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Authors: Harmony Raines
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Maisie out.”
“Cade, now you’re home, you should let this go. I can see it haunts you, but you have Maisie and Isabelle now, enjoy what you have been given.”
“I don’t know if I can,” Cade said sadly.
“You have always followed your heart, and done the best you could to find Jenni. Don’t let it become an obsession that stops you making a good life here. The past is the past. Maisie and Isabelle are your future.”
“Not the most promising of futures. I had to get myself medically discharged so I could go and look for Maisie’s mom. I used all my savings, I have no job, no home, no prospects.”
“And that would tell most people, Isabelle included, that you are a good man. A loyal man, not to mention you have taken on the duty of father to a child that is not your own.” His dad got up, downed the last of his scotch, rested his hand on Cade’s shoulder, and then said, “I’m going to bed. But I want you to know your mom and I are very proud of you, and will always be here for you. And Maisie.”
“Thanks, Dad,” Cade said, resting his hand on his father’s.
As he sat alone, finishing his drink, he thought over what had happened and realized he would never truly be at peace until he knew Maisie was safe. And he would never know that unless he went back and faced his demons, and finally put things straight. Whether he found Jenni or not, he had to know the answers, or they would eat him up inside.
Chapter Twelve – Isabelle
“This doesn’t look good,” Isabelle said, looking up from her paperwork as Cade walked into her office, Maisie in his arms. She could tell by the set of his face that she wasn’t going to like what he was going to say.
“I spent last night going over what happened, with Maisie’s mom and everything.” He came and sat down in the chair opposite her.
“And you’re going to go and find her,” she stated.
“Yes.”
“That’s what I thought, so I’ve done some digging, and this is what I’ve come up with.” She slid a piece of paper towards him, then waved at Maisie. “Hi there, sweetheart, can I have a cuddle?”
Cade looked at Maisie, who was smiling at Isabelle, and then let her go to his mate. It made her feel better that he trusted her with his ward. Isabelle got Maisie settled, and watched Cade’s face as he went over the document.
“And these are genuine?” Cade asked.
“Yes. The photos are recent,” she said.
“The dates on them show it was about four weeks ago.” He flicked through the papers. “She resurfaced? She’s set up shop selling a new drug, Niq It. Mind-bending stuff. And very dangerous.”
“Do you think she’s the brains behind it? Jenni is there in the thick of it, according to surveillance.”
“Is there anything to suggest she is undercover? Maybe she resumed her old job.” He frowned as he sifted through the information.
“Her name was never cleared; she’s still wanted by the police.” She tried to judge his reaction. “And there is no ongoing case linked to this warehouse.”
“So how did you get these?” he asked, confused. “I searched for months for any sign of her.”
“OK, so when I said I would do a little digging, I went to my source in the shifter community. I explained what I needed. He said he would do what he could. This way it does not get traced back to you. Or me.”
“And he found her just like that?”
“Not exactly.” She came and sat on the desk next to him. “They started by looking into this Detective Stanhope. It seems he swims in muddy waters.”
“He set Jenni up?” Cade asked.
“He is the obvious choice. He also bought a new house in Spain about six months after the evidence went missing. He told everyone an old aunt had died and left him some money. But money soon goes when you start spending it.”
“Now he wants more.” Cade’s anger bubbled up inside him. “He’s using Jenni again.”
“My guess is she is vulnerable. He tracked her down and is using the
“Cade, now you’re home, you should let this go. I can see it haunts you, but you have Maisie and Isabelle now, enjoy what you have been given.”
“I don’t know if I can,” Cade said sadly.
“You have always followed your heart, and done the best you could to find Jenni. Don’t let it become an obsession that stops you making a good life here. The past is the past. Maisie and Isabelle are your future.”
“Not the most promising of futures. I had to get myself medically discharged so I could go and look for Maisie’s mom. I used all my savings, I have no job, no home, no prospects.”
“And that would tell most people, Isabelle included, that you are a good man. A loyal man, not to mention you have taken on the duty of father to a child that is not your own.” His dad got up, downed the last of his scotch, rested his hand on Cade’s shoulder, and then said, “I’m going to bed. But I want you to know your mom and I are very proud of you, and will always be here for you. And Maisie.”
“Thanks, Dad,” Cade said, resting his hand on his father’s.
As he sat alone, finishing his drink, he thought over what had happened and realized he would never truly be at peace until he knew Maisie was safe. And he would never know that unless he went back and faced his demons, and finally put things straight. Whether he found Jenni or not, he had to know the answers, or they would eat him up inside.
Chapter Twelve – Isabelle
“This doesn’t look good,” Isabelle said, looking up from her paperwork as Cade walked into her office, Maisie in his arms. She could tell by the set of his face that she wasn’t going to like what he was going to say.
“I spent last night going over what happened, with Maisie’s mom and everything.” He came and sat down in the chair opposite her.
“And you’re going to go and find her,” she stated.
“Yes.”
“That’s what I thought, so I’ve done some digging, and this is what I’ve come up with.” She slid a piece of paper towards him, then waved at Maisie. “Hi there, sweetheart, can I have a cuddle?”
Cade looked at Maisie, who was smiling at Isabelle, and then let her go to his mate. It made her feel better that he trusted her with his ward. Isabelle got Maisie settled, and watched Cade’s face as he went over the document.
“And these are genuine?” Cade asked.
“Yes. The photos are recent,” she said.
“The dates on them show it was about four weeks ago.” He flicked through the papers. “She resurfaced? She’s set up shop selling a new drug, Niq It. Mind-bending stuff. And very dangerous.”
“Do you think she’s the brains behind it? Jenni is there in the thick of it, according to surveillance.”
“Is there anything to suggest she is undercover? Maybe she resumed her old job.” He frowned as he sifted through the information.
“Her name was never cleared; she’s still wanted by the police.” She tried to judge his reaction. “And there is no ongoing case linked to this warehouse.”
“So how did you get these?” he asked, confused. “I searched for months for any sign of her.”
“OK, so when I said I would do a little digging, I went to my source in the shifter community. I explained what I needed. He said he would do what he could. This way it does not get traced back to you. Or me.”
“And he found her just like that?”
“Not exactly.” She came and sat on the desk next to him. “They started by looking into this Detective Stanhope. It seems he swims in muddy waters.”
“He set Jenni up?” Cade asked.
“He is the obvious choice. He also bought a new house in Spain about six months after the evidence went missing. He told everyone an old aunt had died and left him some money. But money soon goes when you start spending it.”
“Now he wants more.” Cade’s anger bubbled up inside him. “He’s using Jenni again.”
“My guess is she is vulnerable. He tracked her down and is using the
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