Page 54 of Twin Threats In Austin
Empty zip cuffs sat on the concrete. Kage was gone.
Chapter Nineteen
“He can’t be far,” Camden said even though Kage, or Asher, could have disappeared into the woods.
“It makes the most logical sense that he would go this way.” She pointed toward the section of the woods blocked from view by the Bronco from where they’d been standing. “Or this way.” She motioned down the stretch of road behind them. “We could split up to cover more ground.”
Camden was already shaking his head before she finished her sentence. “I’m not losing you again.” This wasn’t the time to examine all the aspects in which he meant the statement. Right now, they had to focus on finding the man who’d escaped their custody. As far as Camden knew, he’d never met Asher. Kage had no reason to trust Camden or put his life in Camden’s hands.
“I read his rights,” Rochelle said. “How do we classify this?”
“If we call it in, Kage will be in trouble for evading arrest,” Camden said.
“Meanwhile, he could be innocent.” She studied the woods. The look on her face said she didn’t want to go back in there under any circumstances. Plus, Asher might come home or be home, in which case they were at a disadvantage since he would know the area.
“He sure did disappear on a dime,” Rochelle said.
“Only someone who knew these parts would be able to pull off a feat like that,” he concluded. Then, bit out a few choice words. Wouldn’t Kage have had a wallet with him? Some ID? “Not having a way to identify himself sure was convenient.”
“I was just thinking the same thing,” she admitted.
“We could go back to the trailer and knock on the door again.”
“To what end?” she asked. “He won’t answer and we might have just scared him away from the property anyway.”
“Asher would have some type of vehicle stashed out here, wouldn’t he?”
Rochelle issued a sharp sigh. “Makes sense to me that he would.”
“Which means he’ll be long gone soon,” he said.
“Yes,” she agreed as she bit back a yawn. “There’s no reason for him to stick around. Plus, he might be headed to the location where he keeps them.”
More good points.
“Let’s get out of here,” he said. “We could both use some sleep. We’ll get back at it tomorrow once we have fresh eyes.”
Camden half expected Rochelle to put up an argument against rest. However, she simply nodded and then walked toward the passenger door.
Midstride, she stopped. “Asher would have stashed a weapon nearby. He would have already shot at me.”
“Let’s get inside the vehicle just in case,” he said, moving to her side to put his body in between her and the tree line.
He opened her door while scanning the area. It was the middle of the night at this point. And whoever had been in custody was long gone.
“I’m sorry,” Rochelle said the minute he took the driver’s seat and started the engine.
“For what?”
“It’s my fault he got away,” she said with anguish in her voice. She glanced down at hands that were folded in her lap.
“We’ll get to him before…”
She sat there, quiet.
“And even if we don’t, you’re doing everything humanly possible to find Justina before anything else happens to her,” he said. “Asher Foley is responsible for Justina. If she dies, it’ll be at his hands, not yours.”
“Why does it feel the opposite way?”
