Heatedmatch (2012)
“She looked up from the screen to survey Adam huddled with Gavin, Chase and others. They were discussing what little information they had from the police, while she had volunteered to research everything about the couple. Perhaps they had an enemy with a motive.
Adam shrugged. “Do you think that’s important?”
She turned back to the screen. “No, but I find it interesting they went all the way to London for a fertility clinic. Doesn’t the DC metro area have perfectly adequate medical care?”
“It’s ...more interesting to us why someone took the kid at the party. Why not at the house?” he asked, then turned away at Gavin’s shout.
“We got Christenson on the line.”
The men slid their chairs back so only Commander Shepard was viewable by Christenson on the video chat. Loren crept closer to see but not enough to be seen. The poor ambassador looked as if he’d aged twenty years in the days since his son’s disappearance. Her heart ached for him.
“Commander Shepard, why are you bothering my family?MoreLess
Adam shrugged. “Do you think that’s important?”
She turned back to the screen. “No, but I find it interesting they went all the way to London for a fertility clinic. Doesn’t the DC metro area have perfectly adequate medical care?”
“It’s ...more interesting to us why someone took the kid at the party. Why not at the house?” he asked, then turned away at Gavin’s shout.
“We got Christenson on the line.”
The men slid their chairs back so only Commander Shepard was viewable by Christenson on the video chat. Loren crept closer to see but not enough to be seen. The poor ambassador looked as if he’d aged twenty years in the days since his son’s disappearance. Her heart ached for him.
“Commander Shepard, why are you bothering my family?MoreLess
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