7 - Buried Under Ice: Ice Breaker Cold Case by Cynthia Eden
Author:Cynthia Eden [Eden, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Nine
âHow much have you been drinking?â
Lark rubbed her arms to try and chase the chill from her body. They werenât in the lobby any longer. Their little group had moved into a small conference room on the hotelâs second floor. Kurt had been too eager to get them out of sight and into a private location.
Nate Quest sat at a table and cradled a cup of steaming coffee in his shaking hands. The coffee had come courtesy of Jase. As for Oliver? He stood and watched his attacker with a cold, dark gaze.
I canât believe Nate swung a punch at Oliver.
And Oliver hadnât hesitated to strike back.
âHow much?â Oliver pressed.
Nate blinked his bleary eyes. âI donâtâ¦I donât know.â
âYou attacked me. You get that I could press charges against you, right?â
Nate glanced toward Larkâ
âNope.â Oliver immediately stepped into the other manâs line of sight. âI donât want your eyes on her. Lark was nearly abducted last night. You know anything about that?â
âIâ¦what?â
âWhere were you last night?â Rapid-fire.
âAm Iâ¦am I being charged with something? Punching you?â
Lark craned to see around Oliver. Tilting to the left, she was able to get a glimpse of Nate.
He rubbed his red eyes. âI donât think my hit landed on you. Can you charge me if it didnât land?â
Jase pulled out the chair next to Nate. âWhen did you get into town, Mr. Quest?â
Nate just rubbed his eyes harder.
âI can ask the concierge,â Oliver snapped. âWe can get the truth from him. Just thought you might want to tell us yourself first. You know, thought you might want to cooperate.â
Nateâs hand dropped from his eyes. âYesterday. I-I arrived yesterday.â He blinked. âNoâ¦day before. After I got the callâ¦one telling me that you were going to help her. I left as fast as I could after that.â His voice hardened. âYou canât let him out.â
Oliver stalked forward to tower over Nate. âWho called you?â
âDonât knowâ¦Didnât recognize the number.â Nate started to look at Lark.
Only to catch himself. His gaze shot back to Oliver.
âWhere were you last night?â Oliver demanded to know.
âUh, boss?â Jase rose. âCan we step outside?â
Oliver didnât look like he intended to step anywhere.
âOut drinking,â Nate mumbled. âWandering the city. Trying to retrace Caseyâs steps.â His shoulders slumped. âI should have gone after her that night. So stupidâ¦it was such a dumb fight. My ex texted me. I-I sent her a quick note back. Casey got jealous. I told her it was nothing. I was marrying her. Her. That was why I was in Vegas. I didnât have cold feet. Wasnât thinking about someone else.â His eyes squeezed closed. âShe saw my phone. Freaked out. Said if I was gonna have a last fling, she was, too.â A rough shake of his head. âThere was no last fling for me. I loved her.â His eyes opened. âI loved her.â
Lark wrapped her arms around her body.
âI still see herâ¦cold and too pale on that stupid metal table. The bruises around her throatâ¦â Nateâs hand rose to touch his own throat.
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