Page 21 of Casey's Hero

The hotel clerk rose from his chair. “You ready for me to call 911?”

“Yes,” Jacob said.

The clerk left the back office for the front desk and his manager.

They could hear him as he placed the call to 911.

It wouldn’t take long for the police to arrive.

Casey paced in the small room behind the hotel’s front desk. “Who would have done this? Kalea didn’t say anything about old enemies. From what I got from her, he helped solve someproblems she had in Hawaii. But they put that issue to bed.” She stopped in front of Jacob. “Did anything happen at the bachelor party before I arrived? Was there an argument? Did Hawk get into it with another patron?”

Jacob’s brow dipped. “He was there to celebrate his upcoming wedding. No one else was with us on the back patio.” His eyes widened. He looked up at Casey. “Camila.”

Casey’s eyes narrowed. “Camila?”

“His stalker.”

“Stalker?” Casey shook her head. “What stalker?”

“He had a one-night stand with her.”

“What?” Casey’s jaw tightened. “Last night?”

“No. No.” Jacob’s lips twisted. “Before he left San Diego to go to work for Hank. Before he met Kalea. He slept with this woman, Camila. They dated twice. She thought that was enough to make them an item.”

“Hawk dumped her?” Casey asked.

“Yes,” Jacob’s lips twisted. “Apparently, she didn’t take it well.”

“How so?”

“She didn’t consider it final. In Camila’s mind, she came to the Big Wave last night to rescue him from a wedding that shouldn’t happen.”

Casey pushed a hand through her hair. “Do you think she had something to do with Hawk’s kidnapping?”

“She’s a woman. Those guys who wheeled the cart out were big and burly. Definitely not Camila.”

“But she could have hired those men to take him.” Casey resumed her pacing. “What’s Camila’s full name? We need to tell the police about her.”

Jacob shrugged. “I don’t know.”

“What do you mean you don’t know?”

“I mean, Hawk only called her by her first name. He never told me a last name.”

“How the hell are we supposed to find her if we don’t have her full name? We’re in Honolulu, for Pete’s sake.” Casey flung her hands in the air. “There could be hundreds of Camilas.”

“Maybe Hank’s computer guy can help us narrow down the search.”

Casey glanced at her watch. “Thirty-five hours, forty-nine minutes and counting. We have to find Hawk.”

“You’re telling me? I promised I’d have him to the church on time.” Jacob scrubbed his hand down his face, feeling the bristles of a day’s beard growth. “Kalea will skin me alive.”

“And me.” Casey buried her face in her hands. “She’s my best friend. I talked her into having the wedding here. She wanted to have a simple ceremony in front of a Justice of the Peace at the ranch.” Casey leaned back her head. “If I’d gone along with her wishes, none of this would’ve happened. This is all my fault.”

Jacob gripped her arms. “Did you kidnap Hawk?”

She looked up into his eyes. “No.”

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