Page 158 of Capturing You
“I’m aware.” His voice was gruff. He was older than the man Forbes had heard talking to his father. But twenty-five years had passed. “Len tells me you’re out of town.”
Her eyes widened, but she didn’t miss a beat. “Right. I’m staying with friends in New York.”
She was a quick thinker.
Odd that Lenny hadn’t told his father the truth, though.
“Is there any update on finding Bryce Dawson?”
“He’s still in the wind, but we’ll pick him up. Just a matter of time.”
“And Shane doesn’t know where he is?”
“Claims he hasn’t seen his nephew in years.”
The background noise made it hard for Forbes to hear.
Brooklynn and Forbes had decided she should ask him everything she could think of about the case, even though neither expected him to tell her the truth. It was what she’d do if she didn’t suspect him.
“Any update on the photographs?”
“Nope. Ask Church.”
Loquacious, the chief wasn’t.
“That’s the thing.” She briefly explained the incident at the library. “When I was hiding, I reached out to Nathan, but as far as I can tell, he never reported it. He never sent anyone to help me. I’m worried he’s involved.”
“Huh. You’re sure he understood your text?”
“I haven’t talked to him.” She tapped on her phone and recited to the chief the text she’d written to Nathan.
The engine noise or whatever it was lessened in the background.
“You asked for help, and he didn’t send it.” The chief paused. “All right. I’ll take care of it. If he’s dirty, I’ll find out, and he’ll be held to account.”
Forbes sat heavily in Dad’s leather chair, the chief’s voice resonating in his head.
You’ve left us no choice.
The words were as clear as they’d been that day.
Then, the gunshot.
His father fell.
The scene replayed in his head on a loop.
It had been Leo Taggart. There was no doubt. The man who’d sworn to protect and defend had murdered Forbes’s father. Then he’d turned the gun on Mom.
He’d hunted Rosie, caught up with her in the basement, and killed her too. An innocent teenage girl.
And now, the same man was after Brooklynn, and if he caught up with her, her future would be the same as his family’s.
CHAPTERTHIRTY-ONE
Brooklynn ended the call and set the phone on the desk. She didn’t need to ask what Forbes thought.
The truth had shown in his eyes.
