Broken Trust (Missing in Action Trilogy Book 1) by H. B. Rae Read Free Book Online Page B

father had not approved of him changing his major. They had never fought so much, and it was because of that fight that John had not been around as much. He knew that was wrong of him, but after the things that had been said – he knew he was being immature about it and he needed to get past it. However, he was not too sure if his father was over it either.
    “I am successful,” he started. “But the sort of cases I have been working on are for people wanting to catch their cheating spouses. I can’t stand them any longer. I always thought it would be different, and I want it to be different.”
    “John, there is no way to change your clientele. All you are going to be able to do is wait for the right cases to come along.”
    “And what happens if they don’t come?”
    “Then you deal with it. I have a feeling you already knew this was going to be the answer. Now can you please tell me why you are really here?”
    He had never been able to keep something from his father and sighed. “You remember my roommates, Rodney and Martin?”
    “Yeah. I remember they had gone to the diner a few times before I knew you had changed your mind about what you were doing for school. Why?”
    “Well Martin was with Rodney’s sister. They had always seemed to be perfect for one another and well, Sasha came to the office and she suspected Martin was cheating on her. I mean this was the sort of guy that had always wanted to be with one person forever. I admired him for that, and now he is throwing it all away and I have the proof to back it all up.”
    His father was silent for a moment and his mother was listening intently. She very seldom spoke out in conversations unless she was directly asked. John never knew why but it was not his place to ask. “Some people are imposters. I don’t know why he couldn’t have stayed with the same woman, but if he had been serious at one point there might have been a major change in their relationship that drove him away.”
    “She can’t carry a child, but that should not mean anything. There are other ways of getting a child into this world. Hell there are children just waiting for a loving family to adopt them!”
    “Son, there has to be something else in their relationship going on that they have not told you. There are several sides to a single story and right now you have only heard bits and pieces of it. Maybe it’s time for you to look further into it. I mean that’s what you are good at.”
    He shook his head. “I am going to close up shop after this case. I don’t think I can take this any longer. I don’t think I can continue helping people get divorced. Yes, it is a lot of money, more than I ever thought I would be making, but this is not worth it any longer. I need more. I want to help people find those they have lost. I want to find out who is responsible for their disappearance. I want more.”
    “We have always supported you, even if we didn’t approve. I know you have an idea about what you are doing.”
    John wasn’t sure what else to say, his father continued to look at him. He seemed to know there was something else on his mind but he was not willing to talk about it. The oven beeped and his mother quickly pulled out the lasagna tray. He had to admit it was nice to be with his family and he could not help but like it. One day he wanted this, a family.

 

Chapter 6
     
    He was back at the office and had barely spoken to Sheila the next morning. Everything he was reading was all the information that had been given to him by Sheila. She had not left anything out and what he was reading he wasn’t happy. He was half tempted to call Rodney and tell him everything that had happened – Rodney would kill Martin if he knew what was going on. Even he hadn’t known. Then again there wasn’t enough evidence in this file alone to say that he had indeed carried out the deed, but John seemed to know it had been him.
    He heard the knock on his door and allowed her to walk