1780290845 by Stella Cameron

Author:Stella Cameron [Cameron, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781780290843
Publisher: Severn House Publishers
Published: 2015-01-14T22:00:00+00:00

‘As long as we don’t plot out a story we’ll all tell, they can’t stop us from talking,’ Tony said. ‘When you say “they” you mean your family, don’t you?’

‘Yes, and most of the people we have around us.’

‘She had friends,’ Annie said. ‘There were people who encouraged her and I think she hoped she could get away and perform professionally once she had her trust fund from her mother. Lately she’d been talking about taking off and making it on her own, but she couldn’t go with nothing and Percy made sure her allowance wasn’t enough to give her ideas.’

‘You think that’s what he was doing, Annie?’ Elyan said. ‘Holding her hostage? He thought her music was an embarrassment. He didn’t want any part of it.’

‘How long before she got her own money?’ Tony asked mildly.

‘Two years,’ Elyan said promptly. He picked up a piece of shortbread but reduced it to crumbs on his plate without taking a bite. ‘Twenty-five. Then she’d never have to ask anyone for anything again.’

‘Remember the red thermos bottle on the piano bench?’

Alex almost jumped. She wound her fingers together. This couldn’t be fair to Elyan, not asking him like this when he was so disturbed.

‘Thermos?’ Elyan frowned and let his eyes roam over the tea shop. ‘Laura was dead by the piano. She’d bled there.’

‘It had a tartan sleeve around it,’ Tony added. ‘Hand-knitted.’

Elyan drew a short, sharp breath. ‘Of course. I picked it up before I saw her.’ He propped an elbow and covered his eyes. ‘Yes, I remember. I’ll never forget.’

There was no mistaking the rigid distress on Tony’s face. ‘So you put it down. I remember you bending over Laura.’

‘I just wanted to pick her up and make her open her eyes.’ Elyan’s hand shook over his eyes. He began to rub with increasing speed. ‘I don’t know. I don’t know. I wasn’t thinking about that, or anything but Laura. Why are you asking me about it?’

‘The police interviewed me this morning,’ Alex said quickly, anxious to stop this. ‘Apparently they have no record of logging in the thermos and we can’t remember what happened to it for the same reasons as you. Don’t think about it, please.’

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