Page 54 of Shadow of Fear
Reid eased out of the shadows cast by a large wrought iron light fixture hanging near the heavy wooden door. Bandit started whimpering, and Dev hurried up the steps to his boss.
He reached for the dog and held the little thing out to give him a good once-over. “He doesn’t seem to be suffering. Did he walk okay?”
Dev nodded. “I didn’t notice anything unusual.”
Reid drew the dog close to his chest, and Bandit snuggled up against his neck. Reid rested his cheek on the dog’s head and cooed in baby tones. If Dev didn’t have a suspect to follow up on, he would stay here and razz his rugged boss about being so smitten with a little puppy dog.
“Got to go.” Dev turned to leave. “I’ll let you know what we find.”
“I’ll still make sure we have a protection detail at your cabin twenty-four seven,” Reid called after him. “Let me know if you need anything else.”
Anything else?His boss was just trying to help, and Dev appreciated that, but needing anything else, anything at all, to bring this investigation to a close made the solution seem very far off.
Right now he didn’t have the capacity to deal with what was right in front of him, much less try to predict his future needs. Especially not with an adversary who seemed to be cunning and persistent. Very persistent indeed.
