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have looked for a way to get the information.”
“So Sullivan downloads the info and Reynolds finds out,” Jake said. “Then he hires Santos to get the flash drive back.”
Ben thought of Michael Sullivan’s bludgeoned face. “Maybe Sullivan gives Santos the one he had, but he was smart enough to have made a copy and sent it to Claire.”
“Maybe he sent the drive to the old address on purpose,” Trace said, “figuring it would take a while to get back to Houston. Give him some time.”
“Or he was in a hurry,” Claire said, “and my old address was the only one he knew without having to look it up.”
“Could be,” Alex agreed.
“Either way, we need to call Richard Haskins,” Jake said. Haskins was head of the DEA in Houston, a man Jake and Ben had both worked with before. “We need to get this to the Feds before Reynolds hires another hit man to come after Claire.”
Ben’s stomach knotted. He wanted Claire safe. He wasn’t about to lose her again. “Call him,” he said darkly, and Jake picked up the phone.
* * *
By the end of the following day, Congressman Theodore Reynolds was in custody. Though the man had been released on a ten-million-dollar bond, Reynolds now knew the police had the disk Sullivan had made, which meant Claire was no longer in danger.
“I guess it really is over this time,” she said that evening after supper. Sam was already in bed for the night, and the two of them were sitting together on the sofa. “I think Michael is resting easier knowing he didn’t die for nothing.”
“And I’m resting a helluva lot easier knowing you’re safe.”
Claire turned and slid her arms around his neck. “I love you so much.”
Ben pulled her into his lap and kissed her. “I love you, too, angel.” He was surprised how easily the phrase slid off his tongue. Thanks to Claire and Sam, he was a different man than he had been—freer, more at peace with himself, his world a far brighter place than it had been before.
He thought of the morning Claire had shown up on his porch desperately needing him to help her find his son. The son he hadn’t known he had, by a woman he had both loved and hated.
Ben looked at Claire and thought how much he loved her, thought of his son and knew what a lucky man he was to have found him. He thought how the two of them had helped mend his heart, and silently thanked Laura for the gift she had given him.
Ben wished her peace in her eternal slumber.
* * * * *
Keep reading for an excerpt from Against the Odds by Kat Martin.
Author’s Note
I hope you enjoyed Ben Slocum and Claire Chastain in Against the Edge. I really enjoyed writing their adventure. Later this year, Against the Mark will be out. Johnnie Riggs’s friend, former Marine, Tyler Brodie, first appeared in Against the Night. You met him again in these pages.
In Against the Mark, Ty meets his match when Haley Warren comes to him for help in solving her father’s murder. It’s a fast-paced, high-action tale I’m hoping you’ll enjoy.
If you haven’t read the other books in the series, look for the Raines brothers in Against the Wind, Against the Fire and Against the Law, as well as their friends in Against the Storm, Against the Night, Against the Sun and Against the Odds.
Till next time, very best wishes and happy reading.
Kat
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Sabrina Eckhart stared at the news broadcast on KTRK-TV. She had watched the segment run on an earlier edition, but found herself watching it again.
The reporter, a small man with dark hair and a determined expression, hurried to keep up with Alex Justice’s long strides as he walked out of the downtown Houston Police Department building. “Mr. Justice!” At the sight of several TV cameras, Alex’s steps reluctantly slowed.