Harlequin Intrigue January 2021--Box Set 1 of 2 by Julie Anne Lindsey

Author:Julie Anne Lindsey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Teagan restlessly paced the hospital conference room. From the exasperated looks on the faces of most of the men sitting at the table, she knew they were getting tired of her jumping out of her chair. But she was too nervous, too freaking scared about what was going on with Bryson that she couldn’t sit still for more than a few minutes.

“Ms. Ray,” one of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives called out to her.

Which one was he? Burns, Rodriquez, Bunting? The names of the other two sitting at the long table had been forgotten right after they’d introduced themselves. How many detectives did it take to question one lone abduction victim? How many did it take to change a stupid light bulb?

“Ms. Ray,” he called out again.

Burns. That was his name.

He motioned toward the other side of the table. “Will you please sit and answer some more questions?”

Five against one. JSO on one side, her on the other. Not that they were enemies, exactly. But their lack of interest, or ability, to solve her abduction and torture two years ago didn’t make her much of a fan now. The only reason she was talking to them was because Bryson was in surgery after being life-flighted from Live Oak to the trauma unit at UF Health Shands Hospital here in Jacksonville.

It had nearly killed her watching the helicopter disappear in the sky with him on board. And she’d hated being stuck with a Florida Highway Patrolman as her assigned bodyguard, wasting time making her get checked out at a local Live Oak emergency room. When the doctors there confirmed what she’d said all along—that she was fine—the patrolman had finally taken off down Interstate 10 to drive her to Jacksonville. They’d arrived two hours ago, and she still didn’t have an update on Bryson’s condition other than that he was in surgery.

“Ms. Ray—”

“Tell you what, Detective Burns.” She flattened her palms against the table but didn’t sit. “How about you get me a real update this time on Mr. Anton’s condition. Something more detailed than a simple acknowledgment that he’s still in surgery, and then, maybe I’ll answer more of your endless questions.”

He sighed heavily, then left the room, presumably to get the information that she’d requested.

Another detective motioned toward her seat. “There are three murders attributable to your abductor—Mr. and Mrs. Broderick and the driver of the delivery truck that he hijacked. We need to catch this guy before he hurts someone else.”

“Don’t you think I know that?” She shook her head at his seeming callousness. Her heart ached over the senseless, brutal murders her kidnapper had carried out while trying to get to her. She wanted him caught just as badly as anyone else, probably more so. Because even though she wasn’t the one who’d hurt those people, she’d always wonder whether she could have done something differently to prevent their deaths.

“Ms. Ray,” he began again. “I know this is nerve-racking, especially when you’re worried about your fiancé. But we really need your help.

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