Lone Wolf Lawman

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Yet another name Addie didn’t recognize, and apparently she wasn’t the only one who didn’t.

“Who is he?” Weston and Jericho asked in unison.

“He’s the campaign manager for Alton Gregory Boggs.”

Addie shook her head. “The attorney who’s running for the state senate?”

“The very one,” Jax confirmed.

She’d seen campaign ads. Everyone probably had. Pictures of a smiling Boggs and his equally smiling wife were plastered on billboards all over the area.

“It’s not just a couple of calls to Canales,” Jax went on. “Ogden phoned him six times today. All under a minute long so I can’t be sure if Canales actually spoke with him. Ogden could have just left him messages.”

True, but it was a start. Maybe Ogden had said something to Canales that would tell them if Ogden truly had a connection to the Moonlight Strangler. Any connection that would help them learn the killer’s identity.

“I’ll call Canales now and have him come in tomorrow,” Jax continued. “Jericho, have you been able to question Ogden yet?”

But Jericho didn’t get a chance to answer because of the shouts that were coming from the ER. One of the shouts she instantly recognized as coming from the night deputy, Dexter Conway.

“Stop!” Dexter yelled.

“Stay here,” Jericho insisted. He drew his gun, then hesitated a split second so he could make eye contact with Weston. “Watch out for her.”

Jericho rushed out, racing toward the sounds of Dexter’s repeated shouts for someone or something to stop. Weston stepped in the doorway in front of her, and he, too, drew his gun.

Just like that her heart was right back in her throat. “What’s happening?”

Weston shook his head.

But Addie heard something she definitely hadn’t wanted to hear.

A gunshot.

The sound put her heart right back in her throat. “Another attack?” she managed to ask.

“Maybe.” Weston didn’t budge. He kept watch and then started a new round of profanity. “Yeah. It’s a gunman. And Jericho’s in pursuit.”

Chapter Six (#ulink_d5bd99b8-87e6-5ed2-bd88-af3654d7e205)

This day had gone about as bad as Weston could have imagined, and sadly it wasn’t over yet.

Not with a hired gun on the loose.

And judging from the fact that Jericho hadn’t called Addie and Weston yet, the sheriff and deputies had yet to apprehend the armed man who’d tried to get into the hospital. The same man who’d taken a shot at one of the deputies when he’d tried to question him.

With both Addie and Ogden in the hospital at that time, there was no way to know which one was the intended target.

But the thug had definitely had a target all right.

The deputy had reported that the man had been armed to the hilt and had tried to strong-arm his way into the hospital after the deputy stopped him for questioning. Too bad the guy had managed to run off before they could learn who he was after and who’d sent him.