Black Platinum (In the Shadows Book 6) by P.T. Michelle

Author:P.T. Michelle [Michelle, P.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781939672315
Publisher: Limitless Ink Press
Published: 2017-04-30T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Talia

“I saw the news last night. I wanted to call, but thought it would be too late. I’m sorry for your loss. Are you okay, Talia?”

“It was tragic and the family is dealing as best as we can, but I’m fine, Nathan.” Why did I answer my cell without looking at the Caller ID?

“I was shocked by that news, but even more shocked when I came into work this morning and learned that you had resigned. If your husband made you quit after how hard you worked to get back into this business—”

“Stop right there, Nathan. Sebastian had nothing to do with me quitting. It was my choice. Period. End of story.”

“But you’re a fantastic investigator. I won’t let you give that up.”

“Who says I’m giving it up?” When I hear Sebastian’s voice approaching his office, I say, “I really have to go now, Nathan. I’m okay. Thanks for calling.”

I hang up just as Sebastian enters the office with a tall, sandy-haired man in a dark suit and three-day beard scruff. The man looks like he’d been athletic when he was in his twenties, but too many beers and less time in the gym have turned sculpted muscles into less defined bulk in his forties.

“Talia, this is Detective Phil Mayhew. Phil, this is my wife, Talia. She works for the Tribune as an investigator, but is helping us comb through the data in the hopes of capturing the person responsible for yesterday’s bombing.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Talia. Like I was telling Sebastian. Other than Mrs. Blake’s body, this folder is all the evidence from the limo worth noting. We interviewed the limo driver, but he only remembers driving away and then nothing else.”

Opening the folder, Sebastian frowns, then silently slides one of the photos across his office table to me.

I gasp and snatch up the photo, taking in the mangled, half-melted chain and blackened dual hearts on the locket. “My necklace!” I meet the detective’s brown gaze, blinking away the mist in mine. “This was found in the limo?”

He glances Sebastian’s way, then nods. “Do you know how your necklace ended up under the floor mat?”

“My wife is not a suspect, Phil. Is that clear?”

The detective clears his throat. “The police have their job to do, Sebastian. I’m here as a courtesy, but now that I know the necklace belongs to your wife, I’ll have to report my findings to the detectives working the case.”

“It’s fine, Sebastian. I thought I’d lost my necklace in my old apartment,” I tell the detective. “I was there cleaning yesterday and I took the necklace off. I knew I’d need a shower afterward, but the photos in the locket would be ruined if I showered with it on. After my shower, I went to put it on. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my necklace. I looked everywhere for it, but I ran out of time before I had to be home to get dressed for the rehearsal.”

Sebastian rests his hands on my shoulders as I stare at the photo with misty eyes.

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