The Entangled Box Set by Jill Sanders

Author:Jill Sanders [Sanders, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grayton Press

Chapter 11

Ethan watched Brea rush into the house and almost laughed at how fast she’d left him with…his brother.

He started to say, “I need a beer,” but then he remembered his medicine and how early it was. “Let’s go up on the porch.” He nodded to the chairs he and his brother had made last time he’d visited. Even though it was chilly out, the fresh air would do him good.

Jacob was wearing street clothes, which told him that he was off duty. He sat across from him, rubbing his hands on his knees.

“So?” he said after a moment of awkward silence.

“So,” Jacob repeated. “I need your help with something.”

Ethan sighed. What else did he have to do besides sit around and be bored as he healed? “Shoot.”

“It’s about Jess.” Jacob pulled out a piece of paper. “More to the point, her parents.” He handed him the paper. “I would do it myself, but…” He ran his hand through his hair. “If Jess ever found out.”

The look in the man’s eyes told Ethan that the cop was very worried what a hundred-pound woman would do to him if she found out he was looking for her folks.

“My…our brother is better at this sort of thing. He is a PI of sorts.”

“Yeah, but he’s got his hands full at the moment.”

He glanced over what info Jacob had found so far. Which wasn’t a lot. “Why are you so concerned about finding them?”

“Jess doesn’t think they have anything to do with all this, but…” He paused and looked like he wanted to say more, but instead he shrugged.

“Yeah, sure,” he said after a moment. “I’ll see what I can come up with. Have you heard anything more on the group that kidnapped Xtina and shot Mike?”

“The Humanist Society? The one’s that survived that night have been moved to the state facility in Reidsville until their trial.”

“How soon will that be?”

Jacob laughed. “Not soon enough. Their leader, William…”

“Yeah, Mike told me about him.” Ethan sighed, thankful that his brother had taken care of the bastard himself.

“Well, he sure left a mark on this town.” He was pretty sure he saw Jacob shiver. “The people in Hidden Creek have been super vigilant since then. No strangers can drive through town without getting questioned.”

“Gotta love small towns.”

“Actually, we’ve had so many tips, we’ve been crazy busy.”

Ethan folded the paper and put it in his pocket as Brea walked out with some pills and a glass of water.

“Time for these.” She handed another glass to Jacob after making sure he swallowed the two pills. “Sorry, we didn’t have any tea.”

Jacob held up the water and smiled. “Water’s fine.”

“So, how about the Schmitt’s case?” Brea asked as she sat next to him.

Ethan had heard about it, the one thing his parents had mentioned to him.

“What about it?” Jacob asked.

“Any new info on that case?” she asked and Ethan could tell that she was in full reporter mode, something he’d never seen before. If he had to be honest, it was turning him on.

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