Love Inspired Suspense June 2015 #1 by Margaret Daley, Katy Lee Read Free Book Online Page B

everything straight. It gave me a sense of control.” The second she said that last sentence she gritted her teeth, afraid of what else she would spill about herself. She must be wearier than she realized. She had to remember Nicholas wanted to capture Erin; Selena wanted to free her.
    â€œI wish it were that simple. The older I get, the more I realize we control little in our lives.”
    â€œYeah, I know. Only our attitude and how we respond to what happens around us. But I wish I could control more. Then I would wish this all away, and I wouldn’t have to spend my days off cleaning up this mess.” As words poured from her, she sat back, amazed she was saying this to Nicholas. What was it about him that made her feel she could trust him? His own words had given her reason not to. She’d remembered what he’d said in the underground parking garage yesterday.
    My team has looked into all the possibilities while searching for Erin, so being a friend and a family member, you would obviously be on that list. And if I was perfectly honest, at first that is why I initiated several conversations with you lately.
    â€œI can stay and help. I want to make sure the tablet is the only thing missing.”
    She bit down on her bottom lip. The temptation to accept his offer was strong.
    â€œEveryone needs help from time to time. Let me help you, Selena.”
    His calm countenance soothed her, and before she realized what she was doing, she nodded.
    â€œBefore we get to work, tell me what was on the tablet.”
    He wouldn’t be happy about what she was about to say, but if that was the reason behind the break-in, she wanted him to know. She drew in a deep, composing breath. “I’ve been looking into the cases Michael was working on right before he was killed. I think there could be a tie to one of them and his murder.”
    â€œWhich ones?” His mouth pulled into a thin, firm line.
    â€œThere were three that look promising, but one of them was a dead end.”
    â€œThe Capitol K-9 Unit has been delving into all of Michael’s activities, and so far we have come up with nothing, so why do you think two cases are still viable leads?”
    â€œOne of them is the Huntington case.”
    â€œThe man convicted of selling intelligence secrets is guilty. All the evidence pointed to him.”
    Selena nodded. “But Sid Huntington insists he’s innocent, that someone set him up to be the fall guy, and Michael believed him.”
    Nicholas shook his head. “Michael was wrong. I’m familiar with that case. I went through it when we looked at what Michael was working on at the time of his murder.”
    â€œMichael’s secretary told me that he was on the trail of a new piece of evidence. He’d been excited about the possible lead.”
    â€œBut she didn’t know what it was?”
    â€œNo, and I haven’t been able to find out what it was.”
    â€œSo other than that, Huntington looks guilty to you?”
    â€œYes.” She squeezed her hands into fists. Listening to herself made even her think she was grasping for an answer.
    Frown lines grooved his forehead. “What’s the other case?”
    Selena hesitated. This one involved her uncle, and she’d been putting it off, delving into all the others first because she didn’t want to make their precarious relationship any worse. Only in the past couple of weeks had she turned to the Littleton case. “It’s another one that Michael was working on overturning the conviction.”
    â€œThe Littleton case?”
    Selena nodded.
    â€œI’m not that familiar with it. Another K-9 officer looked into that one.”
    â€œGreg Littleton was sent to prison for murdering Saul Rather. Saul was a young intern for my uncle. He’d been with him only two months.”
    â€œWhat was Littleton’s connection to Rather?”
    â€œHe was the custodian at Saul’s