Harlequin Intrigue May 2017, Box Set 1 of 2 by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488016059
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Duff snapped the last picture of the Edwina’s storage wells with his phone. Since he was out of cell range here by Lake Hanover’s northern shore, he’d transfer the photos over to his handler, Missouri Bureau of Investigation agent Matt Benton, when he met with him at the edge of the property later tonight.

The flash might have given away his location to anyone passing by, but that was the beauty of volunteering for Silas’s night patrol. There were no passersby. Everyone on the farm had either turned in for the evening, or they’d gone into Falls City to spend their paycheck at one of the two bars in town.

A ripple of awareness pricked the short hairs at the nape of his neck. He was alone, right? He checked the tree line twenty yards away, and the wind-whipped surface of the lake beyond the weathered dock, to ensure no one was watching this detour from his usual route around the perimeter of the property. Judging by the fast-moving clouds blocking the moon overhead, a squall line was moving in—and any evidence he might be able to retrieve from the wreck Melanie had shown him last night would be washed away.

The electricity he felt must be a by-product of the coming storm. Still, it wouldn’t do him any good to stop here longer than was necessary. Dismissing that sense of being watched, Duff pulled out a handful of swabs and plastic bags he’d filched from Melanie’s infirmary and wiped the interior of each storage well. The chances of picking up trace amounts of gunpowder, metal fragments or packing residue that could prove weapons had once been stashed here were remote. But if there was any chance he could prove guns had been here, he was going to take it.

What other reason could there be to upgrade the storage bins on the beached boat? The dock wasn’t one used by tourists coming in to fish, so there’d be little or no traffic in the area, making the Edwina a perfect place to hide the guns until it came time to ship them. The old gravel road leading to the lake was rutted and overgrown, but a truck with four-wheel drive—or an ATV like the one he was riding tonight—could get through to haul contraband. Maybe he’d just missed a delivery.

Or maybe Melanie’s interest in her father’s death had prompted Henry or Silas to move their stash before she discovered it. That meant locating other places to hide the weapons—like behind the locked door in the attic that Melanie had mentioned. Since he hadn’t wormed his way into Fiske’s inner circle yet, getting a look inside the main house would be a challenge. Maybe Melanie could get him in. Or maybe she’d be willing to go back up into the attic and get a picture of whatever was behind that door for him.

If he could bring himself to risk both her safety and revealing his identity.

As Duff sealed the swabs in plastic, his thoughts strayed to the farm’s resident medic.

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