Watching From The Shadows: Trident Security Book 5 Read Online Free PDF Page A

Harper’s mother paused only for a moment before handing the child over to the hulking geek. He was further shocked when his teammate handled the little baby with practiced ease, instead of like the football carry Marco was expecting. He’d never seen Brody with a baby before, but it was apparent he’d gotten experience somewhere. He glanced at Boomer, Dev, and Ian, all who appeared just as shocked and even a bit amused. The baby began to stir and fuss a little, but the man just cuddled her closer and made little ‘tsking’ noises to calm her. And, fuck them, it worked!
    “Here it is.” Everyone’s attention swung back to Mrs. Williams who had pulled out a small black address book. “Dr. Trudy Dunbar.”
    “Shit… um …sorry, Mrs. Williams.” Dev’s spat expletive had almost been followed by one from Marco and the others, but they’d caught themselves in time. They knew the doctor well. She was a shrink who they sent some of the club members to on occasion, even though she wasn’t in the lifestyle. She was also very involved with Friends of Patty.
    Murdock eyed Devon. “Who’s that?”
    “Friend of ours. She’s a psychologist and involved with a private organization which helps relocate women and children from abusive relationships. It’s all done in secret.”
    A flash of recognition appeared on the detective’s face. “I think I know the group you’re talking about, but I’ve never personally dealt with them.”
    Directing his question to Marco, Ian asked, “Did you know Harper was involved with them?”
    “No.” Fuck, this was getting hairier by the minute and Marco still didn’t know if Harper was okay. “But you know they’re like the Underground Railroad. They’re all tight-lipped and know only a small portion of the others involved. It’s how they keep the women safe from being tracked down. Jake ran into that problem a few months ago, remember? That organization can give the U.S. Marshals a run for their money.”
    Ian opened his mouth to answer, but Karen interrupted, taking the baby from Brody, with her gaze aimed at Detective Murdock. “While you all are figuring out who the hell attacked my daughter, may I go to the hospital to see her?”
    “Absolutely, ma’am. After I take care of things here, I’ll be by to ask you some more questions.” He waved over the officer who had escorted her from the end of the driveway. “Officer Carpenteri can drive or follow you—whichever you prefer.”
    Showing the strength Marco had seen in the woman many times when she’d been visiting with Nina during her illness, Karen squared her shoulders. “I’m fine to drive. But I will take the escort until you find out who did this and ensure my daughter and granddaughter are no longer in danger.”
    With one final look of disgust in Marco’s direction, the woman turned and hurried down the drive with the uniformed officer in tow. Marco stared at her retreating back until Murdock tapped his arm. “I take it from the fact you’re as white as a sheet, you had no idea you had a kid.”
    Speechless, all he could do in response was shake his head.
    As usual, Ian took charge, which was a great relief, because Marco’s brain was a pile of goo at the moment. “Brody…”
    The geek knew what their boss was going to say and nodded his head before the rest of the order was spoken. “Got it.” He jogged after the older woman to offer to drive her car to the hospital. Since he appeared to be Mrs. Williams’ favorite out of the five men present, he was the ideal person to handle her. While the Clearwater and Tampa police were good at their jobs, Harper, her daughter, and Karen were now top priority to the Trident team. They would be guarding them around the clock until they found out who was responsible for the attack and why.
    “Boomer, have Egghead find out Mrs. Williams’ address and go make sure the place is safe. I’ll send a few guys over to relieve you.” Knowing the youngest man on their