Texas K-9 Unit Series Books 1-3: Tracking Justice\Detection Mission\Guard Duty by Shirlee McCoy

Author:Shirlee McCoy
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460352205
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

NINE

With few options and no time, Lee unhooked his police-issued canister of pepper spray and squirted a stream at the charging dog. It hit its mark and the German shepherd came to a halt. It began rubbing itself on the ground.

The guy spun around and fled. Lee went after the man who commanded his dog to attack him, forcing Lee to protect himself. Anger fueled him. Within a few feet of the runner, Lee leaped forward, tackling the man to the ground. Before the perp had a chance to react and fight, Lee slapped handcuffs on him and yanked him to an upright position.

“What were you thinking? It’s a good thing I didn’t pull my gun and shoot your dog. You’re under arrest.”

“For what? I have a right to defend myself.”

“I’m a cop. I’m dressed as one, and I identified myself to you. You don’t have a right to use a dog like that.”

“You ran after me,” the man shouted, his face beet red.

“If you’d stopped like I asked, I’d have explained why.” Frustration churned Lee’s stomach. “C’mon. I need to take care of your animal. You obviously couldn’t care less about your dog.”

* * *

Heidi bit her thumbnail and absently patted Kip while waiting for Lee. He’d been gone for close to half an hour. Worried, she kept her focus on the place where he’d disappeared into the stand of trees. What if that was the person who’d kidnapped Rio and he ambushed Lee? She hadn’t heard any gunshots. But there were other ways to take someone down.

As Lee emerged from the woods with a man, a patrol car pulled into the parking area as well as a van with writing on the side that was hard to read. Heidi scrambled from the SUV, leaving the door open for the light to illuminate the area around the vehicle.

In the dimness, she glimpsed the grim set to Lee’s jaw. He handed off the man to the police officer, said a few words to him then turned his attention to the man approaching him from the white van. Lee gestured toward the woods. While the guy dressed in a brown uniform pulled out his high-beam flashlight and a gallon jug of water then started toward the forest, the patrol car backed out of the parking area and Lee crossed to her.

“Who’s that?” Heidi asked, nodding in the direction of the man trudging into the woods.

“Robert Crane, the animal warden. He knows where the dog is and is getting him. I had the German shepherd’s owner, that bozo who the officer took away, put a leash on his dog and tie it to a tree. Robert will take care of the animal and rinse his face with water. That’ll help the dog.”

“It wasn’t Rio?”

“He has similar coloring, but no. The owner brings the dog out here to hunt for his food. I’m not sure the man feeds the animal other than what he gets for himself. On closer inspection the dog was too thin.

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