Secrets by Jane A Adams

Author:Jane A Adams [Adams, Jane A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 2013-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-THREE

Bud watched the morning news with more than usual interest. He’d found a little boarding house in the Highlands and from there moved into a holiday cottage he’d discovered in a small valley. It was empty and deserted, the season already coming to an end. A query at the local post office and a phone call later and Bud had rented the place for a week. Mr Briars, as he’d become for the purpose, left his rental in cash with the postmistress.

He was still not being careful enough, Bud thought, but a feeling of resignation seemed to have settled upon him. The feeling in the pit of his belly told him that this was not going to come out well and equally that there was not a thing he could do about it. He’d either survive this last job and go on to enjoy the money it had made for him or he would not. Nothing he could do now would make an ounce of difference. He could feel it.

So he watched the news now and noted with interest rather than anxiety that the reports of two men found in a van close to where a warehouse robbery had taken place, was now on every channel.

‘Police were called by a security man at the warehouse. He’d been alerted by someone hammering on the van doors from the inside, but by the time the emergency services had arrived, the sounds had apparently stopped. Police broke into the van to find the two men inside, already unconscious. It’s understood that one man never regained consciousness, while the other managed to speak briefly to a police officer. He too is believed to have died during the night.

‘Police will be releasing a statement later today. It is not yet known if the families of the two men have been informed of their deaths or even if the authorities are sure of their identities.

‘The security officer injured in the raid on the warehouse is still in a critical condition in hospital. He has not yet regained consciousness. It’s understood that the warehouse, a former car plant, is now used as a self-storage facility. It is not known if any of the lockers were broken into or what, if anything, was taken. Customers are asked to call this number, which will appear on your screens in just a moment, if they have immediate concerns. The number will also be available on our website.’

‘So,’ Bud mused, ‘what was it someone wanted from the lockers?’ He jotted the number down and stared at it as though it might enlighten him. He thought about the other members of his team and wondered if they too were wondering about the circumstances; the organization, the complexity of it all. Usually, once a job was over, Bud just walked away; as far away as he could get. Put the whole thing out of his mind. So what was so different about this time? What was it that wouldn’t let him loose this time?

Bud’s phone chirped softly.

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