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think so. Anyone who offered to help me would be in danger if Kurt found out, so I didn’t dare do anything that might cause someone else’s death.”
Adam drew in a deep breath. “Who did you see killed?”
Simon’s bent head reassured Adam he wasn’t listening.
“A man who had crossed Kurt and whoever else was working with him. I didn’t know his name at the time, but then his body was found and the newspaper said it was a man by the name of Trennan Eisenberg. He had some connection with organized crime and the FBI was all over it, of course. Only they never found who killed him because my husband and others working with him covered up the evidence.”
“What evidence?”
“The evidence in my house, the fact that they were even there. The fact that they knew Mr. Eisenberg and were associated with him. I’m sure if there was a paper or electronic trail, they erased it.” She shrugged. “I don’t know what all the cover-up entailed, I just know they did it.” She swallowed hard. “I started eavesdropping whenever I could. I figured the more I knew, the more I’d be able to protect myself and Simon.”
“And did you learn anything more?”
“No, not really.” She fiddled with the strap on her purse.
“And no one else knew you’d seen this.”
“Right. At least I don’t think so.”
“Is there something else?”
“About a month ago, Simon and I left for a short weekend to go to the beach with Jenny.”
“The Jenny Cartee that David is checking up on?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. What happened?”
“When we got home, my house felt . . . strange.” Adam lifted a brow and she sighed. “I know it sounds crazy and maybe it is. But it felt like someone had been there. It even smelled different. I found some dirt on the carpet on the stairs that I would have sworn wasn’t there when I left.” She shrugged. “It bothered me for a while, but nothing else happened so I just let it go.”
“And then yesterday happened.”
“Yes.”
“And you think the two things are related?”
“I have no idea. I’m just trying to tell you everything so you can piece it together. If there’s anything to piece together.”
He nodded. “That’s good.” When he finished writing, he looked up. “And then there’s your brother-in-law. The man Ron pulled away from you today. Do you think he’s the one that shot at you?”
“I can’t believe he’d follow me to a friend’s house and try to kill me, but he’d just been at my house not too long before everything happened, so it’s hard not to think—” She shrugged again and looked away.
“Tell me more about him.”
Adam listened as she explained her brother-in-law’s obsession. She shuddered. “He’s as bad as Kurt and I just want him to leave us alone.”
Adam leaned back, his blood still boiling at all she’d suffered over the last twelve years. And she still wasn’t free to live her life like any other normal person. “First, I think we need to make sure you and Simon are safe. That’s our priority.”
“Okay.”
“I think what we’ll do is set up round-the-clock protection for you at your house. You’ll have someone with you wherever you go.”
“You mean like a bodyguard?” She wrinkled her nose.
“Yes, something like that. We’re not a bodyguard service, but we’ve all trained to do that kind of work should we need to do it. I’m just trying to think of the least invasive way of keeping you safe.”
When David and Summer decided to set up Operation Refuge, they went to the governor to get her support. When they presented their reasons for establishing the company, the governor decided to back it. It had taken awhile, but they’d gone against the norms and been granted all the powers bestowed upon any other law enforcement agency. Not only did they have permits to carry weapons and were licensed to investigate and provide protection, they also had arrest powers and the authority to submit evidence to state labs.
Adam drew in a deep breath. “Who did you see killed?”
Simon’s bent head reassured Adam he wasn’t listening.
“A man who had crossed Kurt and whoever else was working with him. I didn’t know his name at the time, but then his body was found and the newspaper said it was a man by the name of Trennan Eisenberg. He had some connection with organized crime and the FBI was all over it, of course. Only they never found who killed him because my husband and others working with him covered up the evidence.”
“What evidence?”
“The evidence in my house, the fact that they were even there. The fact that they knew Mr. Eisenberg and were associated with him. I’m sure if there was a paper or electronic trail, they erased it.” She shrugged. “I don’t know what all the cover-up entailed, I just know they did it.” She swallowed hard. “I started eavesdropping whenever I could. I figured the more I knew, the more I’d be able to protect myself and Simon.”
“And did you learn anything more?”
“No, not really.” She fiddled with the strap on her purse.
“And no one else knew you’d seen this.”
“Right. At least I don’t think so.”
“Is there something else?”
“About a month ago, Simon and I left for a short weekend to go to the beach with Jenny.”
“The Jenny Cartee that David is checking up on?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. What happened?”
“When we got home, my house felt . . . strange.” Adam lifted a brow and she sighed. “I know it sounds crazy and maybe it is. But it felt like someone had been there. It even smelled different. I found some dirt on the carpet on the stairs that I would have sworn wasn’t there when I left.” She shrugged. “It bothered me for a while, but nothing else happened so I just let it go.”
“And then yesterday happened.”
“Yes.”
“And you think the two things are related?”
“I have no idea. I’m just trying to tell you everything so you can piece it together. If there’s anything to piece together.”
He nodded. “That’s good.” When he finished writing, he looked up. “And then there’s your brother-in-law. The man Ron pulled away from you today. Do you think he’s the one that shot at you?”
“I can’t believe he’d follow me to a friend’s house and try to kill me, but he’d just been at my house not too long before everything happened, so it’s hard not to think—” She shrugged again and looked away.
“Tell me more about him.”
Adam listened as she explained her brother-in-law’s obsession. She shuddered. “He’s as bad as Kurt and I just want him to leave us alone.”
Adam leaned back, his blood still boiling at all she’d suffered over the last twelve years. And she still wasn’t free to live her life like any other normal person. “First, I think we need to make sure you and Simon are safe. That’s our priority.”
“Okay.”
“I think what we’ll do is set up round-the-clock protection for you at your house. You’ll have someone with you wherever you go.”
“You mean like a bodyguard?” She wrinkled her nose.
“Yes, something like that. We’re not a bodyguard service, but we’ve all trained to do that kind of work should we need to do it. I’m just trying to think of the least invasive way of keeping you safe.”
When David and Summer decided to set up Operation Refuge, they went to the governor to get her support. When they presented their reasons for establishing the company, the governor decided to back it. It had taken awhile, but they’d gone against the norms and been granted all the powers bestowed upon any other law enforcement agency. Not only did they have permits to carry weapons and were licensed to investigate and provide protection, they also had arrest powers and the authority to submit evidence to state labs.
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