Mysterious Abduction (Badge 0f Honor Mystery Book 1) by Rita Herron

Author:Rita Herron [Herron, Rita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Law Enforcement, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Violence & Crime Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, Dangerous & Deadly, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Mother, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Clean & Wholesome, Suspenseful Fiction, Badge 0f Honor: Mystery, Family & Domestic Life-Missing Baby
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue; Original Edition
Published: 2020-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Jacob moved from window to window, looking inside Evie Hanson’s house.

She was gone.

On the off chance she’d left something, anything behind, even a scrap of paper with a forwarding address, he walked around to the back of the house and checked the door. Locked. On the far side, he found the laundry room window ajar, so he climbed through it.

A washer and dryer remained. He peeked inside the dryer and found a lone little pink sock.

His heart twisted.

A child’s sock, a little girl probably about the same age as Alice.

He stuck it in his pocket and moved from the laundry room into the hallway, then the kitchen. He scanned the room and searched the drawers. Cleaned out, as well.

Dammit.

He searched the living room next, combed through the coat closet and desk. He glanced inside and found it empty, then ran his hand along the top shelf. Nothing but dust.

Frustrated, he strode down the hallway to the first bedroom. A bed and dresser, but nothing inside the chest or closet, either.

The bathroom yielded a couple of bandages with cartoon imprints, a nail file and a little pink toothbrush. His instincts kicked in, and he removed a baggie from inside his pocket and bagged the toothbrush for DNA analysis.

If it matched Alice’s, he’d ask the crime scene techs to search for prints. He also needed to research Evie’s banking information, find out if she rented or owned, and if she’d left a forwarding address.

He moved to the smaller bedroom. The twin bed suggested it belonged to the child. Marks from where posters and pictures had been removed discolored the lavender walls. Bare shelves in the closet, although some digging unearthed a book caught in a corner. It was a children’s book about giving a mouse a cookie. The soft cover was tattered, the pages worn, the book obviously well-loved.

He bagged the book then skimmed his hand along the top of the shelf. His hand brushed something in the back, and he stretched his hand and snagged the item. A small notebook.

He opened it and found pictures the child had drawn.

One picture stood out. It was a Christmas tree with a string of colorful lights.

Cora liked to draw. Could this child be Alice?

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