A Cry in the Dark by Swank Denise Grover

Author:Swank, Denise Grover [Swank, Denise Grover]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Romance, thriller, Suspense, Contemporary, Adult
ISBN: 9781940562285
Amazon: B07SQG2Z6K
Goodreads: 46225434
Publisher: DGS
Published: 2019-11-12T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

After I got Hank settled into the truck (not an easy feat since he was beyond exhausted), I took the wheelchair back inside and left it in the foyer. I was worried Dwight might be lurking about, but I made it back to the truck without seeing anyone.

“Tell me how to get back to Drum,” I said, my hands shaking as I gripped the steering wheel.

He gave me directions to a county road that would take us there, and neither one of us said anything until we were well out of Ewing.

“Who do you think burned Seth’s hand?” I finally asked, keeping my gaze on the road. I had one goal in mind—get Hank home and hope that Wyatt showed up soon afterward. Which was a strange thought. Up until this morning, Wyatt had seemed like my enemy, yet he clearly cared about Hank, and I felt confident he’d help protect him.

Hank closed his eyes and leaned his head back on the seat. “I don’t know.”

“Seems like Dwight might be a suspect. Do you know much about him?”

“He’s a bad seed. He gets into trouble all the time.”

“Is that the real reason you didn’t want a visitation?” I asked. “So no one would pat his hand and find it?”

He cast me a dark look. “I knew you were a smart girl within the first ten minutes of meeting you.”

“You’re okay with waiting until Friday?” I asked.

“Whether that boy gets buried Friday or three years from now, it don’t mean a damn thing. Dead is dead and that boy ain’t comin’ back.” His voice broke off, choking up. at the end. His face was pale, and I was sure he’d overdone it. I needed to get him home and to bed.

“How much do you trust Wyatt?” I paused for half a second, then added, “You must trust him if you let him identify Seth.”

He didn’t answer.

“I’m not sure we can do this on our own,” I said. “The question is if we can trust Wyatt to help.”

“He’s more trustworthy than his brother.”

“Max?” I asked in surprise.

He chuckled, but it wasn’t an amused sound. “Max wouldn’t hurt a fly, but I wouldn’t necessarily trust him to keep a secret. When he gets drunk, he talks.”

After what I’d seen yesterday morning, I wasn’t surprised by his assessment.

“You’d be worried about it getting back to their father?” I asked. “Bart?”

“Bart Drummond likes everyone to think he’s their savior, swoopin’ in to save the day, but the truth of the matter is Bart Drummond would sell Drum down the river if it lined his pockets, and he’d spin it so that whole damn town would thank him for it.”

“Do you think Seth’s murder has something to do with Bart Drummond?”

“Seems like everything that happens in Drum ties back to Bart Drummond, but in this instance, I don’t see how. Seth was after the dealer who sold his momma drugs, and Bart wouldn’t dirty his hands with something like that.”

“Do you know who would?” I asked.

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