together already. Maybe he fell for your cover story or maybe he was just playing along in hopes of getting information.”

“Or maybe I gave him exactly what he needed,” Jackson replied, disgust in the words. In spite of vowing to stay focused, he was way too distracted to be heading this task force.

Eloise sat down next to him. “Jackson, he’s a smart cop. He’s good at his job and if he did watch my house then he knows something. And now, you’re pretty sure he tried to break in, too. So he had to know someone was there with me that night. The dog was barking and everyone was running around. He’s not stupid. He would have eventually put it all together whether I stayed there or not.”

Jackson looked down at the chart. “So we have Parker on one end, trying to get to you and we have Martino’s men snooping around, trying to find out information about you. Plus, someone left you roses twice. Had to be the Mob since Parker’s wife wasn’t dead the first time you received flowers.” He glanced around the table. “But if they compare notes with Parker, then the stakes get even higher.”

Thea held up a hand. “What if Parker saw one of the Martino goons trying to leave those roses at the apartment that night?”

Jackson nodded. “And he tailed that person or persons, trying to figure out why they’d want to leave roses so late at night?”

Thea jotted down some notes. “Parker would cover all the bases. He might have thought it strange or maybe his detective instincts kicked in and he decided to investigate.”

“But that doesn’t mean he knows anything,” Marcus said. “Although he apparently knew enough to make me and probably those thugs, too.”

“Well, Martino’s thugs could get tired of being tailed by one of the locals and decide to off Parker the next time they see him,” Roark offered up.

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