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“They’re taking Rhino back to Rosebud.”
“What? Why?” I spun to Whisper.
“Your father failed the alcohol test. We can’t let him drive or leave him alone on Rhino.”
Dad looked like he was about to crumble into a heap. He was already overloaded with guilt. If Kane found Siren’s Lure while we were away, his guilt may tip him into uncharted territory that he wouldn’t claw back from.
“What the hell!” I yelled. “We’re at anchor. Dad’s not going anywhere. He can sleep it off here.”
“And until the alcohol is out of his system, we need to make sure he’s safe. I’ll take Rhino to Rosebud,” Jeff said.
“No! This is bullshit.” I spun to Whisper. “Please, don’t.”
“Come on, Indiana, you know I have to do this.” Whisper nudged me forward. At the hatch to our cabins below, she stopped. “I’m going to give you two minutes to get some dry clothes on. Don’t make me regret that decision.”
She undid my cuffs.
I rolled my eyes at her. “You don’t need to do this.”
“Trust me, I wish I didn’t have to.” She scowled at me like I’d really pissed her off.
Groaning, I climbed down the ladder. As I strode to my cabin, my mind raced over how I could get myself out of this mess, but even once I was dressed, I couldn’t find a solution. If Whisper and Jeff hadn’t turned up, I probably could have convinced Kane to let it go. But with Border Force involved, I was fucked.
With Jeff and Whisper flanking me, I was forced to walk to the side where their rubber boat was tethered. Whisper helped me climb into the Border Force boat.
She sighed. “Why do you always have to push things too far?”
“Me? Why didn’t Kane just piss off when I asked him nicely?”
Whisper moved to the back of the boat and sat facing me. “Listen, I’ll help you as much as I can, but there’s only so much I can do.”
She started the engine, signaling the end to my pleading.
As we pulled away, I shared my gaze between Dad’s grim expression and Kane’s smug grin.
As my boat vanished behind me, a wave of icy panic froze my insides.
This was my third arrest.
I may not be able to talk my way out of this one.
CHAPTER 4
Tyler
After the technicians using the ground penetrating sonar detected another three bodies at Angelsong Orphanage, Captain Watts declared he’d seen enough and that it was time to head back to the station.
As we marched to our parked cars at the front of the orphanage, I contemplated asking Watts what the hell Aria was hinting at with her cryptic comments. His fierce scowl told me to hold off. Being an undercover cop had taught me a lot about body language, and Captain Watts was giving off the ‘don’t fucking talk to me’ vibes, big time. Despite being shorter than me, he was marching so hard I had to stride to keep up.
As we approached the cars, he said, “I thought finding those bodies in the container was the worst crime scene I’d ever taken charge of.” He removed his hat, glided his hand over his thinning hair, then slotted the hat back on. “But at least that crime scene was fresh, and I’m confident we’ll find the bastards who did it. These poor kids were likely buried decades ago.” His expression darkened. “There’s little hope of figuring out who did this.”
“We need to get the discovery of these bodies on headlining news,” I said. “If the bastards are still alive, it will rattle their cage. Maybe they’ll do something that will lead us right to them.”
“I like your thinking, Kingsley.” He opened his car door. “Listen, I know you’re keen to get rolling on this case, but we need you to do something else first.”
“Name it.”
“Have you met Indiana Smith yet?”
