Badge of Honor by Carol Steward

Author:Carol Steward
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2008-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

Sarah tucked her gun in her waistband and rushed toward her sister. “Where have you been? Why haven’t you returned my phone calls? We were worried sick.”

“We? As in you and Nick?” She looked at him as if he were the enemy. “Who is he?”

Nick stepped forward, offering his hand. “I’m Sarah’s training officer.”

Just then Joel made his way down the stairs. “Is it safe to come down? All of the weapons put away?”

Sarah brushed the hair off her forehead. “You’re such a dork.”

“Joel? What are you doing here?” Beth asked.

“You may as well set your things down, kiddo,” he answered. “This is going to take awhile. And about the time Sarah finishes the story, Mom and Dad should be here and we can go through it all again.” He gave his little sister a hug and took her bags. “At least you’re okay.”

“You told them?” Beth yelled. “Sarah!”

Nick’s phone rang, and he stepped outside to answer it, away from the fury of Sarah’s sister.

Sarah knew there was no better time than the present to explain what had unfolded in Beth’s absence. It wasn’t going to get any easier. When she was through, she looked at her sister, who was white as a ghost.

“I can’t believe you told anyone what happened, let alone Mom and Dad and Joel,” Beth said, covering her face with her hands. “I trusted you to keep this between us.”

“Hold on, Beth. You can’t expect Sarah to take that burden on herself,” Joel interrupted. “It’s been a week, and you wouldn’t answer your phone. You didn’t call her back. What was she supposed to think? I’m not even a cop, and I’d fear the worst under these circumstances.” He gave their sister a firm lecture about them being family and how much it hurt that she’d piled all this pressure onto Sarah.

Beth crossed her arms over her chest and began to pout like a two-year-old. “I just want to forget about it and put it behind me. Is that too much to ask for?”

“Yes, Beth,” Sarah was saying as Nick walked back inside. “It’s unrealistic and irresponsible….”

His face was drawn, with a seriousness she’d not seen before. She looked at him, waiting for him to say something. When he didn’t, she continued drilling her sister, despite being distracted by the feeling that something worse had happened. “So, how were we supposed to react to your sudden disappearance and the vandalism to your property?” she asked. “Not to mention finding your name and address listed on Coedspace?”

“I figured it’s on every other online directory. What’s the point of making more work for kids who want to contact me? But fine, I’ll take it off if it will make you happy.”

Nick interrupted. “No, call the detective now, before you remove her address from the Web site. Otherwise, they won’t be able to use it in the investigation, if it turns out to be related.”

“My sister’s safety comes first,” Sarah argued.

“Of course it does, but do you know she’ll

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