10 Braden used the phone in the safe house to check his messages. He couldn’t get texts without turning on his phone, which was not a good idea, but he wanted to at least listen to any voicemails. “Wright, what the hell is wrong with you? You know you’re not supposed to be unavailable. The police came by the station looking for you. Said you hadn’t been home. You better show up to work as planned. That vacation you asked for? It’s been denied. Since you aren’t supposed to not be here. You need to show up to work on Saturday or don’t come back at all. You got me?” Braden closed his eyes and groaned. Taking off was a risk he was willing to take, but he didn’t think the police would figure it out so quickly. Not when his schedule was never consistent. He thought he’d have at least a few da

