Guarded by the Soldier (Justice Seekers Book 2) by Laura Scott

Author:Laura Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub

ELEVEN

On a whim, Ryker decided to stop at Olivia and Tim’s house prior to heading back to the motel. Logically, he didn’t think there would be additional clues to uncover. Certainly someone from Blake-Moore would have already checked out the place, but he figured it was worth a shot.

And it wouldn’t take too long.

Remembering the stack of receipts he’d found back in December made him think there was a slim possibility that there may be something valuable buried in there. Were they all just receipts for household items? Or was there something important hidden in plain sight?

The place looked even more forlorn and neglected than before. It occurred to him that once the danger was over, Olivia and Aaron would have a home to return to. The house was hers, if she could continue making the payments.

Which made him wonder if the bank was on the brink of foreclosing on the property already. For her sake, he hoped not.

The back door was still unlocked, the way it had been six months ago. As he entered, the sour milk smell hit hard, worse than before, and intermingled with other rotten food likely from the fridge. The interior looked just as bad as last time he’d been there, but not much worse. Blake-Moore had evidently tried to cover their tracks, leaving no obvious signs behind.

He found the receipts in the kitchen, appearing untouched from his last visit. Quickly reviewing a few of them didn’t reveal anything interesting, but he swept them into a pile to take back to the motel anyway. It wouldn’t hurt to go through them one by one.

Scanning the interior of the house, he tried to think about where proof of the bank accounts may be. Was there a ledger stashed somewhere? Or some other place where bank-account numbers were written down? If there was, the men Blake-Moore had sent should have found them, but maybe they hadn’t looked hard enough.

He could only hope they’d missed something.

He worked his way methodically through the house, feeling a bit like he was invading Olivia’s privacy, especially when it came to searching the master bedroom. Yet he didn’t find anything remotely related to bank-account information. Just as he was about to leave, he hesitated, then decided he should pack a bag for Olivia, knowing she’d love fresh clothes to wear.

At least the trip here wouldn’t be a total waste of time.

When he’d finished packing some of Olivia’s and Aaron’s things, he searched Aaron’s room. A child’s bedroom would be a great hiding spot. He lifted the mattress off the small bed, and searched the box of Pull-Ups that had been left behind, along with the dresser drawers and closet.

Nothing.

Dejected, he returned to the kitchen, grabbed the receipts and stuffed them into an empty envelope. After placing the envelope in the overnight bag, he swung it over his shoulder and left the house the way he’d come. As he made his way back to his vehicle, he decided to ask Olivia about the mortgage payments.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.