When Questions Abound by Lorana Hoopes

Author:Lorana Hoopes [Hoopes, Lorana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lorana Hoopes

“How are you two doing?” Jordan asked as he entered Tia’s room an hour later.

They turned fear-filled eyes on him. “Did you get the guy?” Brody asked. “Who was he?”

Jordan nodded. “We did. His name is Adrian Petrov. He’s the leader of one of the bigger gangs out of Chicago and the head of a drug organization. He isn’t saying much right now, but Stone will take care of that. We did manage to ascertain his address.” He turned to Tia and a slight smile pulled at his lips, “Where we found a black Ford truck, and though he tried to have it fixed, we are almost certain it was the same truck that hit you. It’s over, Tia.”

“That’s wonderful.” Brody turned to Tia, and a broad grin graced his features.

Tia forced a smile in return, but it was still riddled with worry. “Wait, what about the nurse?”

“We got her too. Susanna Petrov, his wife. She’s not talking either, but from what we can gather, they obtained uniforms when they saw on the news that you were in ICU. We’re not sure whether she was merely keeping him informed or if she was a backup plan, but we do know that she’s the one who bought the flowers. I showed pictures to the clerk at the gift shop, and he was able to ID her.”

“What about Rico?”

Jordan’s jaw clenched and his eyes shifted just slightly. Rico was the one missing link. “He’s in the wind. We think he’s in Chicago hiding out and trying to clean up this mess, but I promise you, we’re still looking for him.”

“Thank you, Detective Graves.”

“Call me Jordan,” he said as he held her gaze.

“Yes, thank you, Jordan,” Brody said clapping a hand on Jordan’s shoulder before turning back to Tia. “We need to monitor you to be sure the insulin didn’t damage anything, but if all goes well, and as long as your fever is still gone, you might be able to leave the hospital tomorrow.”

She should be glad, but the expression on her face looked anything but. Jordan stepped forward hoping to ease her unease. “I know this is a lot to deal with, Tia. If you’d like to stay in town a little longer, I can find you a temporary place and set you up with a counselor who might be able to work through some of the trauma with you.”

Tia smiled up at him. “Thank you, I might take you up on that.”

“And I don’t know how your recovery will be, but I own a restaurant. I have a need for a good hostess if your doctor says it’s okay.”

Brody nodded. “I’d be okay with it as long as she can stay off her leg. It would be great if you stayed in town, and I was able to check up on you as well.”

“Thank you, Jordan. I think I’ll spend tonight thinking about where I see my life going from here, and I’ll let you know.”

“You do that.” He pulled a card from his pocket and handed it to her.

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