Snowblind Justice by Cindi Myers

Author:Cindi Myers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-08-12T14:57:53+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Over my dead body.”

So what if it was a cliché? Brodie thought, as soon as he had uttered those words. Travis’s announcement that Emily wanted to try to lure Alex to her had prompted a visceral reaction that went beyond coherent speech. The thought of her anywhere near that monster made his blood freeze.

“I already told her the idea was out of the question,” Travis said.

“It’s a stupid idea.” Brodie dropped into the chair across from Travis’s desk at the sheriff’s department, not sure if his legs were steady enough yet for him to remain standing. “What makes her think he’d come anywhere near her?”

“She fits the profile of the other women he’s murdered,” Travis said. “Alex knows her. And she’s my sister. He’s made it clear he enjoys getting back at me and my department—it’s why he went after Jamie.”

“How can you even look at this logically?” Brodie groused. “She’s your sister.”

“I made it clear it wasn’t going to happen,” he said.

“We don’t even know where he is,” Brodie said. “What was she going to do—put an ad in the paper asking him to meet her? He’d see that as a trap right away.”

“Maybe. Or maybe he’d be too tempted by the chance to get at her.”

Brodie glared at the sheriff. “You’ve actually considered this, haven’t you? You’ve run all the possibilities through your head.”

Travis shifted in his chair. “It’s not going to happen,” he said again. “But if anyone is to blame for her coming up with the idea, it’s you.”

“Me?”

“You’re the one who asked her to help with the case. You gave her the idea that she knows Alex better than anyone, and that her insight could help.”

“Insight. Her thoughts. I never meant for her to put her life on the line—or anything close to it.”

“I know. And I know she really wants to help. But this isn’t the way to do it.”

Brodie slid down farther in his chair. “I think this case is getting to us all.”

Deputy Dwight Prentice stopped in the doorway to the office. “Abel Crutchfield just called in with a tip we ought to check out,” he said.

“Who is Abel Crutchfield?” Brodie asked.

“He’s a retired guy, spends a lot of time ice fishing in the area,” Travis said. “He was the first one to report a blonde woman hanging around near where Michaela Underwood was murdered. That woman turned out to be Tim Dawson in disguise.”

Brodie nodded and sat up straighter. “What’s the tip?”

“He says he saw smoke coming from some caves over by Eagle Creek,” Dwight said. “Like someone was camping up there. He figured we might want to check it out.”

“Take Brodie over there with you and have a look,” Travis said. “But call for backup if it looks like anyone is up there.”

“Right.” Brodie rose. “Much as I’d like to get hold of this guy, better not try to do it by ourselves.”

“We should be able to get a good look from across the way,” Dwight said. “Enough to see if it’s worth going in.

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