Rescue My Heart by Lorana Hoopes

Author:Lorana Hoopes [Hoopes, Lorana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lorana Hoopes

16

Cole

Cole stared at the frail looking man in the hospital bed and tried to process what he had just learned. If the intel he had received was true, the man’s actions were understandable. Not justifiable, but understandable.

“Any news on the women?”

Cole turned to see Cara striding his direction. Her face wore an even more worried expression than when he’d left her, and he wondered how the call with her boss had gone. “The women have all been admitted while they wait on the blood test results, but no news so far. At least not on them.”

Cara’s brow furrowed. “What do you mean?”

Cole turned back toward the glass that looked into the hospital room. “I did manage to find out some information on your friend in there.”

A derisive scoff escaped Cara’s thin lips. “He’s no friend of mine. Especially not if he’s the one who killed Steve, attacked me, and stole our research.”

“I can understand that, but I called in a few favors. It turns out David here has been receiving quite a few large payments over the last year.”

“For what?” Curiosity threaded Cara’s voice though her face remained impassive.

“That’s a good question, but my guess would be that he was helping someone. Someone or some group with large pockets who wanted intel on your project. There’s more though.”

“More? What more could there be?” Anger flashed in Cara’s eyes, and Cole knew he better tread lightly.

“It turns out that David’s sister has a rare form of cancer. She was diagnosed shortly before he became an intern for you if my timeline is correct, so my guess is that his actions are about getting the money to pay for his sister’s cancer treatments.”

Cara crossed her arms and fixed him with an icy stare. If looks could kill, he would have been incinerated on the spot from her gaze. “I don’t care what the reason for his actions are. He killed Steve, and his actions may kill many in this town.”

“It’s certainly not justifiable, I agree.”

“It’s madness is what it is. I just hope he lives, so I can interrogate him and go after the people or person who sent him on this mission.”

“I get your frustration, but we don’t know for sure that he killed Steve. Did he seem like the type to wear cufflinks?”

Cara opened her mouth to reply and then closed it. She blew out a harsh breath before raking her hand through her short hair. “No, he didn’t, but I didn’t know him very well. However, I also don’t know many college kids who even know what cufflinks are.” Another sigh escaped her lips. ‘You know what? I need a break. I’m going to get a coffee and cool off a bit.”

Cole watched her walk away and bit the inside of his lip. He wished he had the right words to say, but it seemed Steve had been like a partner to her. That kind of loss wasn’t easy to recover from. He knew that all too well.

“Was that Cara I saw leaving?” Nick asked as he stepped out of David’s room.

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