Saving Mallory: (Safe and Secure Book 4) by Alyssa Bailey
Author:Alyssa Bailey [Bailey, Alyssa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-24T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 12
It didnât take long to settle into the self-contained safe house they named The Lodge, ten miles outside Reynaud and Associatesâ offices. It was in a wooded neighborhood with few homes, but all with good security. Kaden and Carter had set up the security for most of the select houses in the area, and when this house came on the market, Jac snatched it up and modified it. The group had found great success using it since then.
Mallory started working on a puzzle, catching up on her reading, watching cooking shows and then attempting to replicate the recipes. Monroe suggested she start more basic, like meatloaf. Mallory wanted to ignore him but looking up the first recipe she wanted to try and seeing the prep time as one hour, she decided simple was good, too. Besides, she made a world-class salad.
Monroe answered his phone right after breakfast the third morning they were at the Lodge.
âArturo, how are things with the case? Have you found the accomplice yet?â
âThe general consensus is that Romaine was playing games because they could find no evidence that there was an accomplice. They believe he did it alone. I think that if Mallory believes there is another person, we should operate under that assumption for now and proceed accordingly.â
âRight. Have you talked to Jac, or do you want me to disseminate the information?â
âNo, Jac was unavailable, so I called you. If you would pass it along, that would be helpful. Oh, and there wonât be a trial for Malloryâs kidnapping as Romaine has admitted to that. Heâs admitted to the other young woman and to the three bodies weâve found so far. I hope that helps Mallory to get back to her life.â
âIt definitely helps. What about the last places Romaine has lived?â
âWeâve uncovered some of the first places he lived and have ruled them out after a rudimentary look because they were run-down apartments in concrete jungles. No one knows how long he lived at those places or when he left. According to one manager, and I quote, âWe donât give references and donât keep records.ââ
Gutierrez seemed satisfied with that bit of information, but Mallory couldnât accept it.
Mallory explained her thinking to the men on the phone with them. âI canât help but think that it isnât likely that the man lived half of his adult life a regular guy and then one day began this almost ritualistic way of kidnapping and killing people? He might have worked up to it, but he has to have done things before now.â
Kaden, who was on the line with Jac, agreed. âGood point. Iâll start looking into that.â
âDonât we think it has something to do with his desire to play at a kink club or something?â asked Kaden.
âMaybe not unless there was a precipitating event?â asked Garrett. âItâs just a theory.â
âWould that stand to reason, though? Enough psychologists agree that those in tune with themselves and who play are less inhibited by othersâ misinformation. Theyâre good examples
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