Hostile Witness (Sanctuary, Inc. Book 1) by Nonna Henry

Author:Nonna Henry [Henry, Nonna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-19T00:00:00+00:00

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Tia shoved aside the lap desk she was using to correct papers on the couch and jumped up. Mo’s ringtone chimed close by. She ran for the credenza in the hallway.

Tapping the speakerphone button, she shouted, “Girl, you won’t believe what happened today.”

“Well, hello to you, too. Sorry it’s so late, but the treadmills at the gym were booked, and I took a Pilates class instead.”

“No worries. I’m glad to hear your voice.”

“Same here. What happened? I hope it was something good.”

Tia plopped into a chair and crossed her legs, instantly regretting the move because of the sore spots from Flynn’s nails. “A cop stopped me out on Holly Knoll Road, and Flynn decided he didn’t like the guy, leaped on top of me in the front seat, and bit the guy’s hand. The cop hit Flynn with his baton, and now my sweet dog is back at Bayside for yet another overnight stay. The vet needs to trim his broken claws, x-ray his mouth, and fix any dental damage.”

“What? Oh, that poor animal,” Mo groaned.

“I know. My heart breaks for him. No dog’s life should be this hard. When I got home after the traffic stop, I asked Ethan to get Flynn out of the car because he wasn’t listening to my commands.”

“That’s not good. Why wouldn’t Flynn listen to you?”

“Ethan thinks he went into K9 mode to protect me, as if he were working.”

“Protect you from a traffic stop?”

“There was something he didn’t like about that cop. Ethan said Flynn felt threatened.”

There was a long pause. “Wait, who’s Ethan? A new neighbor I haven’t met?”

“You know, Flynn’s other guardian. Detective Kelley.”

Mo gasped. “The cop from the ride along?”

Tia grabbed a potato chip from a bag she’d opened earlier and munched. “Yes, him.”

“Oh my goodness. The cop who brought you coffee and ordered Thai and bought you that pretty red coffeepot? The kid from the beach bonfire when you were a teenager and the guy you want to fix up with Sarah from your school?”

“He won’t let me arrange a blind date so they can meet, but yeah, that’s him.”

“I never put it all together that he’s the guy you’re sharing Flynn with. So, Ethan is Detective Kelley and the kid you made out with at the party?”

The chips were just what the salt craving ordered. Tia reached for another. “Uh-huh.”

“Last I knew, you couldn’t stand him and called him a founding member of the modern patriarchal resurgence.”

Tia leaned back against the couch cushions. “Hmm . . . that was harsh. The overbearing men in my life are annoying, but they’re just trying to help.”

“I can understand Carson’s concern after what you’ve been through the past couple of years.”

She sighed. “Me too, I’m just tired of it.”

“So when did you and Ethan switch to first names?”

Tia cocked her head and thought for a few seconds. “It’s a lot easier to call him Ethan than Detective Kelley. That’s two syllables versus five, you know?” She stuffed her hand into the chip bag again.

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