Worse. It might get his brother killed.
And anyone who claimed that Haven was a safe place where nothing bad ever happened . . . they were deluding themselves.
Plenty of shit went down in this small town.
He took a different route back to the hotel, cutting through a small park with a few pieces of playground equipment and a toilet. He came to a stop as he saw a familiar cherry red car in the parking lot.
“That’s her car,” Eli said, coming to a stop next to him.
Kellan nodded.
Eli glanced around. “Why would she be here? It’s nearly eleven at night.” Eli started striding toward the car and Kellan grabbed hold of his arm.
Eli stilled, looking over at him in question.
“Not our problem,” Kellan told him.
It was bizarre but he had the thought that if Eli went over there that this moment would signal a change in their lives. And he didn’t think he was ready for that.
Actually, he knew he wasn’t.
“She’s in a public park at night,” Eli pointed out. “That’s not fucking safe.”
“Still nothing to do with us.”
“What if she’s doing something illegal?” Eli said.
Kellan shot him a look. “Call the cops.”
Eli put his hands on his hips. “We are the cops.”
“We’re FBI agents. Someone parking their car in a public area at night doesn’t mean they’re doing something illegal. We have no right to go over there and demand to know what she’s doing.”
“Are you forgetting where we are? Women aren’t allowed to put themselves in danger in Haven. And if we see a woman doing that then we are obligated to do something about it.”
“We don’t live here. She’s not ours to take care of. And if you think she’s really in trouble, call Jake.”
Eli stared at him for a long moment. Kellan thought he was actually going to listen to him. Then he shook his head and strode toward the car.
For fuck’s sake.
Kellan could leave. Just walk away. But he’d never leave Eli.
Just because the girl seemed harmless didn’t mean that she wasn’t up to something. So he’d back Eli up. And make sure she didn’t try to put anything over on him.
Eli walked slowly up to the car. Thankfully, there was plenty of lighting in this park. Was she inside? Had she parked and gone for a walk?
But why?
What was she doing in Haven?
Kellan shook those questions out of his head. Not his problem.
Eli peered into the backseat of the car and an earth-chilling scream filled the air.
Fuck! What happened?
Kellan raced over to the small car, peering into the window on the other side of the car. But he couldn’t see much except that someone was moving around.
