Tethered - Aquarius by Beth Caudill & Zodiac Shifters

Author:Beth Caudill & Zodiac Shifters [Caudill, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780996570961
Publisher: Moonlight Mountain Books
Published: 2017-02-14T06:00:00+00:00

6

“Officer Edwards, in my office,” Captain Simmons bellowed. His officers should be watching the suspect, not sitting at their computers.

“Captain.” Sweat beaded on the young man’s forehead. Only in the department for a year, the junior officer wasn’t comfortable with his place.

Trying to keep his anger in check, he said, “Did I not direct you to follow Ranger Morgan?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Then why aren’t you out at the Murmuring Springs?”

“He left. Drove to Gracelynne Shroud State Park.” He swallowed. “We didn’t follow because of the standing order to leave anything related to Willows Haven alone.”

Simmons was rarely surprised these days, but for once he didn’t know what to think. This case seemed straightforward. An ex-wife moves on with her life and drops the kid off. Either the guy can’t handle it with the new woman in his life or he wants the ex-wife’s attention and arranges for something to happen to their daughter.

In a lot of cases, family hurt each other. It didn’t need to make sense. Yet anything related to Willows Haven and Annabel was more than it seemed.

Magic existed in places like Willows Haven and it was his responsibility to keep it secret. Mystical powers weren’t something normal people were prepared to handle.

“Did he drive through town?”

The officer looked at the ground. “No. They packed and headed straight for the park.”

There were cabins within Willows Haven limits. The park was part natural resource and part protection for the town.

“Any idea why he’d go there?”

“His brother is a deputy in town. He may have traveled there for moral support.” The young man’s voice cracked on the last statement.

“Or not. I trust there are more cases requiring your attention? Like this one?” He held out the report for a robbery of a bloodmobile. The county hospital used the vehicle for large blood drives at corporate sites. Only someone who was disturbed would steal blood.

“Yes, sir.”

“No case waits forever. Go over the forensic reports when they come in and keep tabs on Morgan’s location. I want to know where he goes after leaving the park.” He made eye contact. “Dismissed.”

Either Morgan was going for family console or something far more sinister than a kidnapping was going on. He’d worked with park rangers before. They were quiet, meticulous, and a bit nutty about natural resources.

Practical. Not the type of person to suddenly harm a daughter they supposedly loved. But that didn’t mean one couldn’t have done it, either.

There wasn’t a lot of physical evidence. Something he’d thought condemned the man because he had law enforcement training. Maybe there was another reason for the absence. A highly dangerous and complicated reason.

Magic. The bane of his existence. He couldn’t live with its rules, yet he couldn’t give it up.

He prayed for the girl and that Morgan was a caring dad who could do what was necessary to save her life. Because there were consequences for dealing with the inhabitants of Willows Haven.

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