Trail of Evidence by Lynette Eason

Author:Lynette Eason
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

“Felix is gone,” Jonas said from behind her. Brooke spun to find him standing in the doorway that led from the back.

“What?”

“He’s gone.” He rubbed a hand over his face, his weariness palpable.

“There’s no way anyone could have taken him,” Brooke said.

Jonas shook his head. “I don’t think anyone took him. I think he left on his own. I’m pretty sure he slipped out the back door.”

“That door doesn’t sound the alarm when opened?”

“Not if the alarm is cut off. Felix knows the code.”

She looked at Chase, who bolted for the door. Nicholas spoke rapidly on the phone, then hung up and followed after Chase.

“We’ll search around here, you start calling friends,” Chase said. He shut the door behind him.

Brooke snapped her gaze to Mercy who lay near a line of waiting room chairs. “She’s not a search and rescue dog, but she’s had some training. I’ll see if she can pick up his scent.”

“Felix slept on the cot in the back last night, the one on the left as you walk in the room.”

“Good. Mercy, heel.” The dog leapt to her feet and rushed over to plant herself at Brooke’s side. Brooke led the way to the back with Jonas and Mercy at her side. In the room, she stopped at the cot, snagged the pillow and held it to Mercy’s nose. “Find him, girl.” The dog sniffed, nudged it and sniffed again. Then her nose went to the floor, back into the air. She darted out of the bedroom, down the hall and to the back door.

Brooke pushed it open. Mercy darted out. Her nose quivering, she led them to the edge of the property that backed up to another building. Here she stopped, whined, sniffed the ground, tested the air then sat. “She lost the scent.”

“What does that mean?”

“Felix could have gotten into a car. Do any of his friends drive?”

“None that I know of. He’s thirteen. If he’s got older friends, they’d be from school and I don’t know about them.” He paused. “Actually, some of the guys on the track team drive, but he doesn’t hang out with them.”

“That you know of.”

“Yes.” He paced three steps then back. “What if he was picked up by the people after him? What if they were watching, just waiting for a chance to grab him?”

Brooke hated that he voiced her thoughts. She’d been hoping he wouldn’t think about that. “Let’s just pray he contacts you soon or that we find him.” She looked around. “Your security cameras won’t reach this far, will they?”

“No.”

Brooke led Mercy back to the office and let her inside. “We need to find him,” Brooke said to Jonas. “Would you call the friend he was with the night someone broke in?”

“Of course.” He reached for his phone, his face pale, jaw tight. She figured he might be experiencing a wide range of emotions. Anger for Felix for leaving, fear his decision would result in tragic consequences. Indecision about what to do next.

Brooke frowned and set out a bowl of water for Mercy.

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