AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Hmm.” Regina nodded and stared at him, huffing dismissively. Bear had been on the receiving end of that stare along with War and Roam. They’d always broken under her interrogation.
When Regina didn’t say anything else, the chief stepped even closer, his belly straining over his belt brushing against her. Baron stood behind him near the door, waiting to see if his woman wanted help.
“What the heck did that mean?”
“I love puzzles and I always pull apart a story until I find all the threads. A random burglary seems a little too easy. Don’t you worry. I have plenty of time on my hands. I bet I can help you find who actually committed it.”
Regina’s threat hung in the air and Bear was positive they all would be pulling threads until they unraveled every little part of Gnat and Chief Scott’s life.
“We’ll be on our way. Winnie, if you all could, give me a call sometime next week and we can set up a time to do the test. I’m sure you’ll be busy. Phoebe and David have probably been exposed and I don’t envy what your little family will be going through for the next few days.”
Winnie shook the social worker’s hand. “Thank you. I will.”
Winnie waited until the door closed. Pulling her watch up to her mouth, she pressed the button. “You get that?”
“Yes, we did, but Phoebe needs you guys immediately.”
Bear turned and ran toward the kids’ playroom with Winnie at his heels. He skidded to a stop and Cannon moved aside and opened the door to let him pass.
Phoebe was sitting on Sarah’s lap, curled as tiny as she could be, crying. Bear bent down and picked her up, cuddling her close with her head in his neck. “Phoebe, what’s wrong?”
She shook her head and continued crying. Winnie patted her back, leaning close to Phoebe’s ear. “Sweetie, it’s okay. Can you tell me why you’re sad?”
“Don’t let him get me.”
Bear breathed deep, keeping his arms from tightening. He was positive he knew who the he was and if he had hurt Phoebe or David, Bear wasn’t sure he could keep from taking him out.
“We won’t, sweetie. He’s gone and you’re safe.”
Winnie continued patting Phoebe’s back as he rubbed up and down. He was missing too many threads. It was time they quit playing defense and went on offense. Chief Scott needed to be removed from the equation. He wasn’t sure how yet but by the time they got done planning, he would.
Chapter Thirty-Four
Winnie sipped her hottea, holding back the tears. They’d gotten the kids back home and settled. Phoebe hadn’t wanted Bear to let her go so they’d communicated by text when everyone got together to start planning.
Thank goodness for her sisters. Beth had distracted the sheriff’s deputy outside and Jesse had planted three trackers on the chief’s car. She figured even if he found one, he’d never find all three. The last one was a special one that she only turned on at different times. Remington, Regina, Cannon, Scoop, and Sarah had divided up the journals and were timelining them on a white board.
