When Sparks Fly by Autumn Dawn

Author:Autumn Dawn
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Love Spell

Chapter Twelve

One minute Gem was going over what to say to Xera; the next she was grabbed by Azor’s flunkies and hustled out the door to a transport.

“What’s going on?” she demanded as the two men flanked her.

“Captain Azor has ordered you to be secured somewhere safe,” one of the officers replied. “You’ll be briefed as soon as we get there.”

“My sister is coming in—” she started to protest.

“We’ll take care of her,” one cop promised.

She didn’t know how to take that. What if these men meant to hurt Xera?

She looked around, but all the windows of the transport were black. She could get no idea where they were going. “Where are you taking me?”

“To a safe location,” was all they would say.

It took twenty-five minutes by her watch until they stopped, and then she was hustled out with the same speed in which she’d been collected. Captain Azor wasn’t present, but he was waiting on a teleconference in the hotel-like room to which she was escorted.

“Hello, Ms. Harrisdaughter. Comfortable?” He had a wicked gleam in his eye.

She didn’t appreciate any humor in the situation. She glared at the laptop sitting on the hotel table. “What’s going on?”

“We had to put you in a safe house. An explosive was found on your sister Xera’s ship—it was dismantled with no loss of life,” he hastened to say, cutting off any expostulation of concern. “However, your friend Cirrus’s current girlfriend was found dead about two hours ago. I understand he came to see you today?”

Gem’s mouth worked, but no sound came out for a moment. “He…he didn’t say anything about…” Had he known that the redhead was dead?

“He had some interesting things to say about Blue, though, didn’t he?” Azor remarked softly.

Gem just stared at the policeman’s image. How had Azor gotten this information? Jaq wouldn’t rat on her, would he?

Seeing her expression, the Narc explained. “I’m afraid we listened in. We can’t afford to have any more screwups like the one that brought down Blue. Cirrus is in custody. I’m afraid you’ll have to wait to find out the details of his case. Meanwhile, perhaps you could entertain me with any other details you might have remembered about your sister’s case? What was Jean Luc blackmailing her with?”

She was not ready to let go of that bit of information, so she clung to what she’d heard. “You said my sister Xera is all right?” Worry swamped her. She’d come close to losing Xera and hadn’t even known she was in danger.

“You’ll see her tonight, probably late. Now, what do you know about the blackmail?”

In desperation, she asked, “Brandy didn’t say anything?”

Azor didn’t blink. “You know it’s a federal crime to obstruct justice, don’t you, Ms. Harrisdaughter?”

He got a glare for that, but she knew this was one piece of sisterly confidence she couldn’t hide. It would eventually come out, and hiding it from the authorities could help nothing. “Brandy was covering for Xera. She saw her in a compromising situation. Jean Luc found out about it and held it over my sister’s head.

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