Safe Hearts (Amish Safe House, Book 3) Read Online Free PDF

“Hi,
we’re here to see Jeremiah Steinbeck.” Aside from one guard who had
her back to the glass, only the blinking lights and the buzzing and
whirring sounds from the computers in the office could be seen or
heard.
    The chair spun around, and the officer
leaped to her feet. “Hello, there. I just spoke with the guard who
let you in. If you would just sign here by your names,” she said,
handing Kate a clipboard through a small slot in the
glass.
    Beckie leaned closer to look at the
paper. “What’s that for?”
    “ Oh, it’s just so that they
have a record of every visitor. I’m sure some people have tried
bringing contraband into this place in the past. The guards are
just cautious; they have to be.”
    “ Contraband? You mean bad
things?”
    “ In here, everything is
bad,” Kate admitted. She scribbled her name on the paper and then
handed it to Beckie to sign. She took the pen and signed her name
before handing it back to the guard.
    “ Thanks,” the guard said,
looking at their signatures. “If you both could just follow me,
please.”
    The guard unlocked a door and emerged
from the office, before motioning for them to follow her lead. Kate
looked at Beckie and nodded. “Here we go.”
    As they reached the end of
a very long, claustrophobic hallway, Kate saw two metal detector
units sitting in the doorway to the visiting area. “If you two
would just please walk through these security terminals, we’ll be
able to get you to see your friend very soon.” Kate nodded to
Beckie, signaling for her to go first. She walked through; not a
single peep sounded from the detectors. Then, Kate passed through
without any hiccups as well. The guard then led them around a
corner toward a sign that read, Visitor’s
area .
    Kate looked over to see a large row of
glass windows with analog telephones hanging beside them. “Is this
a no-contact visiting area?” she asked, without
thinking.
    The guard spun around, a confused look
on her face. “Excuse me?”
    “ The phones,” Kate
clarified.
    The guard nodded. “Oh, yes. Because
this is mainly a transfer facility, we limit most of our visits to
this area. You can still see and talk to him; you just won’t be
able to communicate without the receivers.”
    The whole ordeal bothered Kate even
more now. Not only did she know that Jeremiah was innocent, but she
knew all too well that an Amish man wouldn’t take well to being
locked up like an animal.
    The guard stopped and turned to the
women. “He’s waiting for you just beyond these doors. You guys will
have about fifteen minutes with him.”
    The guard pushed a lever in the wall,
causing the doors to fly open. Kate exchanged glances with Beckie
and led the way in. As soon as she cleared the doorway, she saw
Jeremiah wearing a bright blue jumpsuit. Seconds later, she heard a
whimpering sound coming from beside her. Kate looked over to see
Beckie rubbing one of her eyes.
    “ Let’s go talk to him,”
Kate said, looking at her with a forced smile. “We came all this
way to see him. Let’s not waste time.”
    Beckie nodded.
    The women walked up to sit down in
front of the small, thick glass. There was a phone on each side.
Kate pulled their receiver from its holster as Jeremiah frowned and
gripped his receiver tightly with his left hand. “Hello,” his voice
said in a grave tone.
    “ Hi, Jeremiah,” Beckie
replied. Kate held the phone between her and Beckie’s ears so they
could both talk to him and listen.
    “ So, have you heard
anything about what’s going on?” he asked.
    “ No, we were hoping you
could fill us in,” Beckie said in response.
    “ I don’t really have a clue
what’s going on,” Jeremiah said. “All I know is that they’re saying
they found some poison near one of my machines, and that the guy
must have been bothering me or something, and I lost my temper.
That’s not true at all, though.” He looked down and closed his
eyes.
    “ They’re discussing bail
right now, but you