Texas Law by Barb Han

Author:Barb Han
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-09-10T16:04:30+00:00

Chapter Ten

Colton spent the next hour getting to know River Myers. He then made a quick call to his mother, and she agreed the twins staying on with her would be for the best, at least for a couple of days.

He knew better than anyone that investigations often took far longer than that, but he hoped for a break in this one. If Makena’s ex was determined to erase her and she was constantly at Colton’s side, he would have to get through Colton first. Makena had made a list of River’s known hangouts. Colton had handed the list over to Gert, who’d meticulously called each one to ask when the last time River had been in.

So far, no one had seen or heard from River for the past month. Of course, the couple of places that were known cop hangouts most likely wouldn’t admit to seeing him if he was standing in front of their faces.

Other than that, he frequented a popular Tex-Mex restaurant and a couple of taco chains. None of the managers or employees admitted to seeing the man in the past few weeks if not a month.

The timing of River sticking to himself coincided with when he was put on leave according to the chief. It was odd, since the guy would’ve had more free time on his hands. Usually, that meant being seen in his favorite haunts more often. In River’s case, he seemed to be hunkering down.

A call to one of his neighbors revealed that it didn’t seem like he’d been home, either. There were no lights left on in the evenings, and the neighbor hadn’t seen his truck in a couple of weeks.

“What are the chances he has a new girlfriend?” Colton asked Makena.

She looked up from her notebook, where she’d been trying to recall and write down all the places he could’ve possibly gone to.

“Anything is possible. Right?” She tapped her pencil on the pad. “I mean, he’s not really the type to be alone and he was served with divorce papers not long after I disappeared. I worked through my lawyer to finish up the paperwork.”

“If River is spending all his time at a new girlfriend’s house, it might be harder to track him down.” His personal phone number had changed. Colton had his guess as to why that might have happened.

As word spread about the morning’s incident, Colton’s phone started ringing off the hook. Everyone in the community wanted to pitch in and help find the person responsible for blowing up Mrs. Dillon’s RV. Colton couldn’t give any more details than that and it was impossible to keep this story completely quiet considering how much neighbors watched out for each other in Katy Gulch.

After hours of receiving and making phone calls, Colton realized it was past dinnertime. Not a minute later, Gert knocked on the office door. It was a courtesy knock because Colton had a long-standing open-door policy.

“It might be time to take a break,” Gert said. They both knew she would go home and continue working on the case, but it was her signal she was heading out.

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