Cynthia Eden by Deadly Heat (Deadly #2)

Author:Deadly Heat (Deadly, #2)
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Contemporary, Romance, Romantic suspense fiction, Suspense, Thriller
ISBN: 9780446574075
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2011-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

“You can’t tell me what the fuck to do with my station!” a man’s voice thundered.

“Actually, I can tell you exactly what the fuck to do,” Monica replied with her voice low. Calm and cold.

Kenton rounded the corner and saw them. The station manager, Harvey Pile, had his short, squat body planted right in front of Monica. His hands were curved into fists, and his face flushed dark red. Reporters stood behind him, watching closely, and the producer—Travis Jenkins—was just steps away. Monica had told him good old Travis was the one who’d approved the idiot plan.

Monica stood with her arms crossed over her chest, her dark brows up. There were two uniforms near her, one man on each side. They looked nervous and tense.

“Let us into the control room,” Harvey shouted. “We’re scheduled to go live in three minutes.”

Ah, so that explained Monica’s strategic placement with the cops. Monica glanced over at Kenton. “About time you showed up.”

Traffic could be a bitch.

Harvey whirled toward him. “You. Look, I did you a favor, let you come on my show—”

“No, I did you a favor.” And Kenton had. “I gave you a ratings boost that I could have given to any other station in town.” He’d just picked Channel Five because it was closest. It was the luck of the draw.

Sweat lined Harvey’s forehead. “If we don’t take his call, he’ll just go to another station. They’ll take him. He’ll get on—”

“No, he won’t.” Monica was certain. “Every station in the city has a police presence right now.” Her hands gestured toward the cops. “He’s not getting on the air.”

Damn right he wasn’t.

“You can’t do this! We’ve got freedom of the damn press. You can’t—”

Lora moved to his side. “You’re seriously gonna put a killer on the air? He’s burned people alive, moron! He’s taken out a firefighter, and you want him on your show?”

She looked as if she might start swinging any minute.

Kenton eased a bit in front of her, the better to keep her from going after old Harvey.

But Harvey was already inching back from her. “Look, it’s not like we want to go on the air.”

“What? Is he twisting your arms? ’Cause I don’t see anybody holding ’em!”

She was fired up.

He thought Monica’s lips curved a bit.

“One minute till air…” came Travis’s panicked voice.

“I—he’s calling at the start of the show. We’ve got to—”

“Monica will talk to him,” Kenton said.

Harvey’s jaw dropped. “No, that’s not the deal, it’s—”

“Record the conversation. Every second. When this is all over…” He gave a shrug. “You can run it, after the FBI clears the tape.”

Harvey’s hand swiped over his eyes. “Only Channel Five?” Half a deal was better than none, and Kenton figured Harvey had been in the game long enough to realize that fact. “And we get a full-on exclusive when he’s caught?” Harvey pressed.

“Thirty seconds…” Travis was starting to shake.

Kenton nodded.

“All right—shit! Okay, let’s do this!” Harvey clapped his hands. “Places, people! Move, move!”

The staff scrambled.

Monica eased away from the door, just as it opened from the inside.

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