Rainey with a Chance of Hale (A Rainey Bell Thriller Book 6) by R.E. Bradshaw

Author:R.E. Bradshaw [Bradshaw, R.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780998954912
Publisher: R. E. Bradshaw Books
Published: 2017-07-09T16:00:00+00:00

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“Hello, this is Mommy’s phone. Who are you?”

“Weather?”

“Nee Nee!”

“Are you supposed to have Mommy’s phone?”

“Mommy’s not here, so I ans—”

A rustling noise interrupted Weather’s answer.

Rainey asked, “Aren’t you supposed to be at Gran’s?”

“Oh, hi, Rainey. Yes, the kids are still at my house,” Katie’s mother said.

“I’m sure there is some purely innocent reason for Weather having Katie’s phone.”

“According to my granddaughter, it accidentally ended up in her tiny little purse. The purse I nearly had to cut the zipper out of to retrieve the phone. Katie is coming to pick it up while they are out and about.”

“So, you’ve talked to Katie?”

“Yes, about an hour ago. She called from home, just before she and Cathleen headed out. She said she left a message on your phone.”

“I’m not allowed to have my cell phone inside the prison.”

“Rainey, is everything all right?”

“Everything is fine, Melanie. I just need to talk to Katie. Have her call me back at—hang on.” She looked at the CO behind the desk. “Does this direct line show up on caller I.D.?” The CO nodded. “Melanie, tell her to call the number on the caller I.D. They will know how to find me.”

“I’ll tell her.”

Rainey hesitated before she said, “Keep the kids close today, okay?”

“I will.” Melanie’s apprehensive sigh reminded Rainey that Katie’s mother had also lived through the threats to their lives. She must have realized her uneasiness had been audible and quickly added, “Stay safe.”

“Always.”

Rainey handed the phone receiver to the CO at the desk, before turning to Danny. “Weather has Katie’s phone again. Would you try reaching Cathleen?”

“I did. It went straight to voice mail. Her phone must still be in the bag of rice. I took a shot anyway. You have OnStar. Did you try calling the van?”

“I’d have to go get my phone out of the car. I have the number stored in it.” Rainey turned toward the first exit door she saw. “Come on, we have to go.”

Danny grabbed her arm. “Rainey, stop. Our only hope of finding out who Chance is working with is to stay here and question him.”

“So you think he’s playing puppet master,” Rainey replied.

“Yes. Somebody on the outside has to be helping him.”

“But Katie doesn’t know she could be in trouble or the kids. She doesn’t know—”

“Katie knows, Rainey. She knows she’s always in trouble. You have taught her well. She isn’t alone. It is Cathleen’s nature to be observant and cautious. She’s smart and not without skills. She’s a trained soldier, a former Captain in the Army. Those two can handle themselves for a few hours, while we get to the bottom of this, and he can’t contact anyone if we don’t leave him alone.” He paused to make Rainey give him eye contact, before concluding with, “Put your fear aside for the moment. Don’t let him see your weakness.”

Rainey asked, “And what is my weakness, SSA McNally?”

“You love your family.”

“Don’t you think he might want me here to leave my family vulnerable?”

Danny seemed to think it through.

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