Break the Silence by D.K. Hood

Author:D.K. Hood [D.K. Hood]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786818997
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2019-11-03T18:30:00+00:00

Thirty-One

For Jenna, writing out the facts in a case on the whiteboard centered her mind and put the priorities in order. She stared at the board. The three cases revolved around the football team but if they turned out to be murder, she needed to know what would trigger someone to kill the players? She finished her sandwich and took a sip of coffee before dragging her attention away from the whiteboard and looking at Kane. “What if I go left field and make a crazy assumption about these cases?”

“Give it to me.” Kane leaned on the desk and met her gaze.

Jenna nodded. “Okay, what if we’re looking at this all wrong?” She drummed her fingers on the table. “These college football teams are rivals and do weird things, like stealing each other’s mascots. I know there was some trouble with the team from Louan a couple of years ago.”

“Where’s this going, Jenna?” Kane lifted his cup and sipped.

“Say it wasn’t Lyons and his friends who raped Chrissie—what if it was members of a rival team? Maybe they figured we’d haul in Lyons and his friends for Chrissie’s rape. When that didn’t work, one or more of them went postal and decided to kill the players.”

“Uh-huh.” Kane rubbed the back of his neck. “I guess if we could prove someone else overheard Lyons asking Chrissie to the party, it might be possible. We know Lyons lures girls to the house to rape them and has been doing so for some time.”

Exasperated, Jenna stared at him. “Yeah, you’re probably right, I’m just grabbing at straws—and from what Livi told me, it’s not a secret. Guys like him, who have fathers to make their mistakes go away, often brag about breaking the law, and it’s not too far-fetched to believe the other teams are aware of his deviate behavior. Think about it. Lyons has just scored. He’s found an innocent young girl willing to go to the party alone. Do you honestly believe he’d keep the news to himself? No way, he’d be crowing to everyone involved in his dirty little games.” She tossed the bangs out of her eyes. “They’d all be in on the plan, wouldn’t they? Anyone could have overheard them.”

“So why bleach the room? We know Chrissie was there, it had to be them. Duke picked up her scent.” Kane leaned back in his chair. “Unless the other players dropped her at the house and she staggered inside for help.” His mouth turned down at the edges. “Lyons and his gang are sick enough to use the situation to their advantage—like I’ve said before, rape is violence, not sexual gratification.” He sighed. “Then there’s the vehicle. We know it belongs to the janitor and we have positive proof Chrissie was inside.”

“But when was she in the car?” Jenna stared at the whiteboard. “We know she was given a ride home in the silver sedan but that doesn’t prove it was the same vehicle that she was seen getting into by Livi.

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