Deadly Bonds by Sellers L. J

Author:Sellers, L. J. [Sellers, L. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Crime, thriller
ISBN: 9781477874301
Amazon: B00ICWYTQO
Goodreads: 21798207
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2014-04-27T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 24

Thursday, September 5, 4:36 p.m.

Jackson rented a car from an airport terminal, keyed Christy Chadwell’s address into the GPS, and headed into the unfamiliar city. His first impression: brown, dry, and flat, except for the massive mountains that loomed on the east side. Sure, the landscape had trees, but not the tall, lush, deep-green variety found in Oregon. But Salt Lake’s downtown buildings were tall enough to form a skyline, something Eugene didn’t have.

The GPS coordinates were a little off, and it took two circles around a looping subdivision to find the address. A nice middle-class home in a pleasant neighborhood, with a three-car garage and a sports boat parked alongside. Andra’s friend from high school was doing much better financially than Andra had. No cars were in the driveway, and the house looked dark and quiet. Jackson parked on the street and rang the doorbell anyway. No answer.

He went back to his car to wait, hoping Christy would be home for dinner soon. He’d talked to her yesterday, so he was optimistic she was in town. Coming here was a long shot, but if he didn’t get what he needed, he would visit City Hall and/or the hospital to look at birth records. Plus make a stop at the police department. He wouldn’t be surprised to discover Andra had filed a restraining order, or that the baby’s father had reported his son kidnapped. Some parents did whatever they could to protect and hang on to their children, even at the expense of the other parent.

While he waited, he checked in with his daughter. She was grilling hot dogs and corn-on-the-cob for herself, Benjie, and Derrick. They’d filled a wading pool earlier and made crazy bubbles with dish soap. Jackson yearned to be there. He had missed Katie so much and now that she was home, here he was, proving once again that work came first. Even though this trip was as much about finding Benjie’s family as solving Andra’s homicide, part of him hoped he wouldn’t locate anyone. He’d become attached to the kid and hated the thought of handing him over to a stranger. Why had he bonded so quickly with the boy? Because he felt like he’d lost Katie as a child?

Kera didn’t answer when he called, and he didn’t leave a message. Was she with her ex-husband? Daniel Kollmorgan had wanted Kera back after she and Jackson started dating, and Jackson had almost let her go. At that point, he’d been trying to consider little Micah and how Kera and Daniel might have to raise their grandson themselves. They could be having the same discussion again now. Danette’s parenting had always been questionable, and her bad choices seemed to have finally caught up with her.

Five minutes later, he called Kera again. This time she answered, sounding weary. “Okay, Wade. You have my attention. What now?”

Good question. “I want to apologize for not being there for you in the hospital yesterday. Things got a little crazy for me, and I didn’t find anyone to take Benjie.

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