The Chase by DiAnn Mills

Author:DiAnn Mills [Mills, DiAnn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-310-33318-0
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2012-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 28

Tigo escorted Kariss inside her condo and drove home convinced she hadn’t listened to any of his warnings or advice. He’d gone there with the purpose of convincing her to lay low until the Arroyos were brought in. Unfortunately, she held the trophy for stubbornness.

While she readied herself for dinner, he’d accessed her laptop. He walked an ethical line there, but she’d given him permission.

The folder labeled “Cherished Doe Manuscript” had a first chapter, but he wasn’t interested in reading it then. The file “Characters” would be a later pursuit, but the one titled “Notes” had sparked his attention.

She’d duplicated everything in the FBI file about Cherished Doe and made comments in the left-hand column for events that must have importance to her story. He valued her orderly accounting of the press conference and represented media. No fiction there, only details in a well-journaled fashion. Still scrolling, he’d reached the portion surrounding Gilberto’s and Xavier’s visit to the FBI. Tigo had stopped to analyze a highlighted portion about Xavier.

I don’t understand why neither HPD nor the FBI will investigate the possibility of Xavier’s child. He’s lost one little girl, and my heart goes out to him for a possible second.

Finding nothing else to link her to dangerous activity, he’d moved on to check what websites she’d accessed, hoping to find more information about the newly purchased gun. Typical sites popped up, writing and marketing blogs, thesaurus, a ten-thousand-year calendar — Tigo wondered if she was thinking about writing sci-fi — a reverse dictionary, and fbi.gov. He’d scanned other sites until he felt reasonably certain her purchase of a handgun was precautionary. Again he’d wondered if her CHL would be an asset given the circumstances. He’d have to find out where she planned to take the classes and offer to take her to the shooting range. If she was determined to learn how to protect herself, then Tigo wanted to make sure she developed good habits.

Kariss’s tenacity might have gotten her far in the book publishing world, but in the world of crime solving, trudging ahead without a plan was deadly. If the Arroyos were not taken into custody soon, she’d be dead before the book was written. Her persistence reminded him of a few reporters — had to have the story no matter where the scoop led. Well, he’d done all he could to warn her.

Tigo wanted her inside the FBI office every day, seven days a week. He’d gladly bring in a cot. But he couldn’t force her to do anything. Nothing in his past equipped him to deal with Kariss Walker — not his stint in the marines, the work in Saudi Arabia, or his FBI training. To make matters worse, she filled too much of his thoughts. He wished she had a wart on her nose or bad breath.

Once home, he spent a few minutes at his mother’s bedside. She’d had a restful day, and for that he was grateful. His thoughts eased back to dinner and how stunning Kariss had looked.

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