Bonaparte's Belle by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773364100
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2022-09-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Inside the station, Angela put on a pot of coffee, as Isabel wrote out her statement. Angela hadn’t told her friend that the two men holding her hostage in her home had been in jail and that now they were both gone. But Angela had been checking the station thoroughly, including inside closets, the washrooms, under desks, everywhere. It appeared that they just unlocked the damn gate and walked right out the front door. She checked the security cameras and found the system had been completely disabled. She started to swear then. She sat down and fired off an email to one of the other sheriffs, with a photo of both men. Then she contacted the sheriff on the other side. Both responded right away.

One called her and said, “Wow, you’ve got a real problem there, don’t you?”

“Yeah,” she said. “And it looks like one of my deputies helped them get out.”

“But you don’t know that for sure, do you?”

“No, not yet,” she said, “because, of course, they disabled the security cameras.”

There was silence on the other end for a moment, then he spoke. “Did you call up more deputies?”

“I have one right now,” she said.

“What about getting a second one?”

“Well, this one is the size of two,” she joked. But inside she knew it was no joking matter and said, “Just keep an eye out for these guys, will you?”

“I’m pretty sure they’ve just gone home, all cocky and sure of themselves. Will you pick them up?”

“I will,” she said, “but, if I can’t hold them, it just becomes a running joke.”

“It does at that,” he said. “Getting those locks changed is pretty rough though.”

“No, I got a big padlock,” she said. “I’ll use that instead. I’m just waiting for my deputy to return, and I’ve also got somebody writing up a statement right now,” she said. “I can’t leave right away.”

He swore. “Look. If you want me to come over, I will.”

“And I might need you to,” she said, “so thanks for the offer. I appreciate it very much. I’ll let you know what happens in the next little bit.” When she hung up from that call, she rose and poured herself a cup of coffee and asked Isabel if she wanted one.

Isabel looked up from her table with a frown and then nodded. “Yes, please.”

Angela poured two cups, dropping off Isabel’s, and walked back to her office, then checked to see where Bonaparte was. She stared out the window but kept out of any direct line of fire. It was just one of those conversations in her head that she knew would not have a good answer. If these guys had any idea that they could shoot her here, then chances were they probably would. They would love the irony of the sheriff being murdered in her own station. When she caught sight of movement outside, she looked over to see Bonaparte heading quickly toward her. She smiled as she watched his huge frame lope toward her easily.

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