“Felix. How’s it going? You got anything for me?” “I’m sorry, he’s out of the office at the moment, but I’ll tell him you called.” Code: someone was listening. “Is James right there?” “You have a nice day now.” Bingo. She nodded. “Call me later.” “Will do.” Her phone rang mid-afternoon. Felix’s cell popped up. Cress hurried outside, not wanting to be overheard. “Felix, hello.” “Listen, kid, this is on the QT, got it?” Cress’s heart beat faster. “Of course.” “I’m passing along specific info to the sheriff’s department and the FBI.” “You’ve got a match.” “A possible match.” Caution colored Felix’s tone. “I’m passing it up because it looks like you might have stumbled onto an abduction that crossed several state lines.
