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recently, women, had been the business Banetti made his fortune
off of. Too many men had been lost in the last month, too many wives had lost
their husbands. Good cops, good men. He was desperate to take the bastard down
before more lives were lost and before more women were kidnapped and sold to
the highest bidder.
    "A threat. To the captain."
    Lucas' heart pounded deep in his chest and his stomach
rolled. "What kind of threat?" he asked dangerously. Any threat was
to be taken seriously, any threat was going to cause a whole lot of chaos in
his head, but any threat that would touch Aislinn in any way was going
to cause a war. He wouldn't allow it.
    "Why don't you come down to evidence with me? It showed
up on the captain's desk early this morning and everyone is having a fit.
Theresa found it when she was picking up the evaluations. Said it had looked so
out of place from the usual crap on his desk that she didn't hesitate to tell
someone to check it out."
    He stood quickly to follow Justin down to evidence and
pulled out his cell phone, dialing the captain's number. It was two rings
before he answered and Lucas waved Justin ahead of him. He didn't want anyone
listening to his conversation, one of the many things he took from William
Brannock's many lessons over the years, keep what you know close and covered
until you have no doubt it's safe. Aislinn's face kept flashing before his eyes
and he knew the captain would agree with what he was about to propose.
    "Shade? I'm almost to the station."
    "I realize that, sir, but I wanted to talk to you about
something. There was a letter on your desk this morning that Theresa found. A
threat. I'm about to head down to evidence to take a look at it. Rains
suggested it might be connected to Banetti. I wanted to talk to you before you
said anything about-"
    "Aislinn. No one, but you knows she is back,
right?"
    "That's what she said this morning, sir. I think it
would be better if it stayed that way. I have a feeling this threat is
personal. We got close last week. You got too close and they know
it."
    He sighed and grumbled a few curses under his breath that
normally Lucas would laugh about because Liam Brannock had always tried to hide
his cursing around Isabelle and Ash, but was never really good at it,
especially after the two boys started to swear like sailors in front of
everyone.
    "I knew that warehouse was connected. I knew it in my
gut from the very beginning. I still should have waited," Liam stated in
frustration.
    They had raided a warehouse last week, hoping to find some
small players in Banetti's operation that they could break down. Instead, they
found it empty with a message left behind.
    They had been tipped off about the raid and they weren't
happy about it. Obviously. The captain knew it was going to be a big break in
the case and didn't want to wait just in case word got out. Apparently, it
didn't matter and the fact that they were tipped off so quickly made everyone
nervous. Especially Lucas. He didn't want to think that any one of the men
around him were corrupt.
    "Lucas, I need you to go back to the house. Make sure
Ash doesn't go anywhere yet. She wanted to spread out some resumes today, but
you are right. If anyone knows she is back, they could use it. I can't let that
happen. Neither can you. Banetti wants my head and will do whatever it takes at
this point."
    "Yes, sir."
    "I'm just parking the car, take a quick look while you
are there so you aren't kept in the dark at all. She shouldn't be going
anywhere soon so I think we have some time. When you are done, I expect you to
get to my home as soon as possible. I'll cover for you in the meeting and make
sure you get any more updates."
    "Yes, sir."
    Lucas' voice was steady, but the idea of being alone with
Aislinn for most of the day was making his insides quake. He wasn't ready to be
alone with her. He couldn't let on that he had missed her every day she was
gone. It would only make things worse for her. Besides,