Fatal Divide by Jamie Jeffries

Author:Jamie Jeffries [Jeffries, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mad for Romance Publishing
Published: 2015-04-08T23:00:00+00:00

THIRTY-FIVE

Dylan followed the eyes of the checker to the woman standing in the bakery counter line. From the back, she could have been Wanda. The resemblance gave him the confidence that he could talk to this woman, not like law enforcement, but like an acquaintance. He started walking over and got halfway there before he remembered Alex. She wasn’t beside him, but that was best. He hoped she understood to hang back a bit.

“Anna Redhawk?” he asked, as he stepped up behind Anna in the line. She turned toward him with a smile, but then stopped in apparent confusion.

“I’m a friend of Wanda Lopez,” he said. “She mentioned she was coming to see you yesterday. Did she find you?” It was Dylan’s turn to be confused as he detected her expression of alarm. He struggled to keep his face neutral. This had already gone south, and to help Wanda he needed to salvage it.

“I… I… Yes, I saw her for a few minutes. And you are?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t say my name, did I? I’m Dylan Chaves, her distant relative. She’s been like a grandmother to me. We’re a little worried,” he added, as Alex joined him. He put his arm around Alex as he added, “She and Hector didn’t come home last night.”

“Hector?” Anna said, her voice betraying more confusion. “Hector was with her? I didn’t see him.”

Dylan’s eyes clouded as his cop radar began going off in his brain. He could feel Alex tense beside him, too.

“Ms. Redhawk, someone told me yesterday to ask you about Jimmy Chaves. Something to do with your granddaughter. Can you enlighten me?”

Dylan admired her professionalism, but he was annoyed that she had taken over the conversation. Anna looked more alarmed than ever, and her eyes began darting around as if she were looking for an escape route. The last thing he wanted was to make a scene in Basha’s, where no doubt dozens of people would come to Anna’s aid and maybe even run them out of town. He was also annoyed with himself for forgetting what Alex told him about Jimmy and Anna’s granddaughter.

“Anna,” he said. “We know your granddaughter is involved somehow with my brother.” Noting her body’s reaction to the word, he continued. “Wanda and I are both related to Jimmy. She can tell you better than I can how close the relationship is, but she called him my brother when she asked me to help him. I know she came here to find him. Now she is missing. Can you help us? We’re very worried about Wanda and Hector, and I’d like to honor my commitment to help Jimmy.”

“What do you know about Jimmy?” Anna asked, finding her voice at last.

“I know he’s in trouble. I can get him away from here. If you know where he is, and if you want to help him, you’ll tell us where to find him.”

Anna looked over Dylan’s shoulder and stepped out of the line. Dylan followed.

“Jimmy may kill me if I take you to him.

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