Blake Pierce - [Cora Shields 07] by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blake Pierce
Published: 2023-07-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Cora woke, with gray light filtering in through the window, and the sound of Gabe's breathing in her ear. She lay down for a moment, thinking about how things had changed. Telling herself to live in the moment. This wasn't the time to worry about the future, or about what had happened last night.

It had been good. It had felt right. She'd felt that she trusted Gabe completely, that he was a friend first, and a lover second, and somehow, that was reassuring to her. Friendship was their foundation.

Stirring, Gabe pulled her closer and she lay for a moment in the warmth of his arms, stroking her fingers over his hand, feeling the rise and fall of his breathing next to her. This felt right. Cora didn't often feel as if her heart was at peace. It was unusual and comforting. She wondered if this feeling might end up being as addictive as those other, bad things had been. There was a strong chance it would.

“You okay?” he murmured.

“I’m more than okay. How about you?”

“Yeah. All’s good. I wish we could stay like this forever. At least, all day,” he said.

“Me, too.” She meant the words with all her heart. If only she could.

And then, shrilly, her phone started ringing, shattering the moment, reminding her about all her worries. The weight of the case landed in her mind again and she sat bolt upright, grasping her phone as Gabe jumped out of bed.

It was an unfamiliar number, and she picked up the call feeling suspicious. But as soon as she heard the voice, she recognized it. It was Trisha, her contact. The recruiter who'd met her in the bar.

Now, Trisha was calling her, and Cora knew that had to be bad news.

"Hey," she said. "What's up?"

"There's been another murder." Trisha’s voice was stressed. She was speaking rapidly. "They've found another body on the base this morning. I just got the call. I'm borrowing a phone to call you. I don't want them to know I told you."

Cora grimaced. This was a crisis situation. She needed, desperately, to get on to the base. She had to talk to the people who had seen this. And she was all out of options as to how.

"Are there any further details?"

"I know it's a man, a relatively new recruit. I don't know more than that. He's been on base about six months."

"Look, I need help here," Cora said. "I can't get on to the base. Not now. They're going to be in strict lockdown, and on the alert for anyone who shouldn’t be there. I got in last night, and only just got out again. There’s no way I can get in again, fast. I need some cover to do this. I need someone's ID or authorization that I can use." She glanced at Gabe. "Even a man's one would work. If one of us can get in there, we can see what's going on."

There was silence for a while. Then Trisha replied.

"Okay. I get you.

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