True Blue K-9 Unit Collection, Volume 2 by Lenora Worth

Author:Lenora Worth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

“Halt!” Carter yelled. “Police.”

The man with the gun aimed at them.

Fearing for Rachelle’s safety, Carter snagged an arm around her waist and pulled her down behind a metal garbage container just as shots rang out and bullets pinged off the metal. He reeled in Frosty’s lead, tucking the dog close.

Pulse pounding in his ears, he unholstered his weapon and peered around the edge of the garbage container as he radioed for backup.

The two men ran to the gate and entered the code into the keyless lock. The gate opened, and they ran through and along the docks toward the darkened corner. The guy with the gun continued to fire off random shots at them.

“Carter, you have to go after them,” Rachelle said.

“I’m not leaving you.”

An engine roared to life. Carter jumped to his feet in time to see a lighted boat speeding away from the dock. Carter took out his cell phone and snapped off pictures. He doubted the photos would be any help, but he had to do something.

He called the situation in on the radio attached to his shoulder as they hurried back to his vehicle. And he asked for the harbor patrol to search for the boat. Though he knew by the time the patrol got out on the water, the escaped vessel could be miles away in a multitude of directions.

Hustling Rachelle to his vehicle parked at the curb, Carter glimpsed a white van parked in a far corner of the lot. The same van used by the men who’d tried to kidnap Rachelle earlier.

As they waited inside the vehicle, Carter said, “You know, I’m going to catch flak for bringing you here.”

“Surely your brother can’t get mad at you for following a clue.”

“Oh yes, he can.”

And he was proved correct a short time later when Noah climbed out of his K-9 Unit vehicle with his dog, Scotty, a majestic rottweiler trained for emergency service work. Along with Noah was Gavin Sutherland and his dog, Tommy, a springer spaniel who excelled at bomb detection. After instructing Gavin and Tommy to check out the van, Noah and Scotty headed to where Carter, Rachelle and Frosty waited by the curb.

The disgruntled expression on his brother’s face didn’t bode well. “What are you two doing down here?”

“Following a hunch,” Carter said.

“It’s my fault,” Rachelle said. “I talked Carter into coming down here to search for a boat named Ophelia.”

Carter stared at her. Why would she try to protect him from Noah? A strange sort of pleasure infused him and made him stand taller.

Noah arched an eyebrow. “I doubt, Miss Clark, that you could talk my brother into anything he didn’t want to do. I know I have not been able to over the years.” Noah shifted his attention to Carter. “So tell me, brother, how did you come across this lead?”

“It wasn’t my clue,” Carter told him. “It was Rachelle’s. She figured it out.” Carter smiled encouragingly at Rachelle. “Go ahead, tell him.”

She blinked, clearly surprised and pleased. For some reason pleasing her filled his chest with warmth and tenderness.

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