Harlequin Intrigue July 2013 - Bundle 2 of 2: The Smoky Mountain Mist\Fearless\For the Baby's Sake by Paula Graves

Author:Paula Graves
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“Greg is in danger?”

Lara had stayed upstairs as long as she could tolerate it. With a gun in her hand and a cell with 9-1-1 typed and ready to hit Send in the other, she headed down the stairs. She heard the low rumble of male voices, including one she didn’t recognize. Rounding the corner she caught the comment about the threat to her boss.

Davis saw her and a mask of fury fell over his face. He pointed as he yelled, “Stay upstairs!”

“It’s a bit late for that, don’t you think?” Connor asked.

She saw the gun in Connor’s hand and tried to make an educated guess about how many were in the room at that moment. She hoped at least one pointed at the guy she didn’t know.

“I’m Ben Tanner.” He stood up and held out a hand.

“I heard.” She glanced at his outstretched hand but didn’t shake it until Davis gave her a nod. “And, no, I didn’t kill anyone.”

“I’m looking into the Wasserman matter and any ties it may have to the Dwyer murder at the marina.”

The guy didn’t even know what he was dealing with. He was talking about two deaths and missing one that she couldn’t forget. “For the record, the number of deaths is at three,” she said.

Ben leaned forward. “Excuse me?”

“An attacker came for me in my home right after Lara’s encounter at Wasserman’s. He failed.” Davis delivered the sequence with all the emotion of a guy being asked to clean the house.

“My people took care of the body,” Connor said as he sat down on the arm of the couch. The gun rested on his lap, making exactly the kind of statement these guys did best.

Ben shot him a look. “I’d love to know how you did that.”

Connor shrugged. “It’s easy to make people disappear, especially when no one cares about them.”

And that was just about enough of that conversation. Last thing she wanted to talk about were more bodies. She’d seen too many at her feet to last a lifetime.

“Had you seen the guy at your house before?” Ben sat back down as he asked.

“No.” Davis blew out a long breath. “The one who killed Wasserman also killed Dwyer. Also blew up my brother’s boat. He’s the one still on the loose.”

“Which is the only reason you’re standing here,” Connor said to Ben. “Someone tipped off the attacker about the boat. Someone with access to confidential information.”

Ben’s eyes narrowed. “Only a few people fit that description.”

“Like the deputy director.”

“Exactly.”

Lara had lost the thread of the conversation. Somewhere along the line Davis and Connor had filled this guy in, which was a surprise. They kept the circle closed. Opening to a stranger struck her as a huge risk. If they were talking, things were more desperate than she’d thought. And that was hard to imagine because she’d painted a pretty horrible picture in her mind.

If it hadn’t been for Davis crawling into bed with her last night, she probably wouldn’t have slept ten minutes.

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