Fatal Secrets by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Author:Richie Tankersley Cusick
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Published: 2012-01-18T10:29:53+00:00

Chapter 11

Ryan!” Charles gasped. “My God—you’re alive!”

As Ryan stared into his shocked face, she gave him a shove and dashed past him out across the yard.

“Ryan! Come back here!”

She could hear him shouting, and she tried to run faster, but the deep snow slowed her down. She heard his breathing, and she began to scream.

“No! Get away from me!”

Something grabbed her ankles, and as she pitched forward, his body pinned her to the ground.

“Stop it, Ryan!” Charles shouted. “I don’t blame you for being upset—but listen to me, will you?”

“I will not!” She was beside herself with panic. “You tried to kill me! I’m calling the police!”

He slammed her shoulders down. “Fine! Call them! They’ll be glad to know you finally showed up! Where have you been?”

“Stop it! You’re just disappointed I’m not a corpse by now!”

She struggled to free herself, but he was too strong. As his face bent closer, his eyes bored into hers with a chilling intensity.

“I’ve been up … all … night … long,” he said slowly, each word hissing between clenched teeth. “I have been scared out of my mind! I finally got back here last night, and you weren’t in the van! I didn’t even know how to get back to where I’d lost you!”

“You’re a liar,” Ryan said. “I don’t believe you.”

“Just shut up and listen.” Charles was really angry, and she winced from his pressure on her arms. “I don’t know when—or from where—you decided to hitchhike home. All I know is that I thought you were buried under all those blankets, only you weren’t in the van when I got back last night! I couldn’t remember where we’d gone off the road—I drove around for hours—I got stuck in the snow—I slid into things—not to mention all the times I got lost all over again!”

His eyes glittered fiercely, and Ryan stared back in confusion.

“I finally came home and waited for the storm to let up. Then I had to wait for the roads to be cleared. And then I finally did find the road again, but you weren’t anywhere! So I got out and walked … and called … but you were gone! Dammit, Ryan, I thought you were dead!”

Ryan gazed at him helplessly. “And … you really called the police?”

“What kind of person do you think I am, anyway?” he shot back. “No … never mind. Don’t answer that.” He released her and straightened up. “You’ve been wanting to build a case against me ever since I got here. Come on, Ryan, I want to know what your problem is. All I wanted to do was bring Marissa’s presents, and it’s turned into a visit to hell! I don’t blame you for being mad about last night—but how do you think I felt! I’ve been in a panic, wondering what to do, wondering what I could tell your mother and Steve—”

“Where are they?” Ryan mumbled. “Where’s Mom?”

“She had to stay over at her friend’s house last night because of the snow.

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