Page 82 of Villainous Mind

I took my phone out of my pocket and called her. Sam was right. It went straight to voicemail. “I saw her yesterday. DC Havard found her following him, and she got scared and drove onto the property to hide. I got rid of him. But I haven’t seen her since.” I headed down the trail to where she hid her car, with Sam and Harry following me. The car was still there. Alarm bells went off in my head. I looked at Harrison. “Call Keir. Have him check her flat and her work.” She was still in danger from the Dearg Due. I should have never left her alone on the property.

“Navy believed Havard was involved with the kidnappings,” Sam said. “She came across an old case he worked on in London. It had to do with a missing girl. There was a striking similarity to the Bryn Lloyd case.”

“You think Havard has her?” My blood began to heat.

“I don’t know, but it’s a place to start.”

We headed back to the caravan. I quickly changed into a suit, unsure what the day would bring. “Harry, stay here in case she comes back. If she’s not in London, have Keir come here.”

“I don’t know what she looks like,” he said.

I pulled up a picture of us from the night we went to dinner and showed him. He nodded. “Call me with any information.”

I followed Sam outside. “My car,” I said, getting in the driver’s seat. He got in the passenger side. The police returned it to Harrison yesterday, having found no evidence to use against me. I sped out of Môr Haven toward Milford Haven and the police station.

“I warned her to be careful with DC Havard,” Sam said.

“Navy’s not the type of girl you can tell what to do. Once she’s made up her mind, there’s not much that will change it.”

I pulled into the station, parked the car in front of the doors, and got out. We bypassed the reception desk and went straight into Davies’ office. He looked up from the paperwork on his desk. “I didn’t think I would see you in here anytime soon.”

“Me neither, Superintendent, but Navy has gone missing.”

“Missing?” he questioned. “We were supposed to meet yesterday, but she never showed up. I assumed she went back to America.”

“America?” I said, surprised.

“She mentioned it the last time we spoke.”

“Where’s DC Havard?”

“Out on patrol. He monitors the school parking lot and the surrounding neighborhoods in the mornings.”

“Navy had a theory she was working on. It involved DC Havard,” Sam said, quickly running through it.

Davies set his pen down at the end of Sam’s explanation. “That’s quite the accusation. DC Havard is a respected police officer,” he said, picking up the phone on his desk. “Morna, have Havard return to the precinct immediately.”

“He told me about Navy following him,” Davies continued. “But I told him to ignore it. I don’t need trouble between the press and the police.”

“If he’s got her somewhere, he won’t admit to it. We need to go to his house.” I stood up.

“There is no we. You are to go nowhere near Havard or his private premises. I will check it out. I’ll remind you, you’re still a suspect.”

“You’re wasting time,” I said.

He looked at Sam. “I will contact you if I hear anything.” He looked down, going back to his paperwork.

We left, heading back to St. Ishmaels. As we were driving, we passed Havard’s patrol car. Our eyes locked for a brief moment. I felt the dragon stir. I turned to Sam. “You have connections. Look up Havard’s address and any other properties he might own.”

“Davies told you to leave it alone. He’ll check it out.”

“Look it up.”

My phone rang through the car. I pressed a button on the steering wheel, answering it. “Harry,” I said.

“Keir said Navy is not at her flat or work. He says a plane ticket was purchased for yesterday from Heathrow to Seattle, but she never got on. He’s flying in immediately.”

“Thank you. I’m on my way to Havard’s place. I’ll be back soon.”