Texas Twin Abduction by Virginia Vaughan

Author:Virginia Vaughan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-05T16:33:42+00:00

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Ashlee awoke early to the sound of a car door slamming outside. She crawled off the bed and glanced out the window to see Cecile standing by her truck. She was having a conversation with Josh. They both glanced at the house before walking inside.

She dressed quickly and rushed downstairs, happy to see Lawson up and moving around better than he had been the day before. She was still worried about him and the way he’d placed himself at risk because of her, but for now, she needed to hear whatever Josh and Cecile had to tell her.

The smell of coffee and bacon greeted her as she entered the kitchen. Everyone turned to look at her and she noticed their expressions were grim. Whatever news Cecile had come to deliver, it wasn’t good.

Cecile had been checking into Bree’s past and known associates, so this terrible news had to be about Ashlee’s sister. Had they found her? If they had, their frowns made her fear they hadn’t found her alive.

She took a seat at the table and tried her best to brace herself for whatever was coming. “Tell me.” Her voice sounded calmer than she felt as tears threatened to overtake her.

Cecile glanced at Josh, who gave her the go-ahead-and-tell-her nod. “As you know, I’ve been doing some digging into your sister. I pulled her criminal history and discovered she has several arrests for drug possession dating back ten years.” She handed Ashlee a file, which she opened. Bree’s mug shot stared back at Ashlee, her face rail-thin and her eyes hollow. She’d obviously been in a dark place when this photo had been taken and sadness swept over Ashlee. But this was ancient history if her neighbor’s account was to be believed. She glanced at their faces, not understanding. “Okay, so we already knew about her drug use. According to this, her last arrest was nearly two years ago.”

“There’s more,” Cecile said. “This morning, we received a BOLO referencing your sister. Dallas PD believe she’s been kidnapped.”

All the air left Ashlee’s lungs as fear took hold of her. She’d known deep inside that her sister was in danger—that that was why she hadn’t been in touch. “What...h-how...” She stumbled over her words. “How do they know that?”

She handed Ashlee the BOLO printout. “Dallas police discovered the body of Travis Lindale. He died of an apparent overdose four days ago. He’s on the list of your sister’s known associates. Apparently, he was her boyfriend.”

Ashlee stared at the crime scene images and shuddered. She recognized the man from the photographs on her sister’s social media page. A wave of sorrow she couldn’t explain swept over her. She attributed it to worry over her sister and the fact that someone Bree cared about was dead. “And how does that suggest my sister was kidnapped?”

“During the course of their investigation, the police pulled Travis’s phone records and discovered a text message indicating that Travis had stolen from the drug organization he worked for.

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