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Authors: Lisa Hughey
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Jolo Island to deliver school supplies.
But Diana was out of luck. Riley was definitely the best employee for the dangerous trip.
Too bad the headphones couldn’t also put up a wall around distracting people as well. Jack was hyper-aware of Bliss in the cabin behind him. They’d left the curtain to the cockpit open, in case she needed them. Her attention was firmly on the file in her hands. Too aware. She hadn’t looked up once, which told him she was trying hard to keep her attention on the papers and off everything else.
Like the fact that they’d had sex last night.
He couldn’t let his mind stray there. He needed to focus on finding Maria. Because that was his job, he needed to forget about last night just like she was clearly trying to do.
The interviews at the store and bank where Maria had stopped to get money and food didn’t yield any more information. No one remembered her. They’d already seen the security tapes. Jack had been impressed with Bliss’s professional demeanor as they’d questioned the store managers and employees. They could pinpoint which employees actually interacted with Maria but unfortunately they had no recollection of her. She’d managed to fade into obscurity. Which was good for Maria but bad for them.
There was a used car lot across from the Wal-Mart where she’d picked up new stuff.
Jack would bet that she’d bought a new car. He didn’t think she’d feel comfortable enough on any kind of public transportation, but they couldn’t know for sure.
Adams-Larsen had a security watch for her new identity on the booking computer systems for Amtrak and Greyhound. Both he and Bliss thought she’d be too vulnerable to security cameras and eagle-eyed security. But if she bought a ticket under another name then they were out of luck. It wasn’t out of the realm of possibility. Although flying was definitely out of the question.
He had to believe that she would be terrified of Fernandez’s reach. After all, the man had kept her locked up for years and no one had ever discovered her.
Once they were airborne, Jack reluctantly headed back to the passenger area.
Jack would have preferred to spend the time hiding in the cockpit with Shane but he needed to go over the information with Bliss and decide on a plan of attack once they landed in Monterey.
He left the cockpit and sat down in the leather seat across the table from Bliss. She had a mug of coffee at her elbow and glasses perched on her nose as she reviewed the papers again.
“We need to come up with a plan once we touch down.”
“Okay.”
“Since we know Maria won’t be able to get to Salinas for another day even if she drives like a bat out of hell, she’ll have to stop to sleep, I suggest we pursue the threats Fernandez made.”
Bliss nodded. Her red hair gleamed in the bright sunlight pouring in through the oval window. “Sounds good to me. I also want to visit the house where she was held but we need to approach the crime scene carefully.” They likely wouldn’t be able to squeeze in a visit after they touched down. Even with the time difference, they took off from Iowa around eleven a.m. California time, so when they landed in Monterey there wouldn’t be enough daylight to check out Maria’s former prison.
Jack agreed. My, weren’t they being civil. “I want to see the transcript of the cell call. Since this is my backyard, it’s possible I’ll have a better handle on who and what he’s targeting.”
Bliss rifled through a beat up black leather delivery bag until she found the paper she was looking for.
Jack scanned the transcript. Fear stabbed him, ice hardened his veins and slowed down his heart.
“What’s wrong?”
He hadn’t moved and she could tell something was wrong? Jack would dwell on that fact later. Right now he had more pressing problems on his hand.
“This address. It’s my office.”
“Your company isn’t listed at this address,” Bliss refuted. “I checked the building
But Diana was out of luck. Riley was definitely the best employee for the dangerous trip.
Too bad the headphones couldn’t also put up a wall around distracting people as well. Jack was hyper-aware of Bliss in the cabin behind him. They’d left the curtain to the cockpit open, in case she needed them. Her attention was firmly on the file in her hands. Too aware. She hadn’t looked up once, which told him she was trying hard to keep her attention on the papers and off everything else.
Like the fact that they’d had sex last night.
He couldn’t let his mind stray there. He needed to focus on finding Maria. Because that was his job, he needed to forget about last night just like she was clearly trying to do.
The interviews at the store and bank where Maria had stopped to get money and food didn’t yield any more information. No one remembered her. They’d already seen the security tapes. Jack had been impressed with Bliss’s professional demeanor as they’d questioned the store managers and employees. They could pinpoint which employees actually interacted with Maria but unfortunately they had no recollection of her. She’d managed to fade into obscurity. Which was good for Maria but bad for them.
There was a used car lot across from the Wal-Mart where she’d picked up new stuff.
Jack would bet that she’d bought a new car. He didn’t think she’d feel comfortable enough on any kind of public transportation, but they couldn’t know for sure.
Adams-Larsen had a security watch for her new identity on the booking computer systems for Amtrak and Greyhound. Both he and Bliss thought she’d be too vulnerable to security cameras and eagle-eyed security. But if she bought a ticket under another name then they were out of luck. It wasn’t out of the realm of possibility. Although flying was definitely out of the question.
He had to believe that she would be terrified of Fernandez’s reach. After all, the man had kept her locked up for years and no one had ever discovered her.
Once they were airborne, Jack reluctantly headed back to the passenger area.
Jack would have preferred to spend the time hiding in the cockpit with Shane but he needed to go over the information with Bliss and decide on a plan of attack once they landed in Monterey.
He left the cockpit and sat down in the leather seat across the table from Bliss. She had a mug of coffee at her elbow and glasses perched on her nose as she reviewed the papers again.
“We need to come up with a plan once we touch down.”
“Okay.”
“Since we know Maria won’t be able to get to Salinas for another day even if she drives like a bat out of hell, she’ll have to stop to sleep, I suggest we pursue the threats Fernandez made.”
Bliss nodded. Her red hair gleamed in the bright sunlight pouring in through the oval window. “Sounds good to me. I also want to visit the house where she was held but we need to approach the crime scene carefully.” They likely wouldn’t be able to squeeze in a visit after they touched down. Even with the time difference, they took off from Iowa around eleven a.m. California time, so when they landed in Monterey there wouldn’t be enough daylight to check out Maria’s former prison.
Jack agreed. My, weren’t they being civil. “I want to see the transcript of the cell call. Since this is my backyard, it’s possible I’ll have a better handle on who and what he’s targeting.”
Bliss rifled through a beat up black leather delivery bag until she found the paper she was looking for.
Jack scanned the transcript. Fear stabbed him, ice hardened his veins and slowed down his heart.
“What’s wrong?”
He hadn’t moved and she could tell something was wrong? Jack would dwell on that fact later. Right now he had more pressing problems on his hand.
“This address. It’s my office.”
“Your company isn’t listed at this address,” Bliss refuted. “I checked the building
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