Heroes of Horseshoe Creek Collection, Volume 2: Warrior Son ; The Missing McCullen ; The Last McCullen by Rita Herron

Author:Rita Herron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Cash’s heart raced. A ransom demand was a good sign.

Deputy Whitefeather turned to Diane. “Thank you for your time, Miss Stuckey. If you think of someone who had a grudge against Sondra or her father, or anything she said about the baby’s father, give me a call.” He placed a business card in her hand. “Sometimes even the smallest detail can break a case.”

Diane studied the number for a moment, then laid the card on the side table. “I will.” She bit her lower lip. “I…hope you find Tyler and that he’s all right. Sondra…loved that little boy more than her own life.”

Cash agreed. Had she died trying to protect him from something? Or somebody?

BJ left her card on the table beside the deputy’s. “Cash, let’s go.” She brushed his arm with her fingertips, and Cash followed her and the deputy outside.

“What were the ransom demands?” Cash asked.

“A million,” Deputy Whitefeather replied. “Kidnapper said he’d call back later with instructions.”

“Did they trace the call?” BJ asked.

The deputy shook his head. “Call was too short to trace and the voice sounded altered. Probably used a computer. The lab is going to see if they can work their magic.”

They separated to go to their vehicles. Just as they were leaving, Diane rushed out and jumped in her BMW.

“Did you find anything in Diane’s house?” BJ asked.

Cash tensed. “What do you mean? I just went to the—”

“Come on, Cash,” BJ said. “We all know that was an excuse for you to look around. Did you see anything suspicious?”

He grunted a no. “There’s no sign that Tyler has been at Diane’s house. No kids’ clothes. No toys. Every room is immaculate. Like a damn glass house.”

“Hmm. Sondra’s place was homey. Makes me wonder if Sondra and Diane were really that close lately.” BJ looked pensive. “Sondra seemed like a loving mother, like she’d settled down, and Diane is still into the party scene.”

Cash’s heart squeezed. “True.” If Sondra hadn’t been too young for him, and Elmore’s daughter, he might have fallen for her.

But he hadn’t.

He had admired the way she loved her son, though. Every little boy needed a devoted mother like her. Cash sure as hell hadn’t had one.

His breath caught. Or had he?

If he was a McCullen, his mother and father had wanted him. What if whoever had taken Tyler dumped him with strangers or on some church doorstep? What if whoever found him didn’t report it?

No telling where the kid might be now.

* * *

BJ’S PHONE BUZZED with a text. From Diane.

Remembered the name of a rancher Elmore drove into bankruptcy. Sondra said she was afraid of him. His name is Dale Nix.

“I’m going to do rounds in town, then head to Elmore’s,” Deputy Whitefeather said. “I’ll see you guys back at the ranch.”

“We’ll meet you at Elmore’s,” Cash said.

“No,” Whitefeather said. “Maddox said he’d call you when he knew something.”

Frustration creased Cash’s face. BJ wanted to go to Elmore’s, too, but she trusted Maddox.

“He’s right, Cash,” BJ said.

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