Apprehended (Amber Alert Series Book 3) Read Online Free Page A
Author: Sara Schoen
for a few moments after the initial shock before he ran his fingers through his hair to smooth it out.
"What did you find out?" he asked quickly before I could comment on his reaction to me touching him. I lifted an eyebrow curiously at him before I told him what I thought I knew.
"I was thinking that he could be a human trafficker? They have to move quickly and efficiently so that they can take girls, and get out before they are noticed or caught. They would take girls from all over the country so that they wouldn't attract any unwanted attention, along with other girls that wouldn't be missed such as runaways or foreigners that were in the U. S for travel."
"That's a good observation, but he wants to be noticed," Callum said, quickly sweeping my idea aside as if he had already thought of it and disregarded it. "When we called in for help he started dropping bodies. If he wanted to remain hidden then he wouldn't have killed those girls, and even if he had killed them then he would have buried them out of sight somewhere."
"He could still be a trafficker though, maybe he just had too many girls to move at one time."
"If he was a human trafficker he would need a wider verity of girls for the people he would deal with," Callum offered.
"Would it be totally unlikely for a majority of guys to prefer blondes with pretty eyes, if they are only buying for a good time?"
"Look, I get that you're trying Jessi, but you barely have the training for this. The team and I have already gone over a lot of your suggestions earlier in the case, and we have eliminated them. Just accept that you don't know everything from one class in Behavioral Analysis. You're here because of your expertise on kidnappings, specifically Steve Bennett's kidnappings, not because you passed an online class and watched YouTube videos on how to analyze behavior."
"Well maybe you should have told me everything your team already went over and threw away so that I wasn't going over everything you already eliminated. If you would communicate better then I wouldn't be bothering you with information you already know is wrong. I'm just trying to help like you asked me to do!"
"You think you're helping? You're not helping at all. If anything you've ruined the integrity of the case because you called a civilian and brought in your family and friends. You've caused more trouble in a matter of days than any other team member I've ever had. You don't know what it takes to be a part of this team; I mean you minored in Criminal Justice! I don't understand how you even got into the FBI with that and your attitude," Callum stated. "There should be no way you're even here."
"That's ignorant of you!" I spat. "Women can be a part of the FBI, and we can do it the same as men can. I can't believe you're still having this argument. I didn't need to have law enforcement or military background to apply, I had to be able to pass their tests and that's what got me in here. There is nothing wrong with what I studied at school or my attitude. I was patient with you, even when we first met and tried to play the tough guy card. Maybe it's you that has the attitude problem as well as an issue with women in the workplace!"
"I highly believe women can do whatever they set their mind to, but I find it hard to believe in you. You don't think of the team, you think only of yourself."
"I think of myself because that's how you get out of these situations," I said, meaning the kidnapping case not the co-worker argument we were having. "You have to think of yourself to escape and anyone you get out besides yourself is a bonus."
"Do you think that's how Anna felt when she saved you all those years ago?" Callum asked with a smirk.
"No, it's just—”
"Do you think that's what Audrey was thinking when she saved her own mother from the same person that took her all those years ago?" Callum asked condescendingly as he interrupted my explanation.
"No, of course not," I stuttered before he
"What did you find out?" he asked quickly before I could comment on his reaction to me touching him. I lifted an eyebrow curiously at him before I told him what I thought I knew.
"I was thinking that he could be a human trafficker? They have to move quickly and efficiently so that they can take girls, and get out before they are noticed or caught. They would take girls from all over the country so that they wouldn't attract any unwanted attention, along with other girls that wouldn't be missed such as runaways or foreigners that were in the U. S for travel."
"That's a good observation, but he wants to be noticed," Callum said, quickly sweeping my idea aside as if he had already thought of it and disregarded it. "When we called in for help he started dropping bodies. If he wanted to remain hidden then he wouldn't have killed those girls, and even if he had killed them then he would have buried them out of sight somewhere."
"He could still be a trafficker though, maybe he just had too many girls to move at one time."
"If he was a human trafficker he would need a wider verity of girls for the people he would deal with," Callum offered.
"Would it be totally unlikely for a majority of guys to prefer blondes with pretty eyes, if they are only buying for a good time?"
"Look, I get that you're trying Jessi, but you barely have the training for this. The team and I have already gone over a lot of your suggestions earlier in the case, and we have eliminated them. Just accept that you don't know everything from one class in Behavioral Analysis. You're here because of your expertise on kidnappings, specifically Steve Bennett's kidnappings, not because you passed an online class and watched YouTube videos on how to analyze behavior."
"Well maybe you should have told me everything your team already went over and threw away so that I wasn't going over everything you already eliminated. If you would communicate better then I wouldn't be bothering you with information you already know is wrong. I'm just trying to help like you asked me to do!"
"You think you're helping? You're not helping at all. If anything you've ruined the integrity of the case because you called a civilian and brought in your family and friends. You've caused more trouble in a matter of days than any other team member I've ever had. You don't know what it takes to be a part of this team; I mean you minored in Criminal Justice! I don't understand how you even got into the FBI with that and your attitude," Callum stated. "There should be no way you're even here."
"That's ignorant of you!" I spat. "Women can be a part of the FBI, and we can do it the same as men can. I can't believe you're still having this argument. I didn't need to have law enforcement or military background to apply, I had to be able to pass their tests and that's what got me in here. There is nothing wrong with what I studied at school or my attitude. I was patient with you, even when we first met and tried to play the tough guy card. Maybe it's you that has the attitude problem as well as an issue with women in the workplace!"
"I highly believe women can do whatever they set their mind to, but I find it hard to believe in you. You don't think of the team, you think only of yourself."
"I think of myself because that's how you get out of these situations," I said, meaning the kidnapping case not the co-worker argument we were having. "You have to think of yourself to escape and anyone you get out besides yourself is a bonus."
"Do you think that's how Anna felt when she saved you all those years ago?" Callum asked with a smirk.
"No, it's just—”
"Do you think that's what Audrey was thinking when she saved her own mother from the same person that took her all those years ago?" Callum asked condescendingly as he interrupted my explanation.
"No, of course not," I stuttered before he
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