Page 50 of Loving a Billionaire

“What did you find?”

“Gibbs interviewed one of Reeder’s board members, and guess who is a collector of medieval weapons?”

She turned away from Austin, stepping closer to the kitchen. “Who?”

“Our very own Austin Reeder. I’m getting a search warrant ready as we speak. We’ll be able to search his place tonight.”

SEVENTEEN

Kurt paced the frontof the hotel, waiting for Talia to arrive. Reeder wasn’t here, either, and Kurt had a bad feeling the two were together. If they showed up together, he didn’t know what he’d do. It would certainly crush his heart because then he’d know she hadn’t cared enough to ponder his suggestion earlier today.

When Feakes and the others arrived, Kurt realized they would be searching Reeder’s suite without her.

Feakes marched toward Kurt, pointing toward the front doors of the hotel. “Let’s do this.” Then the sergeant stopped and glanced around. “Where’s Russell?”

“She’ll be here.”

“I’m not going to wait for her to powder her nose.”

Gritting his teeth, Kurt held back the remarks he’d wanted to fling at his supervisor. Why did the man have to always pick on Talia? Kurt wished he knew.

Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Talia’s Jetta squeal into the parking lot. He sighed with relief, and pointed in that direction. “She’s here,” he told Feakes.

“Good.” Feakes nodded. “Let’s go.”

She practically jumped out of her vehicle, and marched Kurt’s way. By the stern expression on her face, he would be arguing with her very soon. At least he had the others to back him up. She could yell at him all night, but the fact was, the detectives finally got a lead they could count on. Without the murder weapon, how could they truly convict the killer? The other men must have noticed, because they quickened their step inside the hotel.

“Kurt Hamill!” she shouted. “What do you think you’re doing?”

“I told you on the phone.” He turned and tried to follow the other detectives. “Gibbs talked to one of Reeder’s board members—”

“Why was Gibbs talking to one of the board members?”

Kurt rolled his eyes. “Because, sweetheart, that’s what we do when we check up on suspects’ alibis.”

“And did this board member confirm that Austin was with them?”