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I stared at the picture of the man and shook my head. He was like any other fresh-faced kid that had gotten in way over his head. Red hair, freckles, wide eyes, and an aw-shucks kind of grin. “Him?”
“Yeah. The details are sketchy, but I was able to find out he was declared brain dead for an extended amount of time. That’s when the doctors think a switch flipped.”
“What did he do?” Wait a minute. That sounded an awful lot like the story she’d mentioned.
“He stalked and terrorized her for weeks, taking her to a remote cabin. After she managed to escape, he was arrested. The trial appeared… brutal.” His exhale was exasperated. “Damn justice system.”
I thought about what she’d told me and took a deep breath. “Did Chasity tell you anything to you about what she suspected?”
“She was very hesitant to say anything to either my deputy or to myself, but I gathered enough that her concern had to do with her past, so I did some investigating.”
“Where is this corporal?”
“Supposedly locked away in a mental facility, but just to be on the safe side, I’m having that confirmed.”
Anger was never far below the surface with me, but right now, the rage was all consuming.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
He eyed me warily. “Because I was afraid that you’d go off the deep end. You don’t need that extra baggage in your life.”
I backed away, hating the fact he was right. If the asshole were standing in front of me, I’d beat the shit out of him.
“And what if he isn’t tucked away in this… facility?”
He sat back, his eyes telling me everything I didn’t want to hear. “Then I’ll need to call in the Feds if she isn’t located by this time tomorrow. But right now, let’s not jump to any conclusions.”
“You’re doing nothing?”
“There’s nothing I can do except let my deputies know to keep a look out for her.”
“You don’t even know what she drives,” I retorted.
“Yeah, I took note.”
“That means you’re worried.”
As he drummed his fingers on the desk, he stared at me. “Just a feeling. That’s it. And I’m serious, Snake. Don’t act like you’re going to be the Lone Ranger on this one. You’ll get yourself tossed in jail.”
“Then so be it.” I backed away.
“What are you going to do?”
“Find her. That’s what I’m going to do.” I turned around, taking two long strides.
“Listen to me. For God’s sake, just hear me out.”
Stiffening, I tossed my head over my shoulder. “What else?”
“You need to fully understand what we’re dealing with.”
I shifted all the way around, storming closer, leaning over with my hands planted on his desk. “We? What?”
Gage seemed as uncomfortable as I’d ever seen him. “This part I’m only getting from a newspaper article I found.”
“What?”
“He kidnapped her, held her for almost two months before she managed to escape. He’d…”
