Baby Protector Bear: BBW Bear Shifter Baby Paranormal Romance (Who's the Daddy? Book 4) by Harmony Raines Read Free Book Online Page B

them around to know escaping it was difficult.
    “Dishes it is,” he said, getting up and clearing the table.
    “While I have a cuddle with this young man,” Chrissie said, lifting Sam out of his high chair. “Soon you will be able to eat all the good things too.” She kissed his cheek, and sat him on her lap, bouncing him and talking to him as Joel left the room, smiling at the two of them.
    One day it would be their own child Chrissie would be making giggle. Although he was concerned over how Chrissie would feel when they had to hand Sam back, when Krieg was finally brought to justice.
    He took out his phone and dialed the station. “Landy?”
    “Hey, how are you and Mrs. McMillan ?” Landy asked.
    “Funny. We’re good, settling in. I just thought I would check in, will you log this call?”
    “Sure,” Landy said and Joel could hear him logging on to his computer.
    “Any news about Krieg?”
    “Nope, we are trying to flush him out. With Sam out of the way, we figured it was time to bait him. Nothing. We set eyes all over the city, but nothing. He’s laying low, and the chances are they’ll just put Sam in the system under a new name. Hopefully he’ll get adopted and never learn the truth that his dad was responsible for his mom’s death.”
    “Listen, can I ask you something?” Joel lowered his voice.
    “OK. As long as it isn’t if you can sleep with my wife,” Landy said, but his voice was serious.
    “I know she only has eyes for you, you big hunk of man-meat,” Joel returned.
    “OK, it’s safe, ask away.”
    “The attack on Angela Manilla. You have proof it was Krieg?” He took a breath and tried to clarify what was working its way into his head. “I mean, I know it was a hit man, linked to Krieg, not Krieg himself, but you are sure he was the one who paid the piper, so to speak?”
    “You have someone else in mind?” Landy asked.
    “Maybe.”
    “I’ve logged the conversation,” Landy said. “Whatever you say now, will be between us.”
    “Can I trust you?” Joel had to ask.
    “Do you think I would invite you over for dinner if you couldn’t?” Landy asked, but there was no offense in his voice.
    “No. I had to ask, though.” He thought it over one last time, and then said, “What about the boss of social services? This Anderson guy.”
    Landy laughed down the phone. “Guy’s been a paragon of good behavior. Not even a speeding ticket.”
    “So you checked him out?” Joel asked.
    “Only a background check. Anderson is high up in social services, anything odd about him, they would know, surely,” Landy said. “Like I said, paragon of society. Really, I think you are way off the mark.”
    “Maybe, can’t be too careful though, huh?” Joel said, running the water into the sink. “Thanks, man.”
    “Pleasure. So what’s she like? I did a little digging on your Chrissie, as a background check , to make sure you were safe. Would hate to see you tied to the bed and taken advantage of, my friend.” Landy sounded as if he was fishing for information.
    “I would not say no,” Joel admitted, hating that Landy had been probing Chrissie’s background. “She told me about her father.”
    “She also tell you he had to file for bankruptcy, but someone bailed him out last minute? Saved them from losing their house.”
    “No, she left that part out.”
    “Watch your back, man.” Landy was full of concern. “Who knows what people will do for their only family.”
    “She wouldn’t…” Would she?
    “Listen, people do strange things when money is involved. You have the most experience out of all of us. Chief would not have let anyone else go on this. It’s why he also wanted to keep Anderson and Chrissie in the loop.”
    “Then why the lineup?”
    “To make it seem as though she picked you. Blend in, play the game, but keep one eye open. Did she point the finger at her boss?” Landy asked.
    “No, that was all me. Will you dig a bit more? It’s just a hunch, but he