Sisters By Choice by Lillian Duncan

Author:Lillian Duncan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian Fiction
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2016-08-14T04:00:00+00:00

23

Fresh from his shower and dressed, Conrad poured some kibble into BowWow’s dish. “Sorry, buddy. No time for a long walk today.” He leaned down and rubbed the dog’s head. “Maybe later.” Conrad had one foot out the door when his house phone rang. He rushed back and grabbed it. “Hello.”

“Got some bad news for your pretty flower lady,” Zink told him without bothering to say hello.

“She’s not my pretty flower lady. What’s the bad news?”

“Just talked with Ben. The powers-that-be gave her a second look and have decided she looks good for the murder and maybe the kidnapping, as well. So she’s been moved up to a top priority.”

“Hold on.” He held the phone in one hand as he locked his door with the other. “OK, I’m back. Have they issued a warrant?”

“Not yet—just a BOLO. But the news reports got it wrong. They announced it as a warrant for her arrest, not a BOLO.”

His heart sank. Veronica didn’t kidnap Emily—he was sure of that. Well, almost sure, but she was in trouble—he was sure of that, as well. “I’ve got some info of my own on the pretty flower lady and on Emily Most.”

“Do tell, partner.”

“I’ll tell you all about it at the station. But first I have to get a new phone, thanks to the bath mine took yesterday.”

“See you, then.”

****

Maria’s throat constricted as the man aimed the gun. She stomped on the gas pedal and the car surged forward. Too afraid to look back, she ran a red light, and then two stop signs to get away.

She finally got the courage to look in the rearview mirror. Empty. But not for long. Sunberry was a small town. The man was probably back at his own car, or with Raymond and searching for them right this moment. The town didn’t have many places to hide and he’d seen her rental car so he knew what she was driving.

He’d be searching for her.

She needed to hide. Now! Her whole body trembled. Can’t fall apart, now. Gotta keep Layla safe.

“Can I get up now?” Her daughter whined from the back seat.

“Not yet, Layla.”

She’d been nuts to come back to this town—even if the FBI was looking for her. She should have tried to make it to Florida. It was her job to keep her daughter safe. Instead, she’d driven her right back into the jaws of danger.

Now what was she going to do? Go to Suzanne Zinkleman’s house or just disappear again? God, I need some wisdom. She waited. Nothing happened except more panic.

A tear squeezed out. She brushed it away.

“Mommy? Can I get up now?”

Maria looked into her rearview mirror. No car—nobody followed her. “Sure, honey.”

She couldn’t protect Layla on her own. It was hard to admit, but she needed help. She reached for the box of receipts. “I need you to do something important, OK?”

“OK, Mommy.”

“Look through the receipts until you find Miss Suzanne’s name. Can you do that, sweetie? It starts with an S and a U.

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