Tainted Mind by Schultz Tamsen

Author:Schultz, Tamsen
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781620151082
Publisher: Booktrope

CHAPTER 15

IAN THOUGHT HE WAS USED TO SCRUTINY. After being in some of the places he'd been and doing some of the things he'd done, he was pretty comfortable with it all. But walking into the Boston Police Department headquarters made his skin feel tight and his fingers twitchy. He didn't have to see everyone to know he and Vivienne were being watched as they made their way toward the back of the main room, a large, open space filled with desks and cops.

When they reached the back, Ian was glad to see they were headed into an office. An office with shades drawn and the door closed. The scrutiny would continue, but he wouldn't have to see it, at least not from all directions.

“Come in,” a gruff voice called out in answer to Vivienne's knock. She cast Ian a look before opening the office door and stepping inside. Following closely on her heels, Ian shut the door behind him and got his first look at Lucas Rancuso.

Wearing a jacket and tie, he sat behind a desk, hunched over some files. He looked up as they entered, and a lock of thick, black hair fell into his eyes—eyes lined with dark circles. He considered the two of them for a heartbeat before rising.

Now, Ian wasn't a tall man, but he wasn't short either. Rancuso, on the other hand, was a giant. Easily six and a half feet tall, he towered over Vivienne who had wordlessly stepped forward and into a hug.

“I'm sorry I didn't call,” she mumbled. A look of pain crossed the big man's sharp features, but he shook off her apology. Then he turned his eyes to Ian.

“Ian, this is Detective Lucas Rancuso. Lucas, this is Deputy Chief Ian MacAllister from Windsor.”

As Rancuso studied him, Ian studied the detective. After the initial surprise at the man's size waned, Ian took in his rumpled clothes and gaunt features, factors that made Rancuso, who was probably only a few years older than Ian, look much older. No doubt, he was an imposing man, but he was also, clearly, running on fumes. Ian stepped forward and offered his hand, and after a beat, it was received in a firm shake.

Gesturing to them to take the empty seats in the room, the detective rounded back behind his desk and sat. Placing his hands flat on his desk, he spoke. “So, you want to look at a couple of my cold cases?”

Ian nodded and rattled off the names of the three women they were interested in, though he knew both Vivienne and Carly had covered this in their conversations with Rancuso as the case officer. And the detective wasn't really listening anyway; he was not so subtly taking Ian's measure.

Not taking his eyes off of Ian, he leaned back in his chair and said, “Tell me what you know and what you think.”

The drill wasn't new and Ian easily tapped into his training to deliver a succinct, complete report of what they had found, what they were looking for, and what they thought the likely outcome was going to be.

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