Dead in Little Leaf Creek (A Little Leaf Creek Cozy Mystery Book 15) by Cindy Bell

Author:Cindy Bell [Bell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Cassie’s heart skipped a beat. She hadn’t known that Laura was married, and she had no idea what to expect from the appearance of her clearly irate husband.

“Let me handle this.” Oliver pushed past both of them and stepped out into the main lobby of the police station. “Sir? Can I help you?” He walked toward Donny.

“Where is she?” Donny stood well over six-feet tall with wide shoulders and ample muscles to back up his threatening tone. “You can’t keep her from me!”

“Come into my office, we can discuss it.” Oliver placed a firm hand on his shoulder and turned him toward his office.

“I just want to see her.” Donny’s aggressive tone crumbled as his voice wavered. “Please, I need to see her.”

“I can make that happen.” Oliver guided Donny into his office and closed the door behind them.

Miranda stepped out of the alcove she’d ducked into just as the door closed.

“Were you hiding from him?” Cassie glanced over at her, stunned by her sudden paleness.

“It’s better that he doesn’t see me.” Miranda led Cassie away from Oliver’s office. “He and I haven’t seen eye to eye for a long time. Laura had separated from him a while ago. She was filing for divorce. I helped her with everything and he’s very angry about it.”

“I think we just got a hint of his anger.” Cassie frowned as she tried to catch a glimpse of the two men in the office. “He definitely seems to have an anger problem, but to be fair he did just lose his wife. Even if they were separated.”

“I had hoped he wouldn’t find out too fast. He’s going to put a wrench into things, one way or another.” Miranda shook her head as her lip curled with disgust. “He’s impatient. He has a jealous streak. He always wants to take control.”

“It certainly looks like he wants to take control of this situation.” Cassie looked at Miranda.

“I’d better find out what’s happening with the search for Sammie.” Miranda walked away to the other side of the police station.

Cassie noticed the hurry in her pace. It struck her that Miranda would do anything to avoid Donny. Did she have a reason to be scared of him? A quick glance at her watch revealed that her shift at the diner was about to begin. Torn by the desire to stay and find out more about Donny, and the fact that Mirabel was expecting her at work, she reluctantly left the police station.

On the drive to the diner, Cassie mulled over the possibility that Donny had something to do with his estranged wife’s death. Miranda claimed he had a jealous streak. Did he find out about Laura being on a trip with Lenny, and he snapped? Maybe his outburst in the police station was a calculated plan to throw suspicion off of himself.

Cassie parked in the diner parking lot and headed inside. There were only a few customers.

As she tossed on her apron she waved to Tamera who was clearing a table.

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