Free Risky Shot by Kathleen Brooks Page A

toward the lake on the right and bounced her head. “Chad’s gone off the deep end. He thinks he’s being followed and he thinks the FBI is investigating him. I have looked into it all, even the secret missions, and there is nothing. He swears he’s being followed, yet when Edwards trailed him he didn’t pick up a tail of any kind. On top of that, he was supposed to take care of that Mason woman and failed. He’s too damn interested in playing games.”
    LeMaster took off his sunglasses and ran a hand down his face. “I don’t like it. Tell Bruce to have his men watch Chad. I also think it’s time to move forward with our plan. Tell the boys it’s a go. I am tired of sitting around waiting for the axe to fall.”
    Dani was surprised she could hear them over the beating of her heart. What did moving forward with their plan mean? She wished they would talk more, but instead they quieted down when one of the other caddies come near to take Pottinger’s club.
    They finished up the game by talking about the new young things they were all sleeping with and didn’t go back to the subject of Chad or GTH. The tone had been ominous though. The boys were up to something.
     
    That night Dani reclined the seat of her car as far as it would go and stared out the open window. She sat up and pulled out the map. Finding Kentucky, she worked to locate Keeneston. She had gotten an email from Kenna almost six weeks ago telling her where she was living and asking her to come. Kenna’s theory was that they could face everything better together, even if the bastards knew where to look.
    Dani didn’t like the idea of letting them know where she was. But she was also getting really sick of living in the car. She was fairly well known at some of the shelters and had decided that living in the car was safer.
    She found a tiny dot representing Keeneston outside of Lexington. Maybe Kenna had a point. It was now clear that the boys were going to try to get to Kenna and maybe she could help protect her. Of course, that put her in the line of fire too. But she’d been outwitting these guys for the past four months. She was confident that she could continue to do so, especially on neutral ground.
    With her mind made up, she felt for her gun between the seat and the console and closed her eyes. Tomorrow she’d start the trip to Keeneston.

Chapter Seven
     
    Current Day...
     
    Dani’s eyes refocused on the group surrounding her. Cole was scribbling furiously in his notepad and everyone else was staring wide eyed at her.
    Kenna leaned over and wrapped her in a tight hug. “Don’t you ever do something so stupid again!”
    Dani tried to respond to her, but Kenna wouldn’t loosen up her grip.
    “That was a very brave thing you did, Miss De Luca.” Ahmed gave a little bow of his head.
    “You could have been hurt, or killed. Someone such as yourself should never have to live out of your car. I am impressed by your survival skills, but must admit very relieved you are now here,” Mo said with a sigh.
    Dani stopped breathing for a second when he placed his hand on her knee and gave it a squeeze. It felt like electricity was crackling between them. By the surprised look on Mo’s face, she was pretty sure he had felt it too.
    Cole flipped to a new page and looked up to her. “You’re positive the FBI agent was Mark Edwards? Short, thinning dark blond hair that looks like it’s been styled to within an inch of its life?” When Danielle nodded, Cole glanced around to the group. “I went through the Academy with him. He was also stationed in D.C. with me. Was a real kiss up, but never really got anything done. There was a rumor he had been transferred to New York on special request. I’ll have to do some digging to see where that special request came from. If there was one, it would have to come from pretty high up the ladder.” He focused on Dani again, his silver eyes narrowing, “I won’t ask about your gun, but you may want to see