At Risk by York Rebecca

Author:York, Rebecca [York, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy & Futuristic, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Light Street Press
Published: 2013-06-13T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Rafe was screaming inside his mind, warning Eugenia to get the hell out of there, as he watched Cumberland use a key to unlock the door. But where could she go? Not out the front door, because then her nosy neighbor, Mrs. Houston, would likely see her—and report that she’d ignored the crime-scene tape.

Cumberland stepped into the kitchen and Rafe followed. The detective didn’t stop him, perhaps because he was sure Eugenia was in here, and he wanted to confront the two of them together.

He took a quick look around the kitchen, then crossed to a large cupboard and pulled the door open. Eugenia wasn’t inside.

Cumberland opened a few more cupboards before proceeding into the dining room. Rafe winced when he saw it, imagining Eugenia’s reaction.

The detective strode to the front of the room and whipped aside the curtains, but Eugenia wasn’t behind them. He turned in a circle, searching for hiding places, obviously puzzled that he hadn’t found what he was looking for.

Rafe followed his gaze, wondering where she’d gone. Hopefully not out the front. More likely she was still in here, if she’d figured out where to hide.

Cumberland strode confidently around the room, looking under tables and even getting down on his knees to inspect the radiator.

He snarled and pulled his hand back.

“What?”

“I cut myself on a piece of broken glass.”

“Gee, that’s too bad.”

“I don’t need any comments from you,” he said, snatching up a napkin and wrapping it around his hand.

Rafe didn’t point out that this fishing expedition had been Cumberland’s idea, and now he was disturbing the scene.

Rafe started to relax a little as he watched the detective run out of places to look. Finally he said something under his breath that Rafe couldn’t catch, strode back to the kitchen, and went through more cupboards. When he struck out again, he gave Rafe a dark look and returned to the parking area, where he was apparently having trouble not kicking the wall in frustration.

“Maybe I’ll wait until Ms. Beaumont comes back.”

“Did you have something specific to say to her? Like did the autopsy report come back?”

“No,” the detective snapped.

No it hadn’t come back? Or no he wasn’t going to share the information with her? Rafe decided it was better not to ask.

They both waited for several minutes, neither of them speaking as Rafe ordered himself not to let his tension get the better of him. Finally Cumberland silently strode through the patio to the unmarked car he’d left out at the curb.

Rafe stayed where he was, watching for Mrs. Houston or Cumberland to pop back around the corner and catch him conferring with Eugenia at the back door.

A few moments later, the door did open a sliver, and Eugenia peeked out. “All clear?”

“Yeah.”

She stepped into the alley, then closed the door behind her. Without waiting for him to follow, she crossed quickly to the courtyard and unlocked the door to her apartment. Not until she was upstairs did she face him and breathe out a sigh.

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