Words Unsaid by KG MacGregor

Author:KG MacGregor [MacGregor, KG]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2021-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The gangbanger raised his weapon, a hook-shaped dagger.

Anna shouted, “Andy, I love you!”

He looked back with narrowed eyes, his lips pressed tightly together—refusing to answer.

“I love you, pal. I love you.”

“Anna!”

She went limp as Tawna grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her hard.

“Anna! Anna…wake up, sweetheart. It’s just a dream.”

Breathless and shaking, she opened her eyes to find Lily looming over her in their bed. “A dream…”

Was she awake for real now? She sat up and looked around the room. The bed, the alcove, the clock.

“Honey, are you okay?”

“How am I supposed to be okay when we don’t know where our son is?” She regretted the sharpness of her reply and planted a light kiss on Lily’s cheek. “Sorry. I dreamed they were holding Andy in a basement, some gangbanger with a knife and one of my GMs. They wanted a million dollars in ransom, but Hal was trying to negotiate a better deal.”

“It’s no wonder, what with all those things bombarding your head.”

She threw back the covers and swung her feet to the floor. “I’m surprised no one called me a cunt.”

They’d arrived home last night to find JUDGE CUNT spray-painted across their front door, raising the specter of yet another potential threat—Claré Zepeda’s rabid fanbase. Their doorbell camera had caught a clear image of the vandals, a young male with a spray can and two women who cheered him on. Lily had sent the video to Detective Cooper and also to the security team at the courthouse.

They’d barely dressed and made it downstairs before Cooper showed up with Peter Nguyen, a police technician. He set up his computer gear on the dining room table and went to work right away linking their devices to a program that let him monitor their communications.

Cooper followed them into the kitchen, quietly assuring them Peter was a trained police officer and not to be put off by his worn jeans and sneakers, or the headphones that were a permanent fixture around his neck. “He ID’d your vandals already, caught them on street cameras pulling onto Wilshire Boulevard and ran their license tag. Patrol officers dragged them out of bed at four this morning. I seriously doubt they had anything to do with Andy, but I guarantee you they’re going to be very sorry they messed with a judge.”

As Lily passed her a mug of coffee, Anna said, “I never saw a need for a gated driveway, but now that you’re a judge I’m calling Samuel to put one in this week.”

“Probably a good idea.” Lily stifled a yawn before addressing the detective, “Any news on Serafina’s car?”

“As a matter of fact”—she paged through her notes—“it was located in the impound lot at Pepe’s, not far from Hollenbeck Park. They towed it at three a.m. on Sunday. We’re running some prints, but there was nothing unusual in the search.”

“Your guys have been busy,” Lily said.

Cooper held up a hand. “That’s not all. Those street cameras they used to track your vandals?

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