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’re not done , gentlemen,” Shane said to his team. “We still have to find Eddie’s children.”

Chapter Four
     
    Boone had enough. Ignoring his screaming brother-in-law, he left the building without looking back. There was a sweet, twenty-six-foot, toy-hauler travel trailer all packed up and waiting for him. For at least the next two weeks, he intended to explore and conquer every obstacle and challenge the north woods campground where he was booked had to offer.
    The powerful Harley motorcycle between his legs came to life, and Boone took off toward his sister’s house. Like his stint in the Navy and the job working for his sister, Cindy’s, husband, his time living with them had reached the finish line. After he had blown off some steam so he wouldn’t land himself in jail, Boone decided the time had come to look seriously for a job that suited his skills and personality . He also needed to look up a certain cowboy whose pull called to him.
     
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    Shane stood in the front yard of Eddie and Judy Barrett’s house and surveyed the area. The local police were inside the immaculate home looking for any leads that might help find the two missing children. Things were complicated by the sad fact that, with the death of their parents, all indications pointed to the children no longer having any other living relatives. Unless the in-depth investigation social services would conduct turned up something, those two babies were now alone in the world.
    Minutes before, Shane had received a call from the head investigator at the mall shooting scene. During the examination of Judy Barrett’s body in the lunchroom, the county medical examiner found a cell phone lying under her. Shane suggested redialing the last call she’d made to see if that turned up any clues to the children’s whereabouts, but Shane hadn’t heard anything back yet on that.
    The other members of the team were checking local daycare facilities, churches, and going house to house looking for the children. Tony and Shane had decided to stay at the Barrett house and search the large lot and neighbors’ yards.
    “Did you see that?” Tony asked.
    “Yeah,” Shane answered.
    A silver minivan slowly drove past them and continued down the street. The vehicle could be completely innocent and its passengers only curious about all the police vehicles parked along the street. But something about the wide-eyed woman driver had Shane’s instincts clamoring on red alert.
    “Shane.”
    “I see it.”
    Shane watched the minivan turn around and come back toward them. Just before it reached the Barrett’s property, the vehicle swung into the driveway next door. Because of the tinted windows, Shane couldn’t tell how many passengers occupied the vehicle.
    Shane nodded at Tony, and together they walked up to the minivan. The driver’s side window rolled down halfway. Shane observed a nervous brunette in her forties watch them come nearer. He relaxed a bit when she kept both hands on the steering wheel. From the interior of the vehicle, Shane heard a baby crying.
    “What’s going on?” the woman asked.
    “Hi,” Tony greeted the woman. “My name is Tony Grayson, and I’m from a company called Rescue for Hire. We’re looking for two missing children, Abbie and Toby Barrett.”
    With his good looks and pleasant demeanor, Tony tended to put people at ease. Tony claimed Shane’s big body and his hard-edged personality intimidated potential witnesses. They had an agreement to let Tony play good cop if the situation warranted it.
    The woman studied Tony for a moment before her gaze turned toward Shane. After she had considered them, she watched the police officers entering and exiting the Barrett home. Next to Shane, Tony shifted subtly, urging the woman to make a decision.
    They both tensed when her hand left the steering wheel. There was a click and the door opened. The woman stepped out of vehicle and turned to the sliding side door. “They’re in