Shattered Silence: Men of the Texas Rangers Series #2 by Margaret Daley

Author:Margaret Daley [Daley, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781426714290
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2012-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

9

Cody knocked on his son’s door. “Kyle, I need to talk to you.”

When the door swung open, his son immediately walked away from it and sat on his bed with his cell in his hand. “You’re working with a Sp—”

“Don’t, son. We’ve had this conversation. I’m working with Detective Rodriguez as well as the whole Durango Police force. A lot has happened in the past week. She’s very good at her job and an asset to the department.”

“You looked at her . . .” He snapped his mouth closed and leaned back against his headboard, texting.

“Put the cell down while we talk. We can’t ignore what happened tonight.”

Kyle flung his phone onto the navy blue bedcover. “Yeah, if I hadn’t come home when I did, you would have been killed,” he muttered, keeping his gaze averted.

“Next time I tell you to leave, do it. I can’t be worried about you when trying to fight someone.”

“Oh, so it’s my fault.”

“I didn’t say that. Just follow my directions. I know what I’m doing.” At least as a cop. Not so much as a parent.

“Fine.” Kyle reached for his cell.

“Tomorrow I’m taking you to school and picking you up.”

“I can ride the bus.”

“I know, but I’ll feel better if I do. Humor your dad. After school, we’ll come back here and pack some clothing. We’re not staying here for a while.”

Kyle sat up straight. “We’re going home to Houston.”

“No, we’re gonna stay with Al, the ex-ranger who owns the small place where I’m keeping my horse while we’re here.”

“Al Garcia?” his son said so slowly he drew out each syllable. “I don’t know this Al Garcia. Someone else besides you can solve his case. If not, then why can’t I go back to Houston and stay with Nate? I’d be safe there.”

He’d been expecting Kyle to ask, but he still didn’t have an easy way to explain his reservations about the man who had been part of his son’s life for years. “No, I couldn’t work effectively to solve the murders and find the man who attacked me tonight if I had to worry about you in Houston.”

“Worry about me? I’m fine with Nate. He has a lot more guns than you do.”

“Protecting someone isn’t always with guns.”

“Betcha wouldn’t have minded one earlier.”

“I’ve only shot one person in my whole career. It isn’t something I take lightly, and I only use it when it’s the last resort. Until things settle down, your activities will be curtailed. No studying at the library or a friend’s at night. I’m sure if you want to study for a test Al won’t mind having your friends over.”

“I’m not the one the man was trying to kill. Besides, he could have been a plain old burglar looking for money for drugs.”

“That’s a possibility, but I’d rather err on the side of caution than have something happen to you.”

Kyle began texting. “So you dragged me to this—place— and when I start to make friends, you basically ground me. Perfect.” The derision in his voice matched the sneer on his face.

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