Squall Line (The Inland Seas Series Book 1) by Gwyn McNamee

Author:Gwyn McNamee [McNamee, Gwyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-08T18:30:00+00:00

13

War

I don’t know what I expected to find when I pulled up to the Port of Milwaukee, but it wasn’t this.

Through a light rain under an overcast sky, the place is practically deserted. It’s usually not busy this time of the week, but still.

Where is everyone?

The dozens of times we’ve docked here, I can’t remember it ever being this empty.

A prickle of apprehension starts at the base of my neck and has my hair standing on end.

Something’s not right.

This feels like a setup. Grace’s mother didn’t seem to know or suspect anything amiss, but that doesn’t mean the crew didn’t alert the Coast Guard or police when they docked. The authorities could be waiting to see if we do just…if we’re stupid enough to return for what we didn’t get.

With the Coast Guard building right across the street from the port administration, the chances of getting away if they are waiting for us is slim to none.

I toss the car into park in front of the administration building and pull out my phone. The guys need to know what’s going on. “Cutter, where are you guys?”

“What’s wrong?”

I shift in my seat and scan the area down to the right, behind the chain-link fence, where the two huge piers sit. “We’re parked in front of the admin building. I don’t know, man, it’s just quiet. It’s making me uneasy.”

“Should we abort?”

Probably.

I clench my jaw and glance at Grace who has been silent beside me since she called her mom.

Going in will be a huge risk, but at this point, we don’t really have any choice.

“No. We don’t have time to mess around with this anymore. Just don’t pull into the dock until you hear from me and I give the all clear. We may be coming back later tonight.”

He hisses out a curse. “Shit. I sure hope not.”

The line goes dead, and I shove my phone back in my pocket.

This is so not where I thought I’d be today. The mysterious cargo should be to Chicago already, and I should be sitting back with a bourbon or a beer with the guys, celebrating another victory and another chunk of my debt repaid.

Things got so fucked-up, so damn fast.

Grace clears her throat. “Do you want me to go in?”

Do I want her to go or does she have to? No, and…

“Yes.”

We really don’t have any other options. If the police have been alerted, I can’t show my face, and there’s no way of knowing what the crew said or did when we left with her.

“Just go. Follow the plan. Come back out.”

She nods, and her hand shakes as she grasps the handle of the door. It pops open, but she pauses and looks back at me. “I’ll be back.”

Fuck.

I hate how much I want that to be true. Hate how much my chest aches thinking about her not returning. If she betrays us, betrays me…

Just fuck.

Being surrounded by a swarm of police officers and jail wouldn’t be the worst part. It would be knowing it happened because of her, because she lied to us.

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