As she lowered the phone, Dom stood. “Levy is coming here?”
“Yes. But we won’t meet him alone.” She crossed over to the backpack to retrieve the gun she’d stored inside while they were eating breakfast. “We’re armed too.”
“I don’t trust him.” Dom scowled and began to pace as well. “He must have tracked our new cell number. And that means he could have found us at the cabin.”
Her worry morphed into full-blown fear. She quickly called Raine back. Her sister-in-law didn’t answer.
Was she already on the phone with Levy? If so, they didn’t have much time. “Let’s get out of here.”
“Really?” Dom abruptly stopped to look at her. “I thought you agreed to meeting with him here?”
“I changed my mind.” Kendra couldn’t explain the sudden wave of apprehension. “Let’s go. We can call Raine on the way to a new location.” Where, she wasn’t sure. Maybe another café.
She didn’t like the connection between Levy being here in Cody like the gunman. The more she thought about it, the more she believed meeting Levy in a public place was a better idea. “It’s time to get out of here.”
“Right behind you.” Dom closed the laptop, unplugged it, and tucked it under his arm.
She grabbed her coat and shrugged it on. “Come, Smoky.”
Out in the garage, she opened the back hatch for her K9. Once Smoky was settled inside with the backpack, she closed the hatch and opened the garage door. She started the car as Dominic stayed behind to close the garage door behind them.
The sky was light now. She drove out of the garage, then waited for Dominic to punch in the code. He swiftly came over to fold himself into the front seat.
She drove from Grady’s house, feeling relieved when they managed to get two blocks. She pulled over to the side of the road to call Raine when she noticed a car approaching from the opposite direction. There wasn’t time to duck out of sight.
It didn’t matter, though, when the truck passed them without slowing down. But as the vehicle went by, she realized it was a large dark-gray truck.
The gunman? Levy? Were they one and the same?
Her heart thundering against her ribs, Kendra quickly hit the gas and sped away, watching her rearview mirror. As she turned at the next intersection, the sound of gunfire rang out. The occupants of the truck had opened fire on Grady’s house!
9
“That must be Levy back there!” Dom hadn’t wanted to meet with the US Marshal, but now for sure he knew the guy was involved. If they hadn’t followed Kendra’s instincts to get out of there, they’d have been shot. Possibly killed.
No wonder they kept getting found!
“We shouldn’t jump to conclusions.” Kendra’s expression was tense as she wove through the neighborhood, heading to the opposite side of the city. “While I agree it’s suspicious, I don’t think there was enough time between Raine contacting Levy and the truck showing up at Grady’s.”
“He’s involved.” Dom didn’t for one minute believe the truck showing up so quickly was a coincidence. “Has to be.”
“Maybe.” Kendra’s brow furrowed as she continued putting distance between them and Grady’s home. She dug her phone from her pocket and tossed it into his lap. “The last number is Raine. Let her know what’s happening.”
He found the number and did as she asked. This time, the call was picked up. “Kendra?”
“It’s Dom. The gunman showed up at Grady’s place. We’re on the road.”
“What?” Raine sounded horrified. “How did that happen?”
“You tell us.” Dom’s tone was hard and flat. He was tired of playing nice. “Come on, Raine. The answer is obvious. Levy is a part of this. He must have been closer to Grady’s than we realized to show up so fast after you made the call.”
“I didn’t even talk to him,” Raine protested. “I mean, I did, but when I called the second time to give him Grady’s address, he didn’t answer.”
“That’s because he was here, shooting at Grady’s house!” His temper flared hot. “The truck passed us seconds after we left the place. I’m telling you, he’s the gunman.”
“I understand your concern. It does seem odd that the gunman got there so quickly. Wait a minute, this is Levy now, calling me back.” Raine paused, then added, “I’m going to take this. I’ll call you back when I’m finished.”
“You do that.” He stabbed the end call button and slid the phone into the center console. “Raine still believes in Levy.”
