A Shot at Redemption by Liz Bradford

Author:Liz Bradford [Bradford, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798631382862
Publisher: Stand on the Rock Publishing
Published: 2020-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

Jocelyn’s eyes darted back and forth across her screen as she drove the cursor around, resizing and getting the precise measurements. Becca’s comment earlier about her black eye had Jocelyn following a hunch. Not one she really wanted to pursue, but what choice did she have? She wouldn’t be a good crime scene investigator if she didn’t follow her hunches. So far, she hadn’t come up with anything conclusive, nothing worth mentioning anyway.

Somebody knocked, and Jocelyn jumped. She spun around in her chair. “Hey, Adam.”

“Jumpy much?”

“I was focused. You aren’t ready to go yet, are you?”

“Not if you’re not,” he said. “Have you had any time to get measurements on the women’s wounds? Can you confirm it’s the same guy?”

“Been working at it. Nothing conclusive yet. I’ll let you know when I know either way.”

“Okay. Also, Becca ordered an exorbitant amount of Chinese. Says we should join them for dinner in the conference room.”

“Sounds good.” She glanced at her clock. How was it after six already? She logged out of her computer and left with Adam.

“How you holding up after everything today?” He held the door out of the lab open.

“It’s been a rough one,” she said. “Just before the shooting I was telling Becca about Nikki, so I was already spent. And then the threat. My mind keeps spinning that around. Who’s being targeted? Is it someone in particular, or could any of you be at risk?” Her heart sped up, and anxiety made her stomach burn.

Adam put his arm across her shoulder. “I hear ya. I wish I knew. But we have to trust God. Pray He’ll keep us all safe. And pray that Gavin and Becca figure out who it is before he can strike again.”

She leaned into Adam, took a stabilizing breath, and prayed for peace. Her heart quickened again as they entered the detective’s squad room. She immediately started scanning for Gavin. What was she doing?

Adam chuckled. “He’s already in the conference room.”

Her eyes darted over to her cousin.

He laughed, and she shook her head. She hated being so obvious. They walked to the conference room, and she spotted Gavin. Her heart skipped. He was leaning back in his chair and held a plate full of Chinese food. As soon as their eyes locked, he sat up so fast he almost lost his plate to the floor. She suppressed a chuckle.

“Hey.” He stood.

“Hey.”

He pulled out the chair next to him. She sat, and he grabbed her a plate. It wasn’t unlike him to dote on her, but this was over the top, and it felt strange in front of their friends. But she knew him. He was probably scared out of his mind with everything going on, and he was compensating for the fact that he couldn’t hold her.

“Thanks, Gavin.”

He slid the food within her reach, and she dove in. Light conversation floated around her. She fought an internal battle to avoid looking at Gavin.

The captain came into the room as she was finishing her egg roll.

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