Calculated Risk (The Risk Series: Bree & Tanner Book 1) by Janie Crouch

Author:Janie Crouch [Crouch, Janie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Law Enforcement, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Violence & Crime Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, Dangerous & Deadly, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Clean & Wholesome, The Risk Series: Bree & Tanner
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue; Original edition
Published: 2019-07-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Making sure Bree and the kids were safe had been the right priority, but damn if Tanner hadn’t wanted to go straight to her apartment. Find those bastards who had put the normally reserved Bree into such a panic.

Even worse, if he hadn’t received a message on his personal phone from an unknown number about the situation, he never would’ve been there to help her in the first place.

A three-man team? It definitely wasn’t a burglary. There was nothing worth taking in an apartment that size.

When Tanner arrived back near the outside of Bree’s place, Ronnie was cuffing a man.

Bree’s creepy, thin guy. He was bleeding from a wound near his mouth and looked like the sleeve of his shirt had been torn.

“You read him his rights?” he asked Ronnie.

“Yep. Guy hasn’t said a word.”

Tanner got up in his face. “Where are your other two friends? Are they still around?”

The man just stared. “I’m not the person you’re looking for. But yes, I would assume those three men are still nearby. Although what they’re looking for isn’t in reach, so they probably won’t make themselves known.”

“Oh, yeah?” Ronnie pushed the guy a little forward toward the police vehicle. “What exactly are they looking for? Bree doesn’t have much cash or anything of value.”

Tanner already knew what the men had been looking for. They’d been here to take Bree and the kids.

“Do you work for the people after her?” Tanner asked.

The guy looked surprised for a split second before covering it. “Believe me, I hate them more than anyone.”

“What are we talking about?” Ronnie asked.

Tanner ignored his colleague. “Are you the one who sent me the message?”

“What message?” Ronnie asked, louder this time. But the man didn’t respond.

Tanner turned to Ronnie. “Take him to holding then meet me back here to process the scene.”

Tanner waited to see if the guy would protest his innocence or demand to be set free, but he didn’t. Just silently watched what was happening around him, taking in everything.

The same way he’d been watching Bree.

Ronnie took him to the squad car, and Tanner walked the rest of the way inside the apartment, weapon drawn. He looked around her living room. Nothing seemed out of place or broken, except Bree’s phone in pieces on the floor.

Once Tanner checked any place someone might be hiding and confirmed the apartment was empty, he put away his weapon. The broken phone caught his attention again. Had the burglars done that? Bree wouldn’t have. She still carried that thing around with her faithfully every day.

A tap on the door had him looking up and his hand moving toward his weapon again. But it was only Scott, looking flushed and out of breath. He’d definitely been running.

“You okay?” Tanner asked.

Scott nodded. “I heard about the break-in over the walkie. Since I was awake, I thought I would come on over from the hotel, and saw a couple of guys running off one of the side streets. I followed but I wasn’t able to catch them.

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