Reining in Justice by Fossen Delores

Author:Fossen, Delores [Fossen, Delores]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-03-23T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Reed’s body geared up for a fight with the man they now considered a top suspect.

Rooney.

But Reed quickly realized that this might not be a fighting situation when he saw the blood on Rooney’s shirt. The P.I. wasn’t armed, either. His face was practically colorless, and he dropped to his knees.

“Call an ambulance,” Cooper told Colt before he and Reed went to Rooney.

However, Reed motioned for Addison to stay back. Yes, it appeared the P.I. was injured, but he didn’t want to take the chance that this might be a ruse so the kidnappers could have another go at taking her.

“What happened to you?” Cooper asked the man.

Rooney clutched his hand to his bleeding shoulder. “The kidnapper shot me. I managed to get away from him and drove back here.”

“Here?” Reed repeated. “You should have gone straight to the hospital or called an ambulance.”

And that made Reed even more suspicious of Rooney’s behavior. He checked outside to make sure they weren’t about to be attacked. He couldn’t see anyone, but just in case, he motioned for Addison to go back into the hall.

“The ambulance is on its way,” Colt informed them. “I also called in Pete so he can ride with Rooney to the hospital.”

Good idea. Pete was usually the night deputy, and while he wouldn’t be happy about being called in, Reed wanted the P.I. to have a police escort. Ditto for Addison’s move to the safe house, and Reed figured Colt and he would do that while Cooper manned the office.

Colt, too, joined Reed and Cooper at the front. Like Reed, Colt kept his gun drawn, ready in case things turned worse than they already were.

Reed stooped lower so he could get right in Rooney’s face. “Tell me about the thugs you hired to come after Addison and the baby.”

Rooney’s eyes widened, and he shook his head. “I didn’t hire any thugs. And I especially didn’t hire anybody to come after Addison. Who the hell said I did?”

“A reliable source.” Reed hoped. Still, he wanted more than just the word of a CI before he arrested Rooney.

The fact that Rooney had been shot made Reed think the man could be innocent. Or he was being set up. Of course, Rooney could have arranged to be shot so it’d throw suspicion off himself, especially after the accusations against him.

“I hired two people, not thugs,” Rooney admitted. “They were to track down information about Dearborn and the baby farms. I damn sure didn’t tell them to hurt or kidnap anyone.”

Cooper and Reed exchanged glances. It was hard to tell if Rooney was lying. “I want the names of the men you hired.”

He nodded and, grimacing again, Rooney reached into his pocket. That got Cooper and Reed pointing their guns at him. “I’m just getting my phone,” the P.I. snarled.

Rooney handed the phone to Cooper. “Their names and contact info are in the recent calls. The ones before I phoned Reed during the attack.”

Cooper scrolled through the recent calls and spotted the two names.

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