Tax Assassin by Claudia Hall Christian

Author:Claudia Hall Christian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense, mystery, colorado, claudia hall christian, seth and ava

SIXTEEN

Seth took a deep breath to calm his frustration. He and Delphie always got to this place. Maresol told him once that Delphie only spoke what was told to her; she never interpreted what was said. She thought that people who interpreted interfered with forces beyond their control and manipulated the truth. He just wished she would tell him what everything meant. But Delphie never told him. He heard Delphie laugh at him.

“I know, I know,” he said.

“Just tell me,” Delphie mimicked his voice. He laughed.

“Anything else?” he asked.

“Not that I can think of,” Delphie said. “Take care of yourself, Seth. This is a big, big mess. Bigger than you or me. A big mess. You’re cleaning up a lot of karma. And when it’s over, a lot of good people can finally rest.”

“Okay, thanks,” Seth said. He was about to hang up when he heard her voice.

“And Seth?”

“Yes?”

“Chamber a round,” Delphie said. “Do you know what that means? Because it doesn’t mean anything to me.”

“Yes,” Seth took the handgun from his jacket pocket.

“Good,” Delphie said. “Blessings.”

She hung up.

Seth took the handgun out of his jacket pocket and snapped a bullet into the chamber. Clara looked up at him.

“Just a precaution,” he said to the dog.

He was about to tuck the weapon into the back band of his jeans when he heard his army captain’s voice ring in his head repeating what he’d always said, “Wanna shoot yourself in the ass, O’Malley?”

“No, I don’t,” Seth said out loud. He’d have to wait to get his holster from the car.

“Talking to yourself,” Ava said when she came out of the bathroom. Her flawless nakedness held his full attention. “What did Delphie say?”

“We should get breakfast downtown and go hunt us a killer,” Seth said.

“That’s oddly clear for Delphie,” Ava smirked.

“Want to start over?” he asked.

“I do . . . I . . . I just can’t,” Ava said. “Is that okay?”

“That’s okay,” Seth smiled to assure her. “Do you think your lab buddies will be awake?”

“Leslie and Fran?” Ava asked. “They have kids to take care of.”

“Hmm,” Seth said. His eyes followed her movements. She leaned over to take a pair of clean underwear from her purse and slipped them on.

“Why?” Ava asked while she pulled on her jeans.

“I wondered if I could look at the security tape from the hotel,” Seth said.

“Huh,” Ava said. “They didn’t mention a security video. I bet they’ve looked at it though. Every big hotel has cameras in the corridors.”

Seth nodded.

“You could call Ferg,” Ava said. With her bra around her waist, she walked into the bathroom. “He’s usually on until at least eight.”

Seth called his old friend Captain Ferguson of the Denver Police. He, Mitch, and Ferg had come through the ranks around the same time. Captain Ferguson was the best crime scene investigator Seth had ever worked with. Ferg had the ability to see things almost no one else could, and he was able to interpret what they meant. He was also a good, loyal friend.

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