Smoke and Fire: Part 3 by Donna Grant

Author:Donna Grant [Grant, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Published: 2016-03-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

Kinsey saw Ryder tense slightly when her mobile rang again. She didn’t glance at him as she answered it, putting it on speaker as she continued to run encryption software on the e-mails.

“Hello, Cecil,” Kinsey said. “I was just about to call you.” It was a lie, but Cecil would never know. The man was too concerned about gaining another title to consider anyone might be lying to him.

“Good, good,” his voice came over the mobile. “I was getting worried.”

Kinsey paused in her typing and looked at her phone. There was strain in his voice. Her gaze shifted to Ryder to find him looking at her as well. She shrugged, letting Ryder know she didn’t have a clue what was going on.

“Because I was late with the work orders?” she asked.

Cecil laughed nervously. “I told you it was important.”

“And I said I’d get it done. I did.”

“Well, girl, you’ve never let me down before. This would be a bad time to start.”

That took Kinsey aback. “What’s that supposed to mean? I’ve always done my job.”

“Of course you have,” he said quickly then laughed to try and divert her questioning. “There’s just a lot going on around the office.”

But Kinsey wasn’t going to let it go. “Why would you think I’d let you down?”

“Well,” Cecil said with a slight hesitation. “They put a lot of emphasis on how well my people do.”

“They always have. Yet I’ve got the distinct impression that you make it sound much more serious. What’s going on?” she asked.

Ryder gave a nod of approval at her approach, which made her want to smile.

Cecil stuttered over himself before he said, “Nothing you need to worry about.”

“We’re way above quota. Right?” she urged when he was silent.

“Right.”

But his answer was much too hasty. Kinsey lifted her hands helplessly to Ryder. He motioned for her to continue where she was going with her questions.

“Is your job in jeopardy, Cecil?”

His nervous laughter was answer enough. “In this era of hacking, encryptions, spying, and protection of everything electronic, my job is never completely secure.”

“Then perhaps I should talk to Harriet. She needs to know that you’re doing a good job managing us out in the field.”

“That’s not necessary. I wanted to let you know I got your work orders. Good job.”

The line disconnected. Kinsey frowned at the mobile phone and sat back in her chair. “That was odd.”

“He’s being pressured,” Ryder said.

“Obviously. But by who?”

“Whoever made sure you were sent to Dreagan.”

She bit her lip and slid her gaze to him. “I really hate not knowing who this asshole is.”

“Then what’s stopping you?” he asked with a wink.

Kinsey returned his smile. Ryder was the best there was at hacking. “I’m waiting on you.”

He gave a push with his feet that sent his chair rolling toward her. Ryder stopped it right before they crashed into each other. “Let’s go over what we know.”

“All right. We know that someone at Kyvor used the desk of Clarice Steinhold to put in the fake work order with my name sending me here.

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