Colby Agency 32 - Small-Town Secrets by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Harlequin Romance, Intrigue
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-06-01T05:00:00+00:00

DANA MOVED DOWN THE STEPS of the Bellomy’s house, then headed in Spence’s direction.

He’d expected to have to go over there and basically drag her back over here. Not that he could blame her. Whatever had happened sixteen years ago, it had been personal and extremely twisted. No matter how the chief wanted to ignore what was right in front of his eyes, there was a major cover-up going on here.

And it started with Dana Hall.

O’Brien had suggested that Spence go for a firm tone, building the momentum until he felt compelled to let up. There was no way to know how far Spence could go until he’d begun. It was definitely time to get started.

“I guess,” Dana said as she climbed the steps to her childhood home, “I freaked out a little.”

Understandable. “Seeing your room defaced in such a manner would freak out most anyone.” She appeared calmer now, maybe even a little determined. Her shoulders were square, her gaze fully engaging his.

“You said you wanted to go to the place…” She glanced away. “Where they found…us.”

A major step in the right direction. “I believe that could be useful in helping you remember.”

“This way.”

Dana led the way behind the house and into the woods. The air was heavy with humidity, but not as bad as yesterday. The path through the woods was a little overgrown but unmistakable. The sun filtered through the trees, lighting their journey.

Spence could easily picture two thirteen-year-olds traipsing through the dark woods, blond hair flowing in the breeze. Had someone followed them that night? The woods stretched along the road on either side of the Hall home. The killer could have parked most anywhere and made his way to this path or directly to the stream from another route.

Spence heard the trickling of water well before the path opened into a clearing on the bank of the wide stream. Boulders were scattered about. Good for seating. It didn’t appear anyone had been here recently. There were no signs of a campfire or litter of any sort.

Was this place off-limits as Dana’s bedroom had been all these years? The chief couldn’t exactly put a padlock on the woods. But something had kept the curious from venturing here.

Then he saw the reason.

Crosses and angels. Clusters of what appeared to have been dried flowers and…was that garlic cloves? The primitive, weatherworn items hung from dozens of branches. He’d been so focused on the stream and the surrounding ground area that he hadn’t looked up at first.

Dana turned all the way around, taking in the bizarre decorations.

“Does any of this mean anything specific to you?” he asked, grasping at straws. “Was any of it here…before?”

She shook her head. “There was nothing like this here…before.” Her gaze collided with his. “I suppose it has something to do with the pictures drawn on the bedroom walls.”

No doubt. “Why don’t we sit?” He gestured to a couple of boulders. “Relax a minute, then we can go over what you remember from that night.

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