The Highlander Next Door by Janet Chapman

Author:Janet Chapman [Chapman, Janet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, General
ISBN: 9781101625149
Google: wUFrAQAAQBAJ
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Niall stopped at the bottom of his station stairs and tapped the notes icon on his phone, opened the list of vehicles he intended to ask Sam to check out, and added the Quebec plate number of the Lexus parked at the top of the lane. He was likely more optimistic than efficient for noting all the Canadian plates he came across, but the only way he knew to find a needle in a haystack was to roll up his sleeves and start looking. Quebec and New Brunswick were neighboring provinces, and Hazel had said Leonard had an Ontario driver’s license, but he wasn’t ruling out vehicles from any provinces.

Not that Birch’s attacker couldn’t have already ditched the white car and simply gotten a rental in Maine. Hell, half the vehicles in town belonged to overseas tourists who had flown into Bangor International Airport and rented cars to make the three-hour drive into the wilderness.

“Chief MacKeage,” a man called out, making Niall look up to see Silas French loping down the lane. “I happened to run into Miss Callahan coming out of the Bottoms Up,” Silas said when he reached him, “and thought you might like to know she’s leaving town in that golf cart with a young girl. From what I overheard, the girl’s mother is hiding in a gravel pit north of here.” A terse grin lifted one side of his mouth. “My offer to accompany them was answered with a French cuss and the suggestion that I mind my own business.” He sobered. “The reason I’m telling you is that I heard what happened with the Vaughns, and it occurred to me things could get ugly if this woman’s husband suddenly showed up.”

Well, so much for not going anywhere alone—although Niall wasn’t surprised Birch had grown tired of behaving herself, considering five entire days had passed with no one trying to kill her. Nay, he wasn’t surprised, but he definitely intended to go after her. “I thank you for your concern, Mr. French,” he said as he slipped his phone in his pocket, figuring he could catch the cart within a mile. But even before he took a step, Niall felt his phone vibrate and pulled it out to find Jake’s name on the screen. “MacKeage,” he said, only to slowly relax as the man filled him in on what was going on. “I trust ye can keep an eye on them without being seen? Okay, call me if you need backup,” he added when Jake promised even the squirrels wouldn’t see him.

“I thank you for your concern, Mr. French,” Niall repeated as he mounted the station steps. “One of my officers is with Birch.”

“That’s it?” Silas said, making Niall turn and look down at him. “Logan told me word in town is your two new officers aren’t from around here and that no one knows anything about them. Are you really going to leave your girlfriend’s welfare in the hands of a man you met less than a week ago?”

Niall found himself wondering if Mr.

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