When Shadows Fall. J.T. Ellison
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Название: When Shadows Fall
Автор: J.T. Ellison
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Ужасы и Мистика
Серия: MIRA
isbn: 9781472090522
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“God, I hate it when he does that.”
“Me, too,” Sam said. “It’s like he’s part of the forest. He does it up on the mountain all the time. He and Thor can disappear in plain sight. It’s spooky.”
She got out of the car and went to him, and gave him a quick kiss. Nothing overt, nothing sloppy, only a peck, and even after everything Fletcher had said on the way to Lynchburg, he still felt a twist in his gut when he saw the way she looked at him.
Let it go, man. She ain’t ever gonna be yours.
Better friends than nothing, that was for sure. He’d probably lose her, anyway, get himself into his familiar routine, once the novelty wore off.
Keep telling yourself that, Fletch. You might even start to believe it.
He stepped from the car and his cell rang. He looked down to see Hart was calling. “Hold on a sec. Gotta take this.”
Hart’s voice was tight and anxious. “Where the hell are you, hoss? I went by your place to bring you a study lunch and it was buttoned up tight.”
“South. Lynchburg. I’m helping Sam out on a case. Why, what’s up?”
“We have a missing kid. Ten-year-old girl named Rachel Stevens. Disappeared from Connecticut Avenue, near the zoo. Parents reported her missing an hour ago, and the cops who came to take the report found a note. Probable kidnapping. AMBER Alert just went up. We need you back here, right now.”
“Who snatched her?”
“No idea. Parents are married. It doesn’t look custodial. Armstrong’s liaising with the FBI. It’s task force city, all hands on deck.”
“Shit.”
“As in it’s hitting the fan, yes. So get your sweet booty back to D.C., will ya?”
Fletch looked at his watch. It was 2:00 p.m. “I’ll be back by 7:00. Tell Armstrong.”
“This is going to be over by 5:00. Hurry up.”
He hung up and Fletcher stowed his phone.
Sam had been listening. “What’s wrong?”
“A little girl named Rachel Stevens has gone missing. I gotta get back to D.C.”
Sam frowned. “That’s awful. Well, I know all the players now, and the hard part’s over. You can go back up. Xander can keep an eye on me. You can take the samples to Amado, and he can begin the tests. It gives us half a day’s head start. And we’ll come back up tonight.”
Leaving Sam in the lion’s den with all the lies flying around went against his better judgment, but he didn’t see that he had a choice. She was right, the bulk of the work had been done. Now it was up to the evidence to lead them to an answer.
Whitfield was studying him with those dark, unreadable eyes. “You’re cool with this?”
He nodded. “No worries, man. I can take care of her. But you’re going to want to see this before you go.”
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