Cade’s cell phone buzzed, temporarily interrupting him from fulfilling his quest. He bent his head toward the kitchen counter where it sat. “Would you?”
I never liked answering other people’s phones. I picked it up anyway. “Cade McCoy’s phone.”
“Who’s this?”
The voice was tough, deep, familiar.
“This is Sloane. And you are?”
A long pause followed. “Why you answerin’ Cade’s phone, if you don’t mind me askin’?”
“I do mind. Would you like to leave a message or call back?”
“Neither. I’ll speak with Cade. Now.”
“He’s occupied.”
“As fun as this must be for you, I don’t have the time, Miss Monroe.”
“Neither do I, Chief Rollins.”
I pushed the speaker button.
“I need to speak with Cade right away.”
The chief’s grave tone of voice prompted Cade to toss the shirts to the side. I took the phone off speaker and handed it to him.
“I’m here,” Cade said. “What’s happened?”
Although both sides of the conversation weren’t audible, Cade’s playful demeanor deteriorated. He slumped over the counter, weakened, clutching the granite surface as if trying to sustain his weight.
“When did this happen?” Cade uttered into the phone. “And Jack, you’re with him now? What has he said? How is he?”
More muffled words were spoken on the opposite end.
“What about the baby?” Cade asked. “Who has Finn?”
The chief replied once more, and Cade said, “I’ll be right there.”
I watched him slide his cell phone into the front pocket of his jeans. He bent his head over the counter, placed both hands on top of it.
“Cade, what is it? What’s wrong?”
“Last night, someone broke into my cousin’s house. Jack. He’s my mother’s sister’s kid.”
I covered my mouth with a hand. “Is he all right?”
Cade nodded. “He was at work when it happened.”
“Does he have a wife? Kids? Was anyone home at the time?”
“Jack’s wife, Serena, was found in the nursery. She’d taken a single gunshot wound to the head.”
“Is she—”
“Dead? Yeah. Doesn’t look like she suffered much, if at all. She died instantly from what they can tell. She’s with the coroner now.”
“You said nursery.”
“They have a new son. Finn.”
A sickened feeling filtered through me. “Where is he—the baby?”
Cade’s eyes closed. For several seconds he stood, quiet and placid, like he was wrestling impatient emotions from surging to the surface. I entwined a hand inside his, offering a subtle gesture of support. When his eyes reopened, he said, “The baby’s gone, Sloane. He’s gone.”
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Books by Cheryl Bradshaw
Sloane Monroe Mystery Series
Black Diamond Death
Murder in Mind
I Have a Secret
Stranger in Town
Bed of Bones
Hush Now Baby
Addison Lockhart Supernatural Suspense Series
Grayson Manor Haunting
Rosecliff Manor Haunting
Till Death do us Part Mystery Novella Series
Whispers of Murder
Echoes of Murder
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Till Death do us Part (Books 1-2)
Maisie Fezziwig Cozy Mystery Series
Hickory Dickory Dead
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CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
CHAPTER 36
CHAPTER 37
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 39
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CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
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CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
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