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She almost responded.

“Don’t bother. It’s probably true.”

“Sorry.” Kenna dialed Maizie’s number, leaving Miller to process the news and the detectives to discuss the case.

“Banbury Investiga—oh, it’s you. We’re fine. We got back to the campsite, and we’re working.”

“Copy that,” Kenna said. “Can you send me everything you have on Roxanne?” She explained about Miller.

“Are you serious?”

A voice rumbled in the background of the call, then Maizie said, “I’ll tell you in a second.”

“Send it to my email.”

Maizie said, “You got it, boss. Anything else?”

“Find out if Carlton Hadley is still at the hospital. I might want Bruce to sit on him. Just in case.”

“Is he in danger?”

“If he is, let’s make sure he’s protected when something happens.”

“Got it.”

Kenna turned away, speaking low. “And run a cross reference between Jax’s dad, any companies he owns or has dealings with, and the ‘company’ financials.”

“Oh, uh. Okay.”

“See if anything pops.”

“Got it.”

“Thanks, Maze.” She hung up.

The worst thing she could find was proof Jax’s dad had been involved with these people, but the more information they had to work with, the better. Jax could help his dad get out from under their thumb—and so could she if she worked the case.

If she brought her brand of justice to it.

ChapterSeventeen

Kenna had the Merton Roadhouse up on her maps app so she could see photos and check it out before they got there. “This place?”

Ramon, driving the car, chuckled.

Through the speakers, which were connected to the call she was on, Special Agent Miller said, “We wanted somewhere out of the way for the meet.”

Tall pine trees flanked either side of the highway, a desolate road. Empty apart from Ramon’s pickup and Miller in his car ahead of them. Who knew where Bruce was, but the guy should be out here with them in his own car.

This was the kind of dense forest that hid shadows, and in the dark of night like this, she almost imagined glowing eyes staring back at her from the trees. They were headed to a roadhouse to set a trap to catch Roxanne via Miller, with Ramon and Kenna going in as a casual couple.

They’d opted to leave out the detectives, who had other jurisdictional cases to investigate, and instead had come out here themselves to take care of this issue. “How did you meet Roxanne?”

Through the speakers, Miller said, “I was working a case on this company that was laundering money for an art forger. I pulled her in for questioning, and we clicked, but it didn’t amount to anything on the investigation.”

Ramon glanced over at Kenna but said nothing.

“When the case was past that stage, I called her up and asked her out. It was hot and heavy at the start. It became a regular thing.” Miller paused. “She’s really one of these assets for this ‘company’ y’all are investigating?”

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