Vendetta (Otter Creek Book 10) by Rebecca Deel

Author:Rebecca Deel [Deel, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Murder
Publisher: Rebecca Deel
Published: 2017-09-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Marcus walked at the side of the road with Nick. Had to admit he felt more comfortable making the trek with someone armed. “Why were you at the B & B?”

“To tell Paige she can open the community center tomorrow morning. I finished processing the locker room and hallway. I also sent in the crime scene cleaners to handle the cleanup in the locker room.”

Relief flooded Marcus. He’d made tentative plans to gain access to the center before Paige so she wouldn’t have to face the gruesome task herself. “Paige will be happy to return to work.”

“Might be good for you to be on hand when she opens tomorrow as well as in the afternoon when the kids arrive.”

“I already planned to be there, especially for the children and teenagers. No one handles death well, but those age groups are particularly vulnerable.” He also wanted to be there for Paige. The memories of the assault in the hallway would hit her hard. Unfortunately, he couldn’t stay all day. Van Wilder’s funeral was at 11:00 at the church.

“You and Paige, huh?”

“Yes.”

“I’m happy for you, Marcus.”

“Thanks. When are you off duty?”

“I stopped by the B & B on my way home.”

“And now we’ve added hours to your work day. I’m sorry, man.”

“You and Paige talked to Ethan today while I was out.”

“He told you what happened last night?”

“You can trust me to be discreet.”

Oh, man. Nick was his friend, but Marcus had followed Maddox’s orders to protect his new identity. Now, however, the secrecy might bite him like a snake hiding in the grass. What if the attacks on Paige weren’t about her, but about Marcus? What if he was to blame? “I know, Nick.”

“Is there something you need to tell me?”

Although the need for secrecy still existed, the more people watched over Paige when he couldn’t, the better. For her sake, he couldn’t keep everyone out of the loop. If word leaked to O’Reilly, Marcus would ask Fortress to place active protection around his family. “I’m in private witness protection, and I’m not sure if the attacks on Paige are about her or me, maybe both.”

“Fortress?”

Marcus told him about the attack in the restaurant parking lot, the loss of Chelsea, and the need for a new identity. He stopped walking. “No one can know, Nick. Paige’s life is on the line if the wrong people learn my location and that she’s important to me. I don’t want to lose her.”

“I’m sorry about losing Chelsea and your family. I know how painful that is.”

Yes, he did. Nick’s family was murdered his first year in college. Marcus scanned the area. “This is where I heard the man in the woods.”

“Show me.” Nick turned on a flashlight.

Marcus walked into the tree line with Nick. Ten feet in, he noticed a branch on the ground, broken in the middle. Maybe that’s what he heard.

Nick took a picture with his cell phone, noted the location in his notebook, and, pulling a piece of yellow plastic from his jacket pocket, placed an evidence marker near the branch.

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