by Elle James
“No, sir.”
“Was she able to speak to the officer before your arrival?” Devon’s instincts were humming. How had a woman involved in such a seemingly minor accident been injured so severely?
“She was unconscious when Telly pulled over to check on her.”
“How would you describe the woman?” Devon thought about the photo on the driver’s license. “I’m sure you concluded an approximate age and such.”
The other man nodded. “Blond hair, blue eyes. Medium height. Kind of thin. Midthirties, I’d say.”
“Well dressed?” Her clothes had been removed before surgery and very little of her body had been visible on the operating table.
Eckert nodded slowly. “She was wearing a dress. A short black one. Like she might have been headed to a party or dinner out or something. Not the kind of outfit you’d wear to work unless you’re a hostess in an upscale restaurant or something like that.”
“Thank you, Mr. Eckert.” Devon stood. “I appreciate your time.”
“Do you know her?”
The rumor had already made the rounds. “No. I’m afraid I don’t.”
When the paramedic had exited the office, Devon pulled up the record on this Cara Pierce...this woman who could not be his wife.
Preliminary tox screen showed no drugs. And yet if there was no intracranial hemorrhaging, why had she still been unconscious when she arrived at the ER? Remaining unconscious for an extended period generally indicated a serious injury, illness or drug use.
Devon picked up his cell phone and made the call he should have made weeks ago. When she answered, he dived straight into what needed to be said without preamble. “Victoria, I was mistaken. I will require your services after all.”
His old friend Victoria Colby-Camp agreed to have her investigator meet him at his residence at eight tonight.
Devon ended the call and tossed his phone onto his desk. Last month, someone had left him an ominous message right here in his office. At first, he’d been determined to have the Colby Agency look into the issue. It wasn’t every day that someone who knew how to best his security system dropped by his office and left such a bold message.
I know what you did.
But then he’d decided to drop it. Why stir up his painful past? He knew what he had done. Why allow anyone else to delve into that unpleasant territory?
If the man who’d left him that message was trying to reach him again, he’d certainly prompted Devon’s attention this time.
What better way to send a message than to resurrect the dead?
Copyright © 2018 by Debra Webb
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IMPRINT: Intrigue
ISBN: 9781489264947
TITLE: TWO DAUNTLESS HEARTS
First Australian Publication 2018
Copyright © 2018 Mary Jernigan
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