Digging Deeper by Bellora Quinn

Author:Bellora Quinn [Bermingham, Bellora Quinn & Sadie Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group Ltd
Published: 2018-03-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Natalie Craig lived in Blackheath, in a two-bed flat above a dry cleaner, shared with two men and another, older woman. Jake had called her ahead to set up the meeting, but at the last minute, he’d gotten a call from DI Cordiline and had asked Mari if he could keep the appointment with Natalie without him. Mari already imagined he knew her well, thanks to his research, but that hadn’t helped when they’d interviewed Emily. He got the tube down to Greenwich, and because he needed to calm his nerves, he walked across the park and down Tranquil Vale to their block on Lee Road.

Like most English street names, Tranquil Vale was mostly optimistic. It formed part of the Blackheath Village high street and was bustling with traffic and shoppers. Even so, it was less frenetic than central London. He was conscious that, in his perfectly tailored Paul Smith suit, he drew the eye of passing shoppers and the attention brought a brief smile to his lips.

To his relief, Natalie was alone when he got to the flat. He wasn’t sure he could handle another interrogation by flatmates.

She looked ashen and drawn, without makeup but still pretty, and she assessed him quickly and deliberately through the gap between the door and jamb before taking the chain off and letting him in. He accepted the offer of coffee and resisted the urge to pass comment when it turned out to be instant. At least she heaped a couple of generous spoonfuls into the mug before adding the water. He waved away the offer of milk and sugar. Then she came to join him, sitting in a weather-beaten leather armchair and keeping the coffee table between his perch on the sofa and her seat.

“So…you don’t look like a copper,” she said, only a slight tremor in her voice.

“No. Well, I’m not, not exactly. My partner and I are working with the police, as consultants. My partner did explain when he called.”

“Yeah,” she acknowledged, though she still sounded skeptical. “You’re, like, psychic sleuths or something. That sounds…cool. Kinda weird, but very cool.”

“It is cool,” he agreed, “and weird. There are things that Jake and I can do that the police can’t. I’m trying to gather information to help us trace potential suspects. I can go places that the police can’t, Natalie. But I could use some help. I need the right directions to look in.”

“I told the lady from the police station everything I could remember while I was at the hospital,” Natalie said, hiding her features in the large coffee mug cupped in her hands.

“I read what you told her,” Mari soothed. “You don’t have to go into the details. It’s okay. If you remember anything else about the man that jumped you, though, you can tell me whatever way you prefer. I’ll give you my mobile number and my email address before I leave. What I’m trying to find out is whether you have anything in common with the other girls that he’s attacked.

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