Stalked by Secrets by Deborah Fletcher Mello

Author:Deborah Fletcher Mello
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-11-23T18:35:04+00:00

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When his father and brothers arrived, Davis’s mother kissed him on the forehead and excused herself from the room. There was a hushed exchange between his parents; Davis sensed an air of tension between them that both were trying to hide. He shot his brothers a look, the lot of them taking stock of the moment. When the door closed behind the matriarch, his father seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

“Is everything okay with you two?” Davis questioned, asking what they were all thinking.

Jerome looked from one to the other. He nodded his head. “Everything’s fine. Your mother is just concerned about you.” He changed the subject. “So, where are we? I have to update the mayor after lunch this afternoon.”

Parker took a seat on the edge of the bed. “I’ve turned the case over to the FBI. They’re sending a team later today to take over the investigation. They’re going to want to talk to you, but we’ll hold them off until after you’re out of the hospital.”

“They’ll need to schedule that through me,” Ellington said. “You have legal representation and you are not to talk to anyone about this case without me being there.”

Davis looked confused. “The FBI? You’re not going to handle the case?”

“Letting the FBI take the reins doesn’t mean we aren’t going to investigate. It means what we do will be off the books and when we find what we need, we point them in that direction,” Parker said.

“It avoids the look of any impropriety,” Jerome said. “No one will be able to accuse us of hiding anything because you’re my son.”

“Right now, though, we have more questions than we do answers,” Armstrong interjected. “First, someone does a drive-by on your home and now this. It can’t be coincidental.”

“Tell us what you remember,” Parker said, directing his question toward Davis.

“Gaia called me. She was furious. She said she needed to see me immediately. I asked what was wrong and she responded that I already knew and she wanted answers. I automatically assumed that she was talking about Alexander Balducci.”

“What’s he got to do with this?” Armstrong asked.

“It’s complicated,” Jerome answered. “And Davis isn’t at liberty to say anything more.”

Davis and his father exchanged gazes, the patriarch’s stare feeling like a warning.

The brothers all seemed to be trying to read the moment. All of them except Mingus, who looked like his mind was racing to put two and two together but coming up with three instead of four.

“Did she mention him directly?” Parker asked.

Davis shook his head. “No. She just said that she had trusted me and asked how I could do that to her, and then she started crying. That’s when I agreed to meet her. She said she was headed to my office and would see me when I got there.”

“Did you understand what she was talking about?” Parker queried.

Davis gave his father another look and nodded.

“Where were you when she called?” Armstrong asked.

“Home. Having dinner with Neema.”

“Who’s Neema?” Ellington questioned.

“His new boo thang,” Mingus muttered, amusement dancing in his eyes.

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