Critical Doubt by Barbara Freethy

Author:Barbara Freethy [Freethy, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fog City Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

SAVANNAH COULDN'T BELIEVE her father was at Spear today. He only consulted on a part-time basis. What were the odds that he'd be here now?

Her dad saw her and stopped in surprise. For a split second, she thought he might just walk on by. She could see on his face that he wanted to do just that. But duty made him turn in her direction. She got to her feet as he approached.

"What are you doing here, Savannah?" His gaze moved to Ryker. "And why are you with Stone?"

"We're here to see Mason Wrigley."

"Why? I thought you were in Dobbs, taking care of Abby."

"Did you hear that Todd is dead?"

His lips tightened. "Yes. I can't believe it. I was just speaking to Bill about it. I never thought those boys would take their own lives like that."

"I don't believe either one committed suicide," she said.

"I spoke to Chief Tanner. He's convinced that's exactly what happened."

"Well, I'm not."

He let out a frustrated breath. "Why do you always need to cause trouble?"

"A better question would be why do I need to get to the truth? And I can answer that question. Because the truth matters. It matters to Abby and to Tyler. It matters to Ryker and the other guys on the team. I would think you, of all people, would understand that."

He stared back at her, a glint of what looked like admiration in his eyes. Or maybe that was just wishful thinking.

"Fine. You're going to do what you want to do anyway."

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I have meetings this week with the design team."

"This week? You stay here in Bethesda? What about your job at Fort Benning?"

"I've cut that back so that I can spend more time here, developing new weapons that will help our troops."

"And Colonel Vance is involved as well?"

"Yes. He brought me in."

"And then you brought Mason in?"

"I set him up to have a conversation with Vance. They figured out the rest themselves."

"Why didn't Mason ask Vance himself?" Ryker interrupted. "We all worked with Vance in Afghanistan."

"Mason thought my word would carry some weight, and he was desperate. Since his injuries, he'd had difficulty finding a good job. Anyway, it's all working out for everyone involved." He paused. "Are you here to tell Mason about Todd? He already knows. I spoke to him earlier."

"What did he say?" she asked.

"What could he say? He was in shock. He couldn't believe it. Another one of his best friends is dead." His gaze narrowed. "I know you think you're after some hidden truth, but Mason has been struggling a lot, and he has another surgery to go through tomorrow. He doesn't need to get swept up in your crazy theory."

"I'm afraid he doesn't get a choice," she said. "I believe that Mason and Ryker might be in danger, as well as Hank Morgan, the other remaining member of the team."

"You think Paul and Todd were killed?" her father asked, doubt written in every line of his face.

"It's a possibility.

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