Cold Fear by Susan Sleeman

Author:Susan Sleeman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Edge of Your Seat Books, Inc.

Leah finally succumbed to Riley’s pressure to come in out of the cold. She didn’t want to but agreed when she saw his wet shirt. Still, thoughts of the sheriff’s upcoming questions wouldn’t let her sit still. She paced Riley’s living room, her mind still filled with the day’s horrible turn of events. The medical examiner had arrived at Carolyn’s house and said that Carolyn had been shot in the back, two bullets—just like Jill, and had been dead for some time. He would know how long after the autopsy, which he promised to perform immediately. According to Riley, that didn’t happen very often. But the ME agreed to speed things up because the detective believed there was a connection to Jill’s death, and they feared they were looking at a serial killer who needed to be stopped.

A serial killer. One who had a connection to her. How crazy, bizarre, and gruesome was that?

She shuddered, drawing Riley’s attention. He got up from his sleek leather sofa and crossed the room. “You’re thinking about Carolyn.”

She nodded. “How can I not be? Especially when I don’t know if the police think I’m a suspect or not.”

Riley glanced at his watch. “It’s been twenty minutes since Blake called. He should be here any minute to give us an update.”

“Not just an update.” She rubbed her forehead where tight knots were turning into a headache. “He’s coming to question me, which means they likely have an estimated time of death, and because of the bad blood between me and Carolyn, Blake will want to know where I was. What if I can’t account for my time? What then? What do I do? How do I handle that?” She hated that her voice was rising with each question but she was terrified of what might happen.

“Hey, hey.” Riley took her hand. “It’s routine questioning. Nothing to worry about.”

“Easy for you to say.” She huffed out a breath, but his touch did help calm her nerves a bit. “What if I don’t have an alibi for the time?”

“Then you’ll be a suspect.”

“You make it sound so simple. Like it’s no big deal.” She pulled her hand free and started pacing again.

He intercepted her and stood in front of her to rest his hands on her shoulders, his gaze locking on hers. “It’s a big deal to me because you’re worried about it, and I don’t like to see you suffer.”

“I hear a but coming.”

“No buts. I know you didn’t kill anyone, and my team will find the real killer and prove your innocence.”

“How can you be so sure?”

“Because my team is more than capable, and as you get to know us, you’ll realize there’s really nothing we can’t do.”

“That’s mighty confident, don’t you think?”

“Maybe, but we’re experts in many areas. If we discover there’s something we need to know but don’t, we have contacts in many fields of military and law enforcement to call on.” He smiled at her—a sincere, sweet smile.

It worked on her worry, lessening it, and she honestly felt hopeful again.

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