Light Me Up (Moon Harbor Series Book 2) by Kate McWilliams

Author:Kate McWilliams [McWilliams, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

It was after eight, but I called Dane on the way back to the office to tell him I might have a lead. He agreed to come back in right away. I looped in Miller too, so we could all be on the same page.

When I arrived, they were both already there, waiting in my office.

“Hey guys,” I said as I took a seat.

“Hey Sheriff. What’re you thinking?” Miller asked as he sat in the chair in front of my desk.

“Well, I might have found a motive. Dane, I know this isn’t your responsibility after turning in your report, but I wanted to involve you in the investigation as much as you’re interested. We’re a small community with a lot of land and I figure the more eyes on this, the better.”

“I agree, and I’m here to help. However you need me.”

“Thanks, man. We could certainly use your expertise.”

He nodded in response.

“So what’s this about a motive?” Miller asked.

“Both of the properties damaged in these arsons are owned by men who’ve been the target of the Coastal League.” I paused, knowing it was flimsy, but damn more than we had yesterday. “We know chapters in other cities have been found to resort to violence and crime to get their message across.”

“You’re right, boss. I found no solid connection between the two men when I interviewed them. But that’s a lead.”

“Yeah, it sure is.”

“I’m lost, what are we talking about here?” Dane asked.

“The Coastal League is an environmental group.”

I thought about how hard Sara worked for them and my stomach turned. I didn’t want to seem like I was messing with her pet project. I know how important it was to her. But I had to follow leads wherever they took me. I tried to be diplomatic as I explained the situation to Dane.

“They do some good things, like raise funds for beach clean ups and teach about water pollution. Basically just trying to keep our coast clean and safe. But there are chapters all over New England and some of them are run by some scummy people.”

“It gives them all a bad name,” Miller chimed in. “Down in Salem, a guy was arrested for beating up a fisherman. Put the poor dude in a coma.”

“Shit,” Dane’s eyebrows raised. “You think they’d resort to arson though?”

“I don’t know. Seems counter-intuitive, since fire isn’t all that good for the environment, but they’re not all playing with a full deck.”

“We haven’t had too many issues here, though,” Miller added.

“That’s true. I uh, know one of the chapter leaders. She’s a straight shooter. Works hard and believes in the cause. But I don’t know everyone involved.”

“You gonna talk to Sara? See if she knows anything?” Miller wondered. My stomach was fully sour now, and my pulse quickened. I didn’t like this one bit. But it had to be done.

“Yeah. I’ll talk to her about it tomorrow.”

We sat for a while longer, going over the details of Dane’s report that he had finished earlier that evening.

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