Conall by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781778863011
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Bethany calmed down relatively quickly, mostly because the locksmith pulled in right after the two thieves had left. Wiping away her tears, she opened the door, and he hurried in.

“Hope it’s really important. My after-hours rate isn’t cheap.”

“The people who just left are the ones who copied my keys, and they came in with a gun,” she stated, still rubbing tears from her eyes.

He looked at her and whistled. “That’s not good.” Right behind him came the sheriff’s deputy in a cruiser.

Bethany raised her eyebrows at Conall, and he nodded. “Yep, that was me.” He smiled and went out to talk to them, while Bethany spoke to the locksmith.

The locksmith nodded. “Yeah, okay then. It’s important. I’ll get on it.” He pointed to the entrance. “Just the front doors?”

She nodded, but then Conall returned, and she told him, “The locksmith just asked me if we should do only the front door.”

Conall immediately shook his head. “No, you need to do the back door too.”

“Why is that? I don’t think she had a key to that door.”

“I just picked that lock to come in, when I saw they had a gun, and that only took about two seconds.”

The locksmith faced him and swore. “He’s right,” he agreed, turning to Bethany. “You shouldn’t have a lock that’s so easy to pick.”

“No, she shouldn’t have, but I’m sure it wasn’t on purpose,” Conall added.

“Right,” the locksmith muttered and got to work.

She walked over to Conall, and he wrapped an arm around her and held her close. “It’s okay. We’ll get this sorted out.”

“It’s not every day I face an armed intruder in my clinic or realize that I had accidently employed a psychopath in training.”

“These hoodlums have just taken a big step,” Conall noted, “and it’s not a step that anybody is happy about.”

“What did the deputy say?”

“They’re out looking for them now. I gave them a brief description and license plate of the vehicle, but chances are they’ll ditch it fairly quickly. At least you’re getting your locks changed, so that’s progress.”

She nodded. “Somehow it doesn’t feel like it’s enough though, especially since Page warned me that they would be back. How the hell did you get in?” she whispered.

“As I said, I picked the lock on the back door,” he repeated, staring at her. “Your system really does suck.”

She raised her hands in frustration. “Thanks for that,” she wailed, almost in tears again.

“You’re welcome,” he teased, nudging her, trying to get a smile, “but at least now we can get it fixed.”

She shook her head and rubbed her face with her hands. “I just can’t believe this day.” She groaned. “I just want to go home, have a bath, and get to bed.”

“You’ll do that soon enough,” he replied, “I, … on the other hand, found Bacchus, and I’ll go introduce the person who has the dog to Michael.”

She looked up at him in shock. “What? You found Bacchus?”

“I did,” he confirmed. “Now I just have to find a way to make it all work out,” he added.

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