American Coven: The Complete Series (2013) by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

Natalie

Today

"Samantha Briggs isn't going to last the night," says Detective Regan as we sit in the interview room. Sighing, he checks his watch. "Something to do with her heart. Seems the human body really doesn't like being submerged in a bath of ice for a long period of time, so..." He pauses for a moment, keeping his eyes fixed on me. "What I'm going to be doing, Mr. Lawler, is I'm gonna be holding you here on suspicion of attempted murder, and then when I get the call from the hospital to say that she's passed, I'm going to turn this into a murder investigation, and then you're going to go to trial, and then eventually you're going to go and rot in prison for the rest of your life. Is that clear?"

"I didn't do anything to her," I say, trying to stay calm.

"You'll have a chance to put your case in court," he replies, clearly not believing me for a second. "If you didn't do anything, you have nothing to worry about. You can tell your story to the members of the jury. Maybe they'll believe you."

"Stranger things have happened," mutters the other detective.

"You have to listen to me," I continue, sitting forward in my chair. "I found her in the ice bath. I pulled her out. I didn't put her in the damn thing, but someone did, and you have to find that person before it's too late."

"And who might this other person be?" Regan asks. "Did you see him?"

"No, but -"

"So it's a ghost?"

"No!"

He smiles. "Your story's all over the place, Mr. Lawler. If you want my advice, I think you should get it straight before your trial. Juries tend to notice when you're making it up as you go along."

Looking down at my hands, I realize there's nothing I can say to make this guy believe what I'm saying. He's convinced that I lured Samantha out to the house on Willow Road and that I hurt her. "Why would I do all this," I say eventually, "and then take her to a hospital? Why would I incriminate myself like that?"

"I don't know," he asks calmly. "Why did you?"

"I didn't. I didn't do any of this. I saved her life."

"She's about to die."

"She shouldn't be!"

"Well," he replies with a hint of a smile, "finally we agree on something. Samantha Briggs definitely shouldn't be dying. She is, though, and that's because of you. What's up, Mr. Lawler? Couldn't you hold back? Did you just have to do it to her? And the house. Why go there? Did it give you a thrill?"

"I already explained everything to you," I say firmly, resisting the temptation to tell him to go fuck himself.

He shrugs. "And then you went back to the house after you'd been specifically told to keep away. What's wrong, Mr. Lawler? Were you checking to make sure you hadn't left anything behind that might contradict your story? Or have you got some kind of compulsion to return to the scene of the crime?"

"I was looking for.

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