Because of Love by Jill Sanders

Author:Jill Sanders
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945100185
Publisher: Grayton Press

Chapter 12

Standing in the alley where he’d found Suzie, he took in every detail. There was a small trash bag of flower clippings sitting not far from where he’d discovered her.

He still couldn’t believe how lucky he’d been to spot her. It wasn’t as if he’d driven by the shop on purpose. Okay, maybe he had. But when he’d found the front door locked, he’d decided to drive by the back to see if her car was parked in its spot. Instead, he’d found her crumpled up on the dirty ground.

He couldn’t explain the flash of panic that had rushed through him or how his hands had shaken when he’d radioed it in.

Even now, he found it difficult to focus on his job because of his worry for Suzie. It was because of her that he took his time looking around the alley for clues. None of the other two shops in the building had security cameras or employees that had been there during the attack.

“Hey,” Simon said as he approached him. “I finally finished up with the fender bender on the highway and thought I’d come and lend a hand. How’s Suzie?”

“Last I heard she was in getting scans,” he told the other man as David pulled his patrol car next to them.

“Bradley Rupert posted bail late last night,” David said as he stepped out of his patrol car.

“What?” Aiden’s temper flared. “Who the hell posted bail for him?”

David ran his hands through his graying hair. “His cousin, Carl.”

Aiden glanced around the alley and questioned if Brad Rupert would go as far as to attack Suzie. It was her shop displays that he’d destroyed, but the Robertses were the ones going after him for damages to their flower beds and oak tree. Suzie was dealing with her insurance about the displays, but he didn’t think Bradley knew about that yet.

“Think the old man has it in him to hurt Suzie like that?” David asked.

“I was asking myself the same question.”

“Might be worth a trip out to ask him ourselves,” Simon suggested.

“I’ll—”

“No, I’ll go.” Simon stopped him. “You’re too involved. Why don’t you head on down to Edgeview and let us deal with this?”

He glanced around the alley once more and knew there was nothing there. Nothing that could help him determine who had attacked Suzie.

“Keep me posted on what you find,” he said as he started towards his patrol car.

“And you keep us posted on how Suzie’s doing,” Simon replied.

The entire drive to Edgeview, he thought about how seeing Suzie like that had affected him. He kept trying to convince himself that he was so worried about her because he’d known her all his life. But the fact was, he cared more about her than anyone else he’d been with. And he hadn’t even really been with her yet. Not like he’d dreamed of over the past week since seeing her in the rain.

By the time he found her family sitting in the waiting room outside her private room, he had convinced himself that his feelings for her were worth exploring further.

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