Alaskan Christmas Cold Case by Sarah Varland

Author:Sarah Varland
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-06-25T13:33:32+00:00

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Erynn felt her own eyes welling up with tears in response to the emotion Sabrina Baxter was showing. How terrible for her, to know she might well have been one of the last people to have seen Madison Reynolds alive. She wished there was a way to reassure the woman. It wasn’t like the bookstore owner could have called the police without a credible reason to do so.

“Do you have an idea about who was after—?” Sabrina started to ask.

“Madison.” Erynn supplied her name despite Noah’s earlier look reminding her that this wasn’t her case anymore, that she was supposed to be quiet. She was trying, but it was only possible to a point.

“I’m assuming since you’re here and it’s three years later that she...that someone...”

“She was killed, yes.” Erynn didn’t sugarcoat it, didn’t see how she could. She set her hand on the counter, leaned forward a little bit toward Sabrina. “But you telling us anything you remember may help us—” she shot a glance at Noah “—may help Chief Dawson figure out who was behind it and bring him to justice.”

Sabrina nodded. “I’ve told you most of what I remember.”

“Anything else? Time of day, the weather?” Noah asked.

The woman nodded. “Yes...it was morning, I believe, and I know it was raining that day because I remember noticing when the woman left that she’d tracked mud all through the store. It wasn’t bad to clean up, but I do remember doing it after I watched her leave.”

She looked at Noah. “Do I need to be concerned since I’ve told you all this? Will whoever was responsible come after me?”

Erynn doubted it. The serial killer hadn’t hurt any bystanders that they knew of, hadn’t murdered anyone besides foster kids, with the exception of her adoptive dad, and he’d been a lot closer relation.

Noah shook his head. “No, you’ll be okay. I’ll stop at the local police department before I leave town to fill them in and make sure they have a basic awareness of what we are dealing with. Just as a precaution.”

Sabrina nodded, sniffed again and wiped her eyes. “Thanks for coming in. I’ll make sure to call you if I have any questions. Do you have a card?”

Noah gave her one and then put his hand on Erynn’s back to guide her out of the shop. They’d only made it a few steps from the door when she shook her head. “I feel bad for that woman.”

“Because she’s the last one to have seen Madison, as far as we know?” Noah turned his head toward her when he asked the question. Erynn blinked. His face was so close to hers. She could tell by his widened eyes and the way he backed up that he’d been closer than he’d meant to be. Somehow it was nice to know she was not the only one caught off guard. Her heart might have skipped a beat or two, her eyes noticed his lips, the way the stubble from his goatee begged her to reach out and touch it.

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