“A missing person?” So that was her angle. “Who is missing? That boyfriend of yours?”
“You don’t like Saber much, do you?” She came forward and sat in the chair across from him, even though he hadn’t offered her a seat.
“He’s a criminal. The leader of a gang. Several, in fact. I’m an officer of the law. So no, I don’t.”
“That’s slander,” she spat at him. “You have no proof of any of that.”
“Ms. Perez, I have had no less than five call-outs over the last week since the Devil’s Sinners moved into my town, including two bar fights. I do not want trouble in my town and that’s all someone like Saber brings. Now, what do you want?”
“My niece is missing. I want you to find her.”
Shoot. He’d need to at least make this look like he was taking it seriously. He picked up a pad and pen. “You’re talking about Marisol?”
“Yes. You’ve met her?”
“I have. What makes you think she’s missing?”
She seemed surprised by that question. “Because she hasn’t come home. She lives with me. Works for me. And I haven’t seen her in four days.”
“And you’re only just reporting her missing now?”
“She has a new boyfriend. I thought she might have gone off with him.”
“And not told you? Do you not have a good relationship? Also she is over the age of eighteen, so she can legally leave without your permission.”
She stood up. “I know that. Our relationship is just fine. That man has taken her and I want her found and him arrested.”
“Who took her?”
“Linc Johnson. He lives on Sanctuary Ranch. I want you to take me there and get her out of his clutches.”
“I’m not taking you anywhere,” he told her calmly. “Have you tried calling her?”
“Of course I have. I know he has her. He kidnapped her. Aren’t you going to do something about that?”
“Have you any proof that he took her?”
“No,” she gritted out. “But my niece would not just leave me. She’s devoted to me.”
Right. This woman was poison. At least Marisol was now safe from her. He wondered at her angle, though. Clearly, she wanted to get onto Sanctuary Ranch. Had Tiger sent her?
“Have you seen Tiger Mason lately?”
She frowned at the change of topic. “I told you the other night, Tiger isn’t even in the state.”
He just hummed. “Well, if that changes, you let me know. Now, if that’s all, my shift should have finished an hour ago.”
“Aren’t you going to do anything to find Marisol? I need her. She just abandoned her job. Her home. I need her back.”
“Because you care about her or you want to continue exploiting her?”
She reeled back. “Excuse me?”
He’d said too much. “Never mind. Have a great night, ma’am.”
He backed her out of his office then shut the door in her face. His first instinct was to go straight to Sanctuary. But he had this feeling that maybe that was what she was wanting. Perhaps she didn’t know where Marisol was and was fishing for information. If she was watching and waiting, and he went straight out to Sanctuary he could give her the answer she wanted.
So instead, he grabbed his phone.