Touched by Death

Author:Mayer, Dale [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Valley Publishing
Published: 2012-06-16T21:00:00+00:00

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Dane drove fast in the building darkness. He had bright headlights and great night vision and he pushed the truck to eat through the miles. Though she was quiet, he could tell Jade was beyond freaked out. He should not have said anything about disappearances. Still, if something had gone wrong, there was no point in sugarcoating it. Bruce hadn't brought in the necessary security and there could already be one casualty.

He hoped he was wrong.

"Do you have to drive this fast?" The timid voice penetrated his thoughts.

"Sorry." He eased back on the gas. "I'm used to it and I know the roads."

"I thought you might have been angry at something," she said in a small voice.

Startled, he looked over at her. "In a way I am. But not at you. I texted my brother to see if they'd found his father-in-law earlier and your conversation about Dr. Mike reminded of that conversation."

"What? Is he missing, too?"

He kept his gaze focused on the road ahead as he answered slowly, hesitantly. "Not really. He's walked away from home again, something he's done many times over the last few years. It's more worrisome now as he's not himself mentally anymore. I spent time looking for him earlier before I picked you up. Now the family doesn't want me involved. They don't like what I was saying."

"Saying?"

He felt the intensity of her gaze rather than saw it. "Yeah. You know, like call in a search party, notify the authorities. Basics." Dane turned to watch the shock develop on her face. She was so open and expressive, she'd make a lousy poker player.

"And they didn't want to get help to find him? Why not?" she said, incredulously.

"Beats me. I expected more from John. That's what I meant earlier. He's changed – and not in a good way. Or, if he's been this way for years, and I haven't seen it because we've not had much to do with each other over the last decade."

"Do you think he's influenced by his new family?"

"I suspect so. Tasha was muttering something at the kitchen table when I left. Looked like she was creating more of those damn dolls."

"Yuck." Jade explained what she'd learned about vodou from Susan. "The ones I've seen were beyond freaky."

"The ones she was working on today were just papier-mâché from the looks of it." He turned his attention back to navigating through the potholes on the road. "I didn't ask. I remember once when I first arrived, I made a comment that she didn't like. Not sure if she took exception to what I said or the way I said it. It was the first time I'd seen the temperamental side of her…"

"And you've seen plenty since?"

"Yeah, you could say that. John says the pregnancy isn't easy on her."

"Oh."

A weird silence filled the cab. Uh oh. He glanced sideways at her. "What did I say?"

"Nothing."

Now that was a lie. He didn't need to see her face to know something was wrong. "Yes, I did.

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