Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense January 2018--Box Set 1 of 2 by Laura Scott

Author:Laura Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488089992
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

With Jax a strong presence at her back, Daci stood in the thick of the activity at the vehicle-recovery scene. Clouds boiled in from the west, veiling the sun, and the wind kicked up angry-looking waves in the blue-gray water of the Connecticut River. The rumble of distant thunder promised rain.

A shiver shook Daci’s body—not because of the impending squall, but from the face of the dead man who lay limp on a tarp at her feet. A bullet hole in the man’s forehead was identical to Conrad’s wound, but even that gruesome detail was not what had frozen her insides into a massive block of ice. The weight of her shocked, horrified recognition nearly doubled her over.

“I know him.” The words sprang from her lips in a ragged whisper.

“I do, too,” Jax said. “He’s the owner of Sam’s Clams, that restaurant we almost went to on the day we met.”

“Restaurant owner!” Daci jerked. “Are you kidding? How can that be?” Hot emotions stormed through her, shattering the ice and turning the shivers to quakes she was helpless to stop.

Jax grabbed her elbow and turned her to face him. “What’s wrong, Daci?”

“This man,” she spit out, pointing a quivering finger toward the dead body, “shot my grandmother!”

Jax’s mouth fell open, but no words came out. Daci wrenched away from him and stalked toward her department car. Within a few steps, her legs turned to jelly and she crumpled to her knees. Hot tears cut paths down her cheeks even as cold raindrops began to pelt her face. She hugged herself tightly to bottle the sobs.

She was making a complete fool of herself in front of fellow law-enforcement officers, including Detective Herriman, who was in charge of the investigation and standing nearby. If his eyes were on her, he must be marking her down as a hysteric unable to hack the rigors of the job.

A moment later, a clean-cut face swam into cloudy view and a pair of warm hands gripped hers. Jax had knelt in front of her.

“You’re sure?” he queried gently.

“His face is engraved in my brain!” She hauled in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “He’s aged fourteen years, but I recognize him.”

“I believe you. This information is important to the case. We need to talk with Herriman, but not here. Downtown. Out of the rain. Head for the car, and I’ll let him know we need to meet when he’s done here.”

Nodding dumbly, Daci allowed him to help her to her feet. Good thing the two of them were not alone, or she might give in to the temptation to melt into the comfort of his embrace. She was starting to depend too much on this guy. She needed to watch herself.

Stuffing her hands into her pockets, she marched to the unmarked sedan and climbed into the passenger seat. Jax soon joined her, assuming the driver’s seat without comment. As they drove to the police station, she watched the windshield stream with what looked like the buckets of tears yet lurking behind her eyes.

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