Shadow Undercover (Fortress Security Book 10) by Rebecca Deel

Author:Rebecca Deel [Deel, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: kidnapping
Publisher: Rebecca Deel
Published: 2019-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Bridget stared at Trace. She must have heard him wrong. Who wanted to kill a librarian? “A bomb?”

“That’s right. What’s worse, it’s remote activated. A call to an attached cell phone will set it off. Whoever planted the bomb doesn’t need to be in the vicinity to detonate it.” He tapped his screen and made a call. “Ben, I just sent you a picture. I need an expert opinion. Can you talk me through disarming that?”

Bridget nudged him. “On speaker,” she mouthed.

He obliged her.

A moment later, Ben said, “Tell me you aren’t anywhere near that bomb.”

Oh, man. Bridget’s heart sank. That didn’t sound good.

“We’re about 200 feet away.”

“Not good enough. Get out of there. I’ll call a buddy on MNPD’s bomb squad and report what you found. They’ll coordinate with the airport’s response unit. Bridget, give me your license plate number and location of your vehicle.”

She gave him the information, hating that her voice shook. How would she handle working undercover with Trace when this incident had shaken her? She wasn’t that close to the bomb. In Hugo’s stronghold, she’d be swimming with the sharks.

Trace drove from the lot, keeping well away from Bridget’s vehicle. “How long will it take the various units to respond?”

“The airport’s unit will be on site in less than five minutes.”

When Trace was on Interstate 40, he said, “We’re clear. Make the call. Make sure they know I didn’t plant the bomb. I’d rather not have a warrant out for my arrest.”

“Copy that.” Ben ended the call.

“Hugo’s people planted the bomb?” Bridget asked.

“You tick anyone else off lately?”

“Two high school seniors when I didn’t have the resources they needed for their English research papers. And before you ask, they aren’t delinquents with pyrotechnic tendencies. I borrowed their needed books from another library. Crisis averted.”

He slid her a narrowed glance. “No angry parent of a student or a spurned wannabe boyfriend?”

“None of the above. I already admitted to a pathetic romantic life. No need to rub it in.”

“Then I don’t see how this could be anyone else’s work but Hugo’s.”

“Why would he or his cronies do this? What purpose does it serve?”

“Easy. If you become too much of a threat, he’ll get rid of you. The real question is how long you drove around with that bomb under your car.”

The sudden drain of blood from her face left Bridget feeling lightheaded. “That’s not a comforting though.” She could have died any time after Ruth was taken. What if her car had exploded in the parking lot at school? Students, faculty, and administration might have been caught in the blast.

“Hugo probably had one of his men attach the bomb to your car as a means to keep Ruth under control. The threat of being able to kill you at the touch of a button would have been enough to make your sister cooperate until he had her under lock and key. If he decides to show her off to a select few people, the threat to your life will force her into compliance.

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