Beneath Broken (Imperfect Heroes #2) by C.J. Pinard

Author:C.J. Pinard [Pinard, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pinard House Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-07-04T04:00:00+00:00

Should I call Harper?

Yes, I should call her.

No, don’t call her, you will sound desperate…

Would I, though?

The plot in my mind to catch Silas involved Harper. I wanted to involve Amber, the bimbo from the other nonprofit, but when I worked out the details in my mind, it just couldn’t come together. I needed Harper and her company to make it work.

I pulled her card from my wallet and dialed her work number.

“Harper Mathis,” she answered.

In a move more bold than usual, I said, “Hello, gorgeous.”

The silence on the other end began to grow awkward until she spoke again. “Detective Oliver?”

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. “Woman. I’ve kissed you silly in an elevator. You don’t need to call me that. Yes, this is Mason.”

She laughed and it made me smile. “Okay, Mason. How can I help you?”

“You can help me by agreeing to have dinner with me tomorrow.”

After just a slight hesitation, she replied, “Um. Okay. I can do dinner.”

I chuckled. “Okay, well that wasn’t what I called for, but one point for me for multi-tasking.”

She giggled. “You are seriously impossible!”

“Nope, just smart, and know what I want.” I didn’t give her a chance to speak when I continued, “I need you to call Silas Short for me.”

She gasped. “What? Why on Earth would I do that?”

“Tell him you found a job that’s perfect for him, but tell him he has to come in and talk about it.”

She was quiet for a bit. “And this will help you catch him?”

“Yes, it will. And don’t worry, you won’t be in any danger.”

“I’m not afraid of Silas, Mason.”

I smiled. “Good, you shouldn’t be. I’m pretty sure you could take him in a fight.”

She laughed. “I would never…”

“I was joking, Harper. Now, have you replaced the items you lost in the theft?”

“Yes, for the most part. I need to buy a few more things still, though,” she said, sounding tired.

“Great, that will piss him off. Do you have a TV in your office?”

“No, why?”

I grinned. “I would get one. Mount it to the wall in front of your desk. That’ll drive him totally crazy.”

She laughed a little. “The only crazy person here is you, Mason Oliver. I will think about it. When I have the appointment scheduled with Silas, I will call you and let you know when.”

I grinned in triumph. “Okay, beautiful. See you tomorrow. I’ll pick you up at your house.”

“But you don’t know where I live,” she replied.

“Right, which is why you’re going to text me your address,” I said confidently.

“You got it,” she shot back, sounding happy. And when Harper Mathis sounded happy, I was happy.

“Bye, gorgeous.”

I ended the call and leaned back in my chair, much like Duke always did. Two birds, one stone. Yep. That’s me. I rock.

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