Chapter 14

Tyler shook his head. “We always do a thorough sweep before locking up. And even if someone managed to elude us, opening a window from the inside would trip the alarm.”

“Did you find anything out of place?” Luc asked. “Any . . . messages?”

“Luc, I doubt they’re connected.”

“But you don’t know that they aren’t.”

JUST before eleven thirty, Alyssa followed Luc back outside to his SUV and they headed to Bonheur. The cloudy, muggy October day made the interior shadowy and stuffy. She hit the lights and started the overhead fans. Then she turned to Luc expectantly.

“The contractor is coming at two to fix the wall. Says he’ll be done by sixish. What next?” She made her way to the kitchen, flipping on those lights. “You want to talk about opening day’s specials? Tomorrow is coming fast.”

Luc followed. “Why would someone break into the club?”

She sighed. “I don’t know. Sometimes drunk frat boys get out of hand. I can’t afford to put too much energy into thi