Shattered Hart by Violet Paige

Author:Violet Paige [Paige, Violet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

I stared at the cup of coffee in front of me. My hair was wrapped in a towel and I wore a white robe from the hotel.

AJ was on the phone with his boss, a woman named Heidi. He had mentioned her in the airport hangar after the kidnapping. I assumed she was senior level.

I listened while he talked. The shower had felt luxurious. Running water combined with steam was something I wouldn’t take for granted for a while.

He smiled and nodded at me before turning toward the windows. It was AJ’s idea to take an Uber to New Orleans once we reached a gas station. It was the opposite direction of where I thought we were headed, but there was an FBI field office in the city. He wanted immediate protection for me. He said we weren’t taking any more chances.

I understood the deeper message. I wasn’t the one making the decisions. He was in control as long as someone was after me.

There was an officer in the hall outside our suite and I knew of at least two plain clothes agents that were roaming the lobby and halls. The Ritz-Carlton seemed safe to me, but I had learned this week that nothing was as it seemed.

AJ tossed his phone on the dresser.

“That was my boss. She wants us to stay until we can have a full escort back to D.C.”

My eyes popped. “Stay in New Orleans? But why?”

He sat on the bed next to me. “Two units are headed to the farmhouse now. One forensic team is going to gather everything they can about the map and the evidence we found in the barn. And the other one is taking bomb tech to analyze our cars.”

“Oh.” I frowned. “And then what?”

“Agent Canson is running the Flight 552 hijacking. He wants to fly down tomorrow and debrief you immediately. He told Heidi you’re a flight risk.”

“What?”

AJ scowled. “Just go along with it. Ok? But this web has gotten more tangled. Canson needs to talk to you about the flight. And the units here are going to want to know everything about the farmhouse. You arrived at the scene before I did.”

“But you saw what it looked like,” I argued. “You were there. I didn’t even break into the house. That was you.”

“It doesn’t matter. We’re going to be in New Orleans for a while. You’re the center of two open investigations.”

I considered what he said. “But you won’t leave?”

“No. I’m not going anywhere.”

“Because of Project Compass,” I stated. “That’s why they’re letting you stay.”

“Yes. They want you on the team. I think you’re in too deep to turn away.”

“Or is that just what everyone wants me to think?”

He shook his head. “What does that mean?”

“I was fine. I was happy. None of this insane shit was happening to me until Project Compass.” I shoved off the bed.

“That’s not true.” AJ eyed me. “I told you on the flight someone has been trailing you. And everything we found in the farmhouse proves that.

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