Chapter 20
“Stay still, Arch,” I commanded sternly as I turned away from the corpse to protect my son. “Just … wait until we get down.”
“Why? What’s there?” He was bent awkwardly over Jake. The leash had become tangled between his legs, and Jake was paying no heed as he pawed up and down and moaned deep in his throat. “Tony Royce must have sat down here or something,” Arch said, frustrated. “The scent’s really strong. That’s why Jake’s going ballistic. Is there something in the water, Mom?”
I turned back to the sump. If that fool dog was correct, we’d find Tony’s body next. General Bo moved his light over the length of the dead man. I swallowed hard.
“It’s Tony’s partner,” I murmured.
“I figured,” Bo said. “This is the corpse we’ve been looking for, I’d wager.”
I struggled to clear m
