Internal Affairs by Jessica Andersen - Bear Claw Creek Crime Lab 06 - Internal Affairs

Author:Jessica Andersen - Bear Claw Creek Crime Lab 06 - Internal Affairs [Andersen, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, General
ISBN: 9780373889389
Google: z_-_lwclQEkC
Goodreads: 7164631
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Desperate for a status report on Fax and Tucker, Sara directed Romo to one of the area’s ubiquitous convenience stores and bought a cheap disposable cell phone.

As Romo pulled them away from the curb and headed the hybrid back toward the city, Sara dialed Chelsea’s number, her throat closing when Chelsea answered on the third ring. Chelsea had been Sara’s employee and friend. And Sara had nearly gotten her fiancé killed.

“Hello?” Chelsea repeated.

“Chels,” Sara said softly. Do you know that it was my fault? she thought, but didn’t say.

There was a moment of stunned silence, then a long, shuddering exhale. “Sara.” There was a wealth of relief and grief in the word.

“How are they? Are they going to be okay?” Sara’s voice broke as grief, guilt and tears clogged her throat.

“I’m on my way to the hospital now—” Chelsea broke off, clearing her throat. “They’re both going to be okay. Fax was stunned and knocked around, and cracked a couple of ribs. They’re watching him for internal bleeding, but the outlook is good.”

Sara’s lungs had locked on the recitation, as the list of Fax’s injuries brought home just what a terrible situation they were in. She’d wanted to hear “he’s fine, just got the wind knocked out of him.” It was what she’d expected for a man who’d always seemed a little larger than life, even back when she’d first met him and none of them—except Chelsea, of course—had been certain he was the deep-cover agent he claimed, instead of the fugitive the law considered him. For a man like Fax to be laid low…it was almost inconceivable.

“What about Tucker?” she whispered, tears blurring her vision.

“He’s in surgery.”

Sara’s heart constricted and she stifled a sob. “I’m so sorry.”

“It’s not your fault,” Chelsea said. “They were following up on something for the task force and wound up ambushed.”

She didn’t know, Sara realized. Fax hadn’t told her that she’d been the one to set up the meeting. Then again, it stood to reason. She’d demanded the utmost secrecy from both Fax and Tucker. They hadn’t even told their wives.

For a moment, Sara was tempted to confess everything. But then she thought of the recorded message and its overt threat. She had put Fax and Tucker in the terrorists’ crosshairs by setting up the meeting. She wasn’t going to repeat that mistake and endanger any more of her friends.

“I’m almost to the hospital,” Chelsea said. “Are you on your way?”

“No,” Sara said softly. “I’m not. But believe me, I want to be there.”

There was a moment of silence before Chelsea’s voice changed and she said, “Sara, what’s wrong?”

“I’ve got to go.” Sara gripped the phone tightly, wishing there was another way but not seeing it. “Tell Cassie…when you see her, tell Cassie to check those fabric samples again for a sebaceous donor. She’ll understand.”

“That’s good, because I don’t,” Chelsea said, her voice gaining a note of pique. “If you’re in some sort of trouble—”

“I’ll be fine,” Sara interrupted with a lie. “Just tell her.

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