A Covert Affair (Deadly Ops #5) by Katie Reus

Author:Katie Reus [Reus, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Headline Eternal
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Rack time: common term used by military personnel, refers to sleeping.

Wesley steered into the driveway of the average-looking two-story home in a quiet Coral Gables neighborhood. Hanging flowerpots were along the porch, and two oversize ones were on either side of the front door.

Lights immediately illuminated the driveway and the porch. Either Matias had sensors or he’d heard him. Probably both. Wesley hated coming by with only pieces of information, but Matias was the one who’d turned them onto this case. It wasn’t as if the former spy would tell anyone, so that wasn’t an issue. Wesley just hated bringing his old friend shitty news.

When he got out of his SUV, the driveway lights flicked off. Just as quickly, so did the front porch ones. The door opened before he’d made it halfway up the walkway.

Matias, wearing long plaid lounge pants and a blue T-shirt, stood to the side, holding the front door open for him. “Is she dead?” he asked, his voice tight as Wesley stepped into his house.

“Not that I know of.” The door shut behind him with a snick.

Matias’s expression didn’t change as he crossed his arms over his chest. “Should I offer you coffee, or is it not that kind of visit?”

“I could go for some coffee.” He didn’t need it, but he could tell his friend was wound too tight.

Matias tilted his head to the left, indicating he should follow him down a short hallway. “You look exhausted.”

“Been a long day.” That was an understatement. There was no way they could keep this from the media much longer. Too many people had been on-site, and while Nieto might trust his guys, there was no way he could control them all. Wesley didn’t want to keep it from the media anyway. If he could use them, he would. Right now the media could be a benefit in getting names and pictures out to the public. The women taken hadn’t had roots, but they’d have had some ties or daily habits. Maybe someone would remember something. At this point they’d take any lead they could get.

“Hope you don’t mind instant.” Matias got to work, prepping mugs for both of them as Wesley sat at the center island.

“Don’t mind at all. I know I don’t need to tell you that what I’m about to say is confidential, but I’m doing it anyway. This conversation is off the record.”

Matias just grunted as if to say, “No shit.”

“I can’t give you all the details, but this morning we got a call about a potential body dump. The body is one of the missing girls.”

Matias paused for just a moment before putting the mugs in his microwave, but didn’t comment.

Wesley continued. “We’ve still got too many angles to cover, but it’s been confirmed that the woman wasn’t abused sexually or physically, had been taking prenatal vitamins, and had recently given birth. Cause of death was poisoning.”

“Can you tell me if she’s from the list I gave you?”

He nodded. “Yeah, Ester Panjari.

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