Covert Christmas Twin--Faith in the Face of Crime by Heather Woodhaven

Author:Heather Woodhaven
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-06-25T13:13:33+00:00

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Kendra wanted out. It seemed like the walls were closing in the longer they were there. The dust was thick enough to write a message, but leaving behind a list of suspects with their dying breath wouldn’t do any good if the building was scheduled to crash down around them.

She needed to take a deep breath without feeling like she’d choke. She wanted to see more than what the light from a pitiful phone beam could provide. “The roof.”

He pointed the beam down the hall. “Good idea.”

Fresh air and the possibility of a phone signal pushed her into a run for the stairway. Besides, it could provide the vantage point they so desperately needed. Her pace slowed the higher they climbed. When the stairs ended at the top, she turned the doorknob. Locked. The discouragement was almost enough to make her cry, the most unprofessional outpouring of emotion she could exhibit. She needed to get a grip. She blew out a breath.

“I’m not trained in this, but may I try?” Joe said. She frowned and stepped aside. He took out one of the few remaining prepaid credit cards and slid it through the space of the door and swiped downward.

Nothing happened.

He pressed his left shoulder into the door, turned the knob with his left hand and tried again with his right. A small click.

“You just earned a lock-picking certificate in my book.”

He smiled as he stepped back and opened the door. Clean air—well, as clean as Pasadena could get—drifted down a small, open stairway that led to a flat roof. Kendra sucked in a deep breath in relief and ran toward the stars above. She glanced at her phone before she stepped on the sticky tar. “I still don’t have a signal. How can that be?”

Joe looked solemn, despite the success of reaching the roof. “If I were the Pirate planning our demise, I’d utilize a signal jammer so others didn’t ruin my plans.” He lifted his phone. “No signal here, either. I don’t think this is a coincidence. We’re not getting a call out.”

Of course there would be a signal jammer. The Pirate had been one step ahead of her the entire time, just like the Masked Network had been for the past few years before Audrey and Lee finally had success. She hunched her shoulders and stayed low as she made her way to the edge. She heard the telltale whoosh of a suppressed bullet hitting a century-old palm tree on the west side of the building. She dropped down. “They’re letting us know they’re still watching us.”

Joe nodded. He peeked over the opposite side of the building, then quickly sank down to sit. “I don’t think they saw me, but there’s someone stationed at the back exit of the alley. They’ve covered all possible escape routes.” He turned off his phone. “You should turn off your phone and save the battery. We can try again when morning gets closer.”

She powered down the phone and put it in her pocket.

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