CHAPTER ELEVEN
As Stella headed to the police precinct’s back office, her phone rang. Checking the caller ID, she saw it was Viv.
“I need to take this. It could be urgent,” she said to Maxwell, walking quickly away from him down a corridor that led to the precinct’s utility and storage rooms.
Why was Viv calling? Stella hoped she wasn’t in any trouble. Her refusal to go into a safe house worried Stella deeply.
“Viv!” As soon as she was far enough away to be out of earshot, Stella answered.
“Stella.” Satisfaction radiated from Viv’s voice. “I’m leaving the bank. That evidence I told you about? I just collected some of it from the safe deposit box where I’ve kept it. Things are moving forward. My meeting is first thing in the morning. By this time tomorrow, we will have him. He won’t be
