Diamonds in the Mud by Jill Sanders

Author:Jill Sanders [Sanders, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945100970
Publisher: Grayton Press

Chapter Sixteen

“Perhaps time’s definition of coal

is the diamond.”

–Khalil Gibran

* * *

Rayne

There was little that I liked to do less on my day off than babysit a bunch of criminals. I had started staking out every place I knew Declan could be shortly after they’d driven Evelyn’s body away.

A knock on the man’s trailer door had turned into me obtaining an early morning warrant. I did a quick search of the small and extremely dirty place and found a handful of party drugs, a lot of alcohol, and a few firearms with their serial numbers filed off.

The man’s car had been in the barn and we had towed it in. But after a glance, I could tell it wasn’t the vehicle that had plowed into Evelyn in the alleyway. It didn’t even have an engine in it and wasn’t running.

Since the only other vehicle registered to the man was a motorcycle, which I assumed he was currently riding around somewhere just out of reach.

One thing was sure—it wasn’t a damned hog that had done that to the woman. More like a large truck or something bigger.

I hadn’t been the one to knock on Mrs. Hart’s door and tell her that her daughter was dead. I hadn’t been there to see the woman’s son, Tristan, cry when he was told his mother would never return. That wasn’t my job.

My job was to find the SOB that killed her.

Hit-and-runs happened all the time but this one felt personal. If Declan hadn’t been released, I was positive Evelyn would still be alive.

After I found the man and hauled him down to jail again, my next step would be to find out exactly why he had been released.

I watched the man’s home and workplace all day. I knew the rest of the Reapers were at the bar, so I sat waiting. When Declan didn’t show, I followed Ben. Everyone in town knew Declan followed the man around like a shadow.

Watching Jameson and Ben disappear on their bikes together shortly after sundown, I knew that whatever was happening, I’d get an update from Jameson when possible. So I held back and returned to my place to eat dinner, shower, and change before heading back out to sit at a smoky bar for the rest of the night, waiting for Declan to show.

Randy had hired a company to come in and replace my front window and remove everything that had been damaged. Gone was my comfortable sofa, replaced with an old one that had sat in my parents’ den for years. The lamp and end tables would have to be replaced when I had time.

At least for now things were as normal as they could be. While I downed a cold turkey sandwich, chips, and sweet tea, I watched the local news.

The report on Evelyn was brief and to the point. They’d left out a few major details at my request.

When my doorbell rang, I glanced at my security system and groaned. I debated whether to open the door to Sabrina.

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