Hunting You: Warriors Series, #7 by Ty Patterson

Author:Ty Patterson
Format: epub

Chapter Thirteen

Burke went back to her cubicle, riffled through reports on her desk, tapped a few keys on her keyboard, gave up and sat back.

She wondered what the Director was discussing with Carter. She tried to work out their relationship. She glanced at her phone and was tempted to ask Bob Pierce. She rejected the thought.

I bet he’s telling the Director how incompetent we are. How we’ve gotten nowhere.

The rage returned again.

I am a good agent. No, I’m a great agent. I will deal with Carter. I will see this through. I will crack this case.

Kowalski tapped on her cubicle. ‘The Director wants us.’

She followed him to the room, steeled herself invisibly, entered the room and stopped suddenly.

She was prepared for many scenarios.

She wasn’t ready for the sight of Director Murphy chuckling at something Carter said. The Director waved them in, gestured at two chairs.

‘Zeb tells me you have made a lot of progress in the case.’

Burke’s eyes flew to Carter’s, met an expressionless face. She turned back to the Director.

‘Yes, sir.’

What progress?

‘It looks like there are some Armenian assassins involved? And this gang in Chicago?’

‘Yes, sir.’ She retold the story Carter had narrated and when the Director nodded approvingly, her belly unclenched.

Kowalski glanced at her when she skirted around Carter’s skirmish with the dead assassin.

‘We’ll run his prints and see where that leads us.’ Her eyes flicked in Carter’s direction. ‘Mr. Carter has promised to share whatever he finds.’

The Director nodded absently. ‘None of these developments were in your reports.’

‘I haven’t had time, sir.’ She replied as honestly as she could. Besides, I didn’t know them until a few hours back.

Kowalski couldn’t contain his curiosity any longer. ‘Sir, Mr. Carter is quite evasive about who he really is.’

The Director smiled thinly. ‘I believe he’s a security consultant.’

Kowalski began to protest, saw the flinty look in the Director’s eyes, and held back.

The Director discussed a few more details, glanced at his wrist, rose, hugged Carter warmly, beamed approvingly at his agents and left.

‘So, we have helped you a lot?’ Burke looked at Carter. ‘The FBI is your private investigation agency?’

‘Yes, Ma’am, and no, Ma’am. I did share what I knew. But in return, please let me know about those prints.’ With that, he too left the room.

Count to ten, Sarah. Deep breaths.

Burke didn’t know she had spoken aloud till her partner laughed. ‘You’ve got to admit. If it hadn’t been for Carter, we would still be twiddling our thumbs.’

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