Controversy by Adrianne Byrd

Author:Adrianne Byrd
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2008-05-18T22:00:00+00:00

Michael Adams’s luck went from bad to worse.

Phil was dead. She drew in a deep breath and shook her head. No matter how many times those words repeated in her head, her heart had a hard time accepting it. Despite the rocky marriage, the ugly divorce and, of course, that little kidnapping thing, Michael still had feelings for her ex.

She might not have been still in love with him, but she still loved him—if that made any sense. Kyson had it right. You never really fall out of love with your first.

“Don’t worry, Ms. Adams,” Ernest Billingsley said, patting her on the arm. “Everything is going to be all right. This is just a routine questioning. We’ll give them a statement and then we’ll leave.”

Michael glanced over at her new lawyer—the best that money could buy according to Frankie. Michael had her doubts. First off, the man looked as if he’d slept in his suit for the past week, while one side of his face still had little dabs of styptic paper from where he’d cut himself shaving. Could the man not afford an electric razor?

If this was Frankie’s idea of a joke, Michael swore she’d kill her. She closed her eyes and groaned at her poor choice of words. The last time she swore to kill someone, he did turn up dead.

Michael fidgeted in her chair. Her fingers drummed along the interrogation table while her legs jumped like a runaway jackhammer.

“What’s taking them so long?” she asked.

“Patience,” Billingsley said. “This is their way of psyching you out. They put you in a small room with nothing to eat or drink, crank up the room’s temperature and then watch you sweat.”

“Well, it’s a good tactic,” Michael complained, glancing toward the long panel of glass Billingsley had indicated.

Billingsley eyed her, undoubtedly wondering whether his new client was innocent or guilty of murder. It was a look she was rapidly getting accustomed to.

Twenty minutes later, the door to the interrogation room finally burst open and Detectives Griffin and Martinez calmly strolled inside. Neither cop said anything as they made their way over to the table. They took their time pulling back their chairs and then placing the digital recorder in between the two parties.

Detective Martinez had removed her sunglasses. This time, Michael stared into eyes the shade of black glass. Yeah. Detective Martinez was going to be the one playing bad cop.

She turned on the recorder, gave the date and time of the interview, and then finally gave Michael her full attention.

“Ms. Adams, we want to thank you for volunteering to come in here today for this interview. As you know, we are investigating the homicide of your husband, Philip Matthews.”

“Ex-husband,” Michael and Billingsley corrected.

Detective Griffin rolled his eyes, but still a smile curled his lips. Guess that confirmed his role as good cop.

“Ms. Adams,” Martinez said, clearly impatient to get started. “Why don’t you state for us the last time you saw your ex-husband alive.”

A long silence filled the room. The first question and Michael was already in trouble.

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