That didn’t explain Rex, Blue, King, and Rosie still being missing. Where were they? So many questions and not enough answers.
Chance touched her cheek. “You doing okay?”
“Yes, but I’m ready to hear what this guy has to say.” She sighed, closing her eyes. Answers. That’s what she needed and fast.
“Me, too.”
Doc had told her she couldn’t work with dogs for a week. Even if the four were found today, she wouldn’t be able to help Jaris and Chance with their final training. “I’m going to have to call the new owners and tell them we don’t have their dogs ready.”
“Sweetheart, don’t lose faith. We’ll figure it all out together. If they have to wait a few days longer, that’s not a big deal.”
“But if we don’t find the dogs, they’ll have to wait at least three months for us to get four more dogs up to par.”
“We’ll find them. You’ll see. Jaris will find out the truth. Maybe even today. I have all the confidence in him in the world.”
“I do too, Chance.”
The sheriff marched into the interrogation room with Jaris, who had Sugar by his side.
Dr. Potter sat up straight, staring at the black German shepherd with wide eyes. “Why is this dog here?”
“Relax, Doctor,” the sheriff said. “My associate is blind. This is his service dog. You have nothing to fear.”
Kaylyn knew better. If Potter made any threatening move toward Jaris, Sugar would rip the guy apart.
Jaris reached out with a trembling hand, acting as if he was completely helpless, which she definitely knew he wasn’t. “Where’s my chair, Sheriff?”
Jason took Jaris’s wrist and moved his hand to the back of the chair. “Here it is, Deputy.”
“Deputy?” Potter looked back and forth from the sheriff to Jaris. “What kind of crazy town is this?”
“It’s my town, Doctor. This is Deputy Simmons.”
Jaris smiled, taking a seat directly across from the man. “I can understand why you think it’s strange. Destiny isn’t like anywhere else in the world. The citizens here take chances on people like me. Stay a little while and this place will grow on you. It has on me.”
She smiled, liking how Jaris described her hometown. It was unique and special, just like him.
“It would be easier to like if I weren’t in jail, Deputy.”
“I agree. Once we get to the bottom of this, perhaps you won’t have to stay in here any longer.” Jaris’s demeanor was warm and charming. It was clear he was trying to break the ice with Potter, to get on the man’s good side. Very impressive. Though she’d worked with him training dogs for some time now, she’d never seen this part of him before. He must’ve been quite the detective prior to losing his sight. “Before we get started, would you like something to drink?”
Potter smiled broadly. “I sure would. I’m trying to keep my weight down. Do you have Diet Coke, Sheriff?”
Jason nodded, stood, and left the room.
“What’s your background, Deputy? Your boss asked me and my friends a bunch of questions. That cute deputy did, too. What was her name?”
Nicole.
“Doesn’t matter, Dr. Potter.” Jaris smiled, patting Sugar on the head. “I just have a few things to ask you. That’s all.”
“Like what?”
“I hear you came to Colorado to hunt. Could you tell me about that?”
Potter went into great detail about how he and his friends had come up with the trip. They’d learned that you didn’t have to have a license to hunt coyotes in the state. They’d bagged three.
The sheriff returned with a Diet Coke and placed it in front of their prisoner.