A Nose for Mischief (Riverbend K-9s Book 1) by K.T. Lee

Author:K.T. Lee [Lee, K.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vertical Line Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

When Zoey returned to the house, it was hard to tell who was more excited to see the other, her or Tasha. The high-energy pup danced in her crate for the half a second it took for Zoey to get from her bedroom door to the crate to flick the latch open, then Tasha ran circles around Zoey, tail slapping Zoey’s legs when she ran between them. Zoey crouched down to give her a good scratch, then fell over when Tasha leaned into her. Zoey laughed and got her nose licked before Tasha retrieved her cow toy and dropped it on Zoey’s lap to throw. “I’m happy to see you too, girl.” She gave it a quick toss before leading Tasha to the back door. They were soon joined by another excited dog. Tank and Tasha rushed outside, scampering around one another until they had taken care of business and sniffed every surface in the backyard. Despite a throbbing headache, she forced herself to get in the zone to work with Tasha and review all of the commands they had practiced so far.

About halfway through their practice, she noticed Tank and Liam watching them. She crouched down. “Okay, girl. Let’s show ’em how it’s done.” Tasha’s tail swished and she practically pranced over to the hidden scent container. “Good girl! Who’s the best? You! That’s right! You’re the best!” Tasha snatched her cow toy out of the air, spun in a circle, then flopped next to Zoey’s foot and showed her stomach. Zoey laughed and gave her a good tummy rub, then Tasha sprinted off to run a few more laps in the backyard.

Liam came up behind her. “You made that look easy.” He looked out to watch the dogs playing, then turned back to her. “How did it go today?”

“Good. I guess.” Zoey sighed. “I got to revisit the day the FBI came in at least five times—four with people I know and one with someone who had only heard the story from Marco and wanted to know which parts were true.”

“Sorry about that. Did you see anything suspicious?”

“Surprisingly, no. Everyone is really focused on the new energy storage facility for the government. I read about a billion documents about the ethics and integrity safeguards now at the company. Apparently, they switched some things around and I’m reporting to JJ Harris now. I’m assuming you know who he is?”

“Yes, actually. Like you, when the FBI started asking questions, he provided some information we needed to get the investigation moving. He had a lot to lose—we can’t always get someone in his position to cooperate with us.”

The tension fell away from Zoey’s shoulders. “Well, that’s a relief. Can I tell him I’m working for you all?”

Liam shook his head. “Let’s keep that between us. Even if he could help us, you never know who’s listening. That building is too big to scan every day and you can fit decent equipment in a pocket. What does JJ have you working on?”

“The government storage project for the Department of Energy.

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