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Title: Shattered Soul
Author: Cindy Ryan
Summary: When Emily becomes the hostage how far will Matt go to bring her home?
Sam Ellis hummed happily as he easily passed through the border checkpoint and drove into Mexico. He cranked down the window allowing the warm breeze in. As he settled back in his seat Sam relaxed.
Things might finally, for once in his life, be going his way.
"You're right."Matt commented not looking up from his computer screen as he cross referenced the information just to be sure.
Frank stood and walked around the coffee table and sat down on the sofa next to Matt."What'd you find?"
Matt's fingers flew over the keyboard. "I had a hunch that Ellis didn't have much immediate family, so I widened the search. He had a great aunt by the name of Elaine Stratmore."
"Had?"
"She was eighty-three. Died a month before he went into prison. She left everything to her great-nephew."
"You're kidding."
"Nope."Matt replied as he stopped typing. "Included in the inheritance was her property. A two hundred acre ranch on the out-skirts of Vegas that dates back to the turn of the century."
"Turn of the century?"Frank repeated thoughtfully as he looked at the screen. Then an idea surfaced. "Matt, let me see those pictures of Emily again."
Matt fished out his phone and handed it to his friend. "I think they at least stopped there."
Frank shook his head as he pulled up the pictures and flipped through them. Forcing himself to look at the background and not Emily.
"I think Emily's still there."Frank stated quietly. "Remember what Kari said? That he doesn't carry around dead weight no matter what profit he gets from it?"
Matt leapt to his feet and grabbed his bag and coat. He took his car keys out of his coat pocket. "Let's go."
"Hang on."Frank replied as he scooted over and pulled the laptop closer."I want to check one thing."
"What?"
"I want to see if the state of Nevada ever issued mining rights to the Stratmore property."