Laura Scott - Down to the Wire

“I don’t see his truck anywhere,” Tess said, rubbing a spot along her temple. “Where could he be?”

He glanced at his watch. “It’s almost a quarter after twelve now. Maybe we missed him. Your brother is probably already back at the high school.”

“I sure hope you’re right.” Hearing the worry clearly evident in her tone, he frowned as he drove back toward the high school. Was there something more going on here? Was Bobby the type that might skip school, or who’d been hanging out with the wrong crowd? When the time was right, he planned to get more intel on her brother. By the time he’d parked the car, it was close to twelve twenty-five. His cell phone rang as he was about to open his door.

“Hello, is this Deputy Shaw?”

“Yes,” he said, recognizing the school secretary’s tone. “Do you have Bobby Collins there with you?”

“No, that’s why I’m calling. Bobby never returned to his fifth-hour English class.”

“I see. Will you please call me as soon as he does show up?” Declan asked, feeling Tess’s concerned gaze boring into him. “Thanks.”

“He’s not there?” she asked, her voice rising in panic.

“No, Bobby didn’t report to his English class. Tess, is it possible he skipped school?”

She stared at him. “I can’t say for absolute certainty that he didn’t skip on his own accord, but I don’t think it’s likely. Bobby knows he’s on probation this semester, and he promised me he wouldn’t ditch school. Believe it or not, he really wants to graduate.”

He couldn’t deny the sincerity of her tone. “Then where could he be?”

“I don’t know,” Tess whispered. “But, Declan, what if this crazy guy who’s after me somehow got to Bobby first? What if he plans to use my brother as a way to get to me?”

Declan wanted to reassure Tess that it wasn’t possible, but he couldn’t lie to her.

Obviously anyone who wanted to hurt Tess would know she had a younger brother, one she’d raised for the past few years.

Finding Bobby just might lead them to the mastermind behind the bombings. He could only hope and pray they wouldn’t be too late.

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