Rogue Officer by Patricia D. Eddy

Author:Patricia D. Eddy [Eddy, Patricia D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Patricia D. Eddy

Chapter Seventeen

Griff

The look Marina shot me when she came back out of her room? I’m interfering in her precisely organized day, and she hates it. Rather than continue to be a distraction, I left Sloane with a gentle squeeze to her shoulder and hid in her bedroom.

Sitting at the desk, I prop the tablet up in front of me. The left side of the screen shows the video from Max’s room, and on the right, I have Austin on FaceTime with the speech-to-text program transcribing his words.

“The killer had to be right in front of him,” I say, zooming in on the body and the carpet surrounding the chair. “What do you think? Wearing protective gear? Arterial spray would have soaked the guy.”

“That’s my guess. Otherwise, he would have tracked blood out of the room and down the hall. The techs found nothing outside of that five foot area other than some odd smears of blood along the perimeter.”

“No defensive wounds either. Not obvious ones. Tell the coroner to run a full tox screen.”

“This isn’t the first investigation I’ve run, you know.” The former JSOC commander rolls his eyes and moves off screen. “Need more coffee. I thought civilian life would let me pretend 4:00 a.m. didn’t exist anymore.”

Laughing feels good, despite the seriousness of our conversation. Like I’m part of a team again. Part of something bigger than just me and my fucked up life. “You’re not the only one who wishes we could have done all of this in New York City. Or Boston. Or…anywhere in the States.”

He settles back down, cupping his mug like it’s the Holy Grail. “Dax just texted me. He’ll have a retired SAS guy at the hotel in time for dinner tonight. I’ll send his contact info and picture to you when we’re done here.”

“Good. That’ll take a load off of Sloane and Marina. I should probably apologize to Dax for the early hour too, huh?”

“Nah. He’s used to it. How’s Sloane doing with everything?” Austin leans closer and takes a sip of coffee. “Her manager’s death, getting a fake boyfriend, having to put on a show?”

I cast a glance at the door, wishing I could be out there with Sloane right now. “Not bad. She’s a model,” I say, shrugging my right shoulder. After yesterday, my prosthetic feels like it weighs a fucking ton, and though it’s not painful at the moment, the less I move my left arm, the better. “She’s used to faking it for the cameras. Said Max set her up with a couple of guys over the years for show. Keep the press from hounding her about her lack of a serious relationship.”

Austin’s eyes crinkle at the edges. “You have to kiss her yet?”

“You expect me to answer that? I protect my client’s privacy.” He wants to play that game? He’s going up against an expert. Staring right at his face on the screen, I arch a brow. “You still haven’t told me how you and Mik got together.

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