(2004) All Night Long by Jayne Ann Krentz

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz [Krentz, Jayne Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Mystery, Contemporary, Suspense, Paranormal, Adult, Romance
ISBN: 9780399153051
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Published: 2005-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Five

A short time later, Luke stood with Irene on the back porch of the cabin. They watched Tucker Mills shamble off into the darkness of the trees.

“Try not to run away with this.” Luke wrapped an arm around Irene’s shoulders. She was coiled spring tight, every muscle rigid. “Egan may have had a very good reason for driving up here to see Pamela.”

“You heard what Tucker said, they argued.”

“I heard. But that doesn’t mean that he murdered her.” He paused briefly. “Could mean he knows what was on her mind in the last couple of days of her life, though.”

“Yes, it does,” Irene said eagerly. “Maybe they were lovers. Maybe she had ended the relationship, and Egan didn’t take it well.”

“It’s a possibility,” he agreed. “But that’s pure speculation at this point. Furthermore, you’re trying to prove that Pamela’s death was linked to what happened to your folks, right?”

“Yes.”

“Got to tell you, it’s hard to figure how Egan could fit into any scenario involving the deaths of your parents. He’s in his mid-thirties. Not much older than you. He was probably in college at the time. And he’s not from around here, anyway. Doesn’t seem to be a connection.”

“No.” Reluctance was a lead weight dragging down the single word.

He felt like a brute stomping on her conspiracy theories, but he told himself that he was doing her avor, whether she realized it or not.

“Hey.” He tucked her closer against his side. “I’m not saying you’re going off the deep end here. I was with you the other night when someone torched the Webb house, remember? I agree that somethin ery nasty is going on. I’m just not convinced yet that it has anything to do with the past.”

“What’s your theory?”

“Given her history of drug use, I’m starting to wonder if maybe Pamela Webb got involved with some very bad guys.”

“Oh, jeez.” Irene shuddered. “Drug dealers?”

“It’s one possibility. Unfortunately there are a lot more.”

“Such as?”

He shrugged. “Maybe someone used her addiction to try to blackmail or manipulate her.” He hesitated. “Or maybe—”

Irene turned her head very quickly to look at him. “What are you thinking?”

“It occurs to me that a senator’s daughter would be a very useful tool for someone who wanted acces r inside information. Pamela knew the people her father knew. She entertained his associates. Helped organize his fund-raisers. She rubbed shoulders with some of the most powerful people in the country.”

“And she was not just beautiful, she was also sexy” Irene said quietly. “I think it’s safe to say she probably slept with some of those important people.”

“Which opens up even more really unpleasant scenarios.”

“Good Lord,” Irene said. “Do you think Pamela was killed and the house torched because she knew too much? That maybe someone was afraid that she would reveal embarrassing or incriminating information?”

“I don’t know.” He held out one hand, palm up. “At the moment, I’m speculating, just like you.”

“But what about that e-mail she sent to me? I keep coming back to that. She must have had some personal reason for contacting me after all these years.

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