Authors: Randy Wayne White
L.A. Wars (19 page)
“I need to give the doc a call, anyway,” the cop said as he rose and headed for the door. “I think she's going to need a shot or something.”
Hawker knelt down beside her. “How're you doing, lady?”
She shook her head wearily. “It really happened, didn't it? Saul really is dead.”
“Yes. It happened.”
“My head's roaring. Everything seems to be coming at me down a tunnel. There's an air of unreality about me ⦠you ⦠this moment.”
Hawker touched his hand gently to her arm. “It's called shock. It's nothing to be afraid of. A doctor will be here soon.”
Her face trembled as if she were about to cry, but she didn't. She studied Hawker for a moment. “Just before ⦠just before Saul left, I was about to say that I wished something would happen to him. Something to make me a free woman. My God, it's like it wasâ”
“You had nothing to do with it, Felicia. Every married man and woman who has ever lived has made that same secret wish at one time or another. Few of them mean it. And I know you didn't mean it.”
“But I did want to be free!” she cried.
“Even if you did, it had nothing to do with Saul's death. Remember that. You have absolutely nothing to feel guilty about.”
She nodded noncommittally. “I've just been lying here thinking how damn lucky I was you didn't let me seduce you. I don't think I could have stood knowing that Saul died while I wasâ”
Hawker touched his finger to her lips. “Enough,” he said. “You need to rest.”
“You're going?”
“Yes.”
She propped herself up on one elbow, brushing the silken brown hair off her face. “Please call me. Please.”
“I will.”
“James? Saul didn't commit ⦠I mean, was heâ”
Hawker had opened the door. He stopped and turned. “He was murdered, Felicia. I killed the men who did it.”
“I'm glad,” she whispered. “I feel better knowing that.”
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About the Author
Randy Wayne White was born in Ashland, Ohio, in 1950. Best known for his series featuring retired NSA agent Doc Ford, he has published over twenty crime fiction and nonfiction adventure books. White began writing fiction while working as a fishing guide in Florida, where most of his books are set. His earlier writings include the Hawker series, which he published under the pen name Carl Ramm. White has received several awards for his fiction, and his novels have been featured on the
New York Times
bestseller list. He was a monthly columnist for
Outside
magazine and has contributed to several other publications, as well as lectured throughout the United States and travelled extensively. White currently lives on Pine Island in South Florida, and remains an active member of the community through his involvement with local civic affairs as well as the restaurant Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum Bar and Grill.
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Cover design by Andy Ross
ISBN: 978-1-5040-2451-8
This edition published in 2015 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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