Indirect Lines: Halle Shifters, Book 5 Read Online Free PDF

in tow shouldn’t be noticed by anyone other than a Senate employee.
    If questioned, he planned on explaining that he was there for the Leo’s business and nothing else. It was the truth, so even a Coyote wouldn’t question him, since Coyotes could smell lies like Barney could cheese fries.
    The knock on the door came just in time. He picked up his bag and headed for the door, opening it to see the mercenaries who’d been sent to take out Chloe Williams. Instead, they’d wound up bonding with her, becoming her strongest allies. They were just as dedicated to finding out why they’d been sent to bring her in as Barney was.
    “Hey, y’all ready to head out?” Casey Lee, his blond hair tousled, his pose relaxed, was a Fox. Upon discovering Chloe’s existence and scenting “family” on her, he’d sworn to do his best to protect her. Barney still didn’t understand what that was all about, and all Casey Lee would say was that his momma would kick his ass if he did anything to harm Chloe.
    Barney let it go. When a Southern man said his momma would kick his ass, he meant it. Casey Lee was no more a threat to Chloe than a ladybug was.
    His partner, Derrick Hines, was a tank on legs, with thick biceps, wide shoulders and dark hair and eyes. His body language screamed predator, the Wolf easily the more threatening of the two. He’d decided to follow his partner’s lead where Chloe was concerned, making Chloe’s safety a priority. As scary as the man was, it was Casey Lee Barney was going to keep an eye on. The Fox was swift and silent, and since Foxes could hide their scent they often went unnoticed, making them deadly assassins.
    Barney handed Derrick his suitcase. “Let’s go.”
    “Did you let Darien know you’re coming?” Derrick slid into the driver’s seat of a quad-cab truck.
    “Do I look stupid?” Barney took his seat in the back, allowing Casey Lee to ride shotgun. “I want to see his honest reaction.”
    “If anyone catches wind of this they’ll let your cousin know for sure we’re in town.” Casey Lee rolled down his window and stuck his head out. “Man, it’s a nice day.”
    Barney’s cousin, the Bear Senator, was Darien Shields’s boss. The orders that sent Casey Lee and Derrick to Halle, Pennsylvania, were supposedly from him, but Darien had told them that no such orders came through Carl’s office. Yet the orders bore Darien’s signature. It was just another part of the mystery that was driving him crazy. “Don’t worry about Carl. I’ll deal with him. Worry about Darien.”
    “Has Francois found any hint of Vaughn Clark?” Derrick’s voice matched his looks. Deep and kind of grumbly, the man probably made kittens piss in fear when he spoke.
    “Not yet, and that worries me.” Francois was another Hunter who’d been sent after Chloe and was now working with them. They’d forced him to acknowledge that the unique Hunter ability to detect rogues wasn’t activating around either Chloe or her mate, Jim Woods, making the Hunter’s orders suspect. He’d agreed to help them figure out what the fuck was going on, and had taken on the task of hunting down the Hunter liaison to the Senate. The Cheetah hadn’t found any sign of the missing man. Barney was beginning think Vaughn was dead. “We’ll need to inform the other Hunters soon.”
    “They must know he’s missing by now.” Casey Lee pulled his head back in as Derrick began to speed down the road out of town. “Y’all are Hunters, after all.”
    Barney shook his head. “I’m not Miss Cleo. I can detect rogues, but not whether or not Vaughn is dead or hiding in Cleveland.”
    Casey Lee turned in his seat. He stared at Barney with a dumbfounded look on his face. “Why Cleveland?”
    Barney rolled his eyes. “Turn back around, dumbass.”
    Casey Lee did, still muttering. “I’d hide in Reno. Or Vegas.”
    “I’d hide in New York,” Derrick added, turning onto the highway.
    “You gonna go to Coney Island and join the