Force of Nature by Dana Mentink
Author:Dana Mentink
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-10-14T16:00:00+00:00
Hotel gone.
He wanted to add âWhere are you?â or âWhat have you done, Hector?â but he could not bring his fingers to push through the raw hurt bubbling in his stomach.
Gavin groaned. Paula went to him. âHeâs awake,â she said.
They gathered around him. Gavinâs eyes were unfocused at first, until he blinked and tried to jerk upright.
Paula held him down. âNot so fast, Mr. Campbell. Youâve been shot, remember?â
Reuben saw Gavin put the pieces of memory together. âWhere are we?â
âIn the storm shelter. We found you and brought you back,â Reuben said.
Gavin put a hand to his shoulder, grimacing. âHector?â
âGone.â Reuben forced himself to ask. âWhy did you come to Isla? Were you investigating my brother?â
Gavin flashed a shadow of a smile. âWhat? You donât like my landscaping?â
Reuben would have laughed if he werenât so close to losing it. âWe know youâre a cop. You were taping my brother talking to Leland.â
He nodded, pain lining his forehead. âYeah. Weâve been interested in Hector since he began meeting with Garzaâs men about nine months back.â
âNine months?â Silvioâs eyes rolled in thought. âThatâs about when things fell apart with Mia.â
Antoniaâs cheeks flushed. âShe was right to run.â
Reuben ignored the remark. Gavin was the only one who knew the truth, and he had to keep him talking. âSo you came to work for me.â
Gavin sucked in a breath. âFigured a good way to keep tabs on him was by setting up a presence with you. Two birds with one stone, so to speak.â
The implication was clear. âIâm not involved with Garza,â Reuben spat.
Gavin shrugged. âThese things tend to run in families, and your brother is in it up to his neck. Heâs crafty, Iâll give him that much. I think he put sleeping pills in the coffee to knock us all out so there would be no resistance.â He smiled. âGood thing Iâm not a coffee drinker.â
Silvio snorted. âCould have warned us. Some cop. Ainât you supposed to look out for people?â
He hunched painfully. âI was going to dump out the coffee, but I didnât have a chance. I had to follow Hector.â
Reuben rubbed his eyes. âWhat do you have on my brother besides suspicions?â
Gavin laughed, then winced. âWhat kind of cop would I be if I told you that?â He grew serious. âLook, Reuben. Between you and me, I think youâre a good guy, so Iâm going to tell you that your brother cooked up some kind of deal with Garza, something having to do with Isla.â
âFigures,â Reuben said, swallowing a wave of bitterness.
Gavin tried to sit up again, but pain forced him back onto the cushions. âI donât know the details. I was taping when Leland heard me. I dropped my pack and took off, but not fast enough.â He groaned and Paula put a hand to his brow.
âHe feels hot. Iâm afraid of an infection.â
âOf course,â Gavin said weakly. âThatâs the way my life has been going lately.â
âAntonia,â Paula ordered, âget me the antiseptic from the first-aid kit. Iâll clean his wound again.
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