The Lost Sister (Blake Wilder FBI Mystery Thriller Book 7) by Elle Gray

Author:Elle Gray [Gray, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-20T16:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Criminal Data Analysis Unit; Seattle Field Office

“Jesus, Blake. Are you all right?” Astra asks.

I nod. “Yeah, I’m fine,” I say. “My back is a little stiff, but it’s nothing that won’t heal up. I’m more upset that I opened that door. I should have known better.”

“How could you have?”

I shrug. “I should have,” I say. “Just like I should have armed the alarm. I could have absolutely sworn I did, but I must have just assumed I did because I always do. I screwed up about as bad as you can screw something up.”

We’re sitting in the CDAU the next morning and I just caught her up on everything that happened overnight. Astra is shocked and understandably upset about it. By the time the cops all left, there wasn’t time for sleep—not that I’d have been able to catch a wink anyway—so I showered, stuffed some food in my face, drank about a gallon of coffee, and came in.

“Seriously, stop blaming yourself. There’s no way you could have seen this coming,” she responds. “Do you have an ID on the guy who did this yet?”

“Not yet. I’m hoping Lee calls with that today,” I tell her. “And I feel like I should have seen this coming. They’ve been sending me warnings.”

She blows out a breath. “If what you’re saying about all of this is right, I wouldn’t hold my breath,” she says. “If the Thirteen is coming after you, I don’t see them using amateurs.”

“Me either,” I reply. “If I’m being honest, I’m really freaked out about this Đavole character. I mean, even if only half of what I read is true, this guy is still terrifying.”

“I think it’s time we bring Rosie in on this,” Astra offers. “Maybe she can assign a protective detail or something.”

I shake my head. “That’s the last thing I want—more dead people. If this assassin is as good as they say, a protective detail isn’t going to stop him.”

“So, what, you’re just going to give yourself up and wait for him to kill you?”

I purse my lips and look down at the table for a moment. But then that nervous energy kicks in again and I stand and start to pace the room. Astra’s eyes follow me and she’s wearing an uneasy expression on her face.

“Want to hear a really crazy theory?” I ask.

“Lay it on me.”

“I had the thought that my sister is the Đavole.”

Astra’s eyes widen and she stares at me like I’ve lost my mind. And I can’t blame her. I kind of feel like a lunatic for even suggesting it. But no matter what I do, I can’t escape the thought that maybe she is this mythical assassin.

“You have got to be kidding me,” she says. “Your long-lost little sister?”

I stop pacing for a moment and turn to her with a shrug. “You know I’m not a big believer in coincidences. And I know you aren’t either.”

“No, but that doesn’t mean coincidences don’t happen.”

“That’s true. But think about this,” I go on.

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