A Soul Mate's Promise by Soprano Robin H

Author:Soprano, Robin H [Soprano, Robin H]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MRK Publishing
Published: 2014-09-29T07:00:00+00:00

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“I’m never going to fall asleep tonight,” I announce as we walk through the door. Toby approaches us with caution, sensing something is off.

“It’s okay, Toby, come here, boy,” I call. He comes toward us and I pat his fur and kiss his head. He calms down a bit and Antonio takes him outside. Sal gently tugs my arm.

“Hey, you’re going to get into bed. This is all over for tonight. You need to rest.”

I cock my head and raise an eyebrow. “Just like Toby knows something’s off, I know there is something on your mind. We need to talk.”

He shakes his head as he opens the top button on the tux shirt. “Princess, it can wait till tomorrow. I’m concerned about you. I want you in bed resting.”

“Ha! Like that’s going happen.”

Antonio came back in with Toby. I stand in place, hands on my hips, my eyes darting back and forth at them both.

“Was it the guy who was snooping around here a month ago when we went to St. Augustine?” I demand to know.

Sal and his father exchange that look of theirs. Sal takes his hand and wipes at his face, taking a deep breath. “Yes.”

I raise my eyebrows. “Do we know who he was or why he came after me?”

Antonio puts up a hand as if to slow me down. “Caro, he was a petty thief, he had many aliases. He is some-a-one who would be paid to do a job or a hit. Now they have a face to identify- they find he has record a mile long.”

Sal swipes at his face again and drags his fingers through his hair. “He was a piece of shit someone hired to steal your necklace. He had a gun. He was a threat–kept saying he was going to shoot you and I took him out. But, now we can’t question him. We have no idea who hired him.”

I can see, hell–feel his frustration. The staccato report-like phrases. The expressionless face that I hardly recognize. Like he was talking about a military operation. I wonder if he can handle what he’s done…

“Son, you did what-a you had to do. No charges–it was self defense.” Pop turns his head back to me and points a finger. “Your friend Mimi, she witnessed the whole-a-thing. He was caught in the act with a weapon.”

Sal scratches his head. “I’d like to know who hired him, that’s all. I don’t get it. And until we know that, she’s not safe. Guys like that are all over the place.”

“I saw Officer Dan there tonight. What did he have to say?” I ask with one eye on Sal.

Pop just lifts a shoulder. “He thinks it could be random, but they have-a-no leads yet. He had a throw away cell phone, wiped clean.”

“RANDOM!” Sal’s voice lifts in fury. “They think it could be random? Holy shit! Are they stupid, Pop? She had someone break in. The suspect did a drive-by twice, Lou put that on record. Then the same guy shows up at the benefit and knew to go in the bathroom.

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