Dex was to the point.
“Wednesday night bible study was canceled due to the mess found at the church. You have a few days before people will be showing up for church.”
And she’d need it.
This was going to be about catching him off guard.
“If I’m going to trap him, I have to keep him surprised. I need him to think that I didn’t decipher the one-hundred-dollar bill clue. Thank you for your help, and I’ll be in contact.”
Well, he could do that.
Willingly.
Hanging up, everyone began clapping for her. The men in her life were so proud of her. Through it all, she’d found a way to figure it out when the odds had been against her.
SERIOUSLY.
AGAINST.
HER.
“Thanks, but this is just the beginning. We still have things we need to find. We just have to figure out who the bones belong to so that I can make sure nothing is going to jump up and bite me in the ass. With each clue he left, one that can lead me to him, he left a pitfall with it. Assume we’re surrounded by them.”
Chris pushed up from his chair.
“I’ll go pressure Tony. He knows how serious this is, but when you leave him alone for too long, he gets into trouble.”
Elizabeth laughed.
“I mean, at least he’s consistent. You can always count on him for that.”
Yeah, that was the truth.
Leaning down, he kissed his wife.
“Glad you’re back,” he said. “I didn’t doubt it for a second, Sweetness. I knew you’d figure this out.”
Yeah, but they weren’t done. Figuring it out, and taking him down wereNOTthe same thing. One was the process, and one was the outcome.
One was legal.
One was not.
Before Chris could leave, they had someone coming in hot. Uriel raced into the cafeteria, and all the security that had been there jumped up, causing all of them to do the same.
“Jesus Christ, Uriel! Are you insane?” Ivan asked with his hand on his gun.
The man looked worried.
“I have a problem.”
Oh, boy.
“What?” she asked.
Caspian began explaining, and it was all coming out in one big rush of words.
“I-I-I was s-s-supposed to have a phone date with R-R-Rayna. I was supposed to talk to her tonight s-s-since I haven’t been able to talk to her f-f-for more than a few minutes here and t-t-there. I’ve been calling h-h-her, and I can’t g-g-get her.”
