Touching Silver by Jamie Craig Read Free Book Online Page B

my best friend and broke his heart.”
    She shook her head. “I think they left the part about you being a romantic out of your record.”
    “Oh, it’s in there. Except when you’re on the job, they call it being ‘dedicated’ instead.” He speared more of his eggs. “Which, oddly enough, is the same code they use for ‘difficult to work with’. Go figure.”
    “Oh yes, I love the code. For the record, every time you see ‘dedicated’ in my official reviews, they just mean difficult. I frustrated a lot of plans when I made my transfer request.”
    Isaac shot her a sly grin. “A woman after my own heart. Reading between the lines paid off for me this time.”
    “Oh, really? And what else have you seen between the lines?”
    He paused. That was flirting. She was flirting with him. He hadn’t expected that. Hell, he hadn’t really expected her to agree to a first-name basis, let alone sit and have a decent conversation with him, especially when she deliberately ordered the one item on the menu he’d warned her against. But the reaction wasn’t unwanted. Far from it. She was beautiful, he was available, and he was most definitely not a stupid man.
    He leaned closer, his comeback ready. Before he could speak, his phone began to ring.
    With a sigh, Isaac sat back and pulled it out of his pocket. He frowned when he saw the display. Nathan wasn’t a morning person.
    “What the hell are you doing up at this hour?” he said in lieu of a greeting.
    “Packing. And good morning to you too.”
    “Considering how many times I’ve had to pound on your door to get your ass out of bed, I don’t think it’s a wholly unjustified question.” He paused, frowning. “Did you say you’re packing? Did Remy finally come to her senses and decide she can do better than you?”
    “No, not yet. I give her another six months, tops. In the meantime, we’re going to South America.”
    He blinked. “Since when is Remy your Sundance?”
    “Don’t be jealous, Isaac. You know you’ll always be Sundance to my Butch. Besides, they went to Bolivia. We’re taking a trip to Argentina.”
    “The day you’re Butch…” Olivia’s brows shot up the second before he realized what that sounded like. Clearing his throat, he shifted in the booth, leaning against the wall with his leg cocked up on the seat. “You better be yanking my chain here. Because there is no way you’re abandoning me on this kidnapping case.”
    “I’m not abandoning you.” The humor disappeared from Nathan’s voice. “Detective Wright thinks those girls are dead. They’re not. He’s got to be sending them somewhere with the Silver Maiden.”
    “How is that even possible? I thought it didn’t work that way.”
    “We don’t really know how it’s supposed to work. Which is another reason to find out as much as we possibly can. So we’re going right to the source.”
    “The source is fucking here in LA. Big shootout. Remy’s poker face. Ringing any bells?”
    “Oddly enough, I haven’t forgotten the time I nearly died and you used my girl as bait to save me. But we need to know more about the coin itself. Look, I’ve spent the last six months doing whatever research I could, but there’s just no info here in LA. Might be something in Argentina, though.”
    “Might be? You’re leaving me alone here for a might be ?” He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Pulling his wallet from his pocket, he tossed a twenty onto the table and slid out of the booth. “Don’t go anywhere. I’m on my way over.”
    “We’re leaving in about thirty minutes for the airport.”
    “I’ll be there in twenty.” Snapping his phone shut, he shot an apologetic glance down at Olivia. “Sorry, I gotta cut this short. Can I meet you at the station in, say, two hours?”
    She bolted to her feet, the food forgotten as she darted around to block his path for the door. “Is Pierce leaving? Where is he going?”
    “Nowhere, if I can help it.” When he tried to