Fulfilling Promises by Kennedy Layne

Author:Kennedy Layne
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Military
ISBN: 9781943420162
Publisher: Kennedy Layne Publishing
Published: 2016-05-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

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DEVYN DROVE HER restored red 1998 Bronco II SUV onto the gravel lot behind one of the state police cruisers whose red and blue lights were still spinning. She was getting sick and tired of seeing those light bars lately, but she was willing to deal with them if it meant something other than someone being hurt or murdered. In this case, she was glad for the added safeguard. Trigger’s call to let her know what had taken place had left her somewhat shaken and given her a rather rude wakeup call that a truly evil presence had moved into Amberton.

“Ma’am, I’m sorry,” the uniformed officer said as he held up a hand to stop Devyn from getting out her car. He was younger than she was, probably a junior officer, and she kept in mind he was just doing his job. He also had sweat dripping down the side of his face, making her realize he’d been standing in this heat for a while now. “This is a crime scene and you can’t—”

“It’s all right, Todd.” Detective Chaisson was closing a notepad as he walked out the front entrance of the garage. His blue eyes narrowed in his usual manner, falling back into the role of investigator as he strolled closer. “Let her through.”

“Detective,” Devyn greeted him warily before catching sight of the crushed back end of Trigger’s Jeep. The flattened spare tire was hanging from the twisted and broken alloy rim, which was smashed against the mounting bracket. She’d been worried upon receiving his phone call, but it was nothing compared to the nausea that hit her now. The rear bumper and swinging rear door appeared as if a Mack truck had struck it, but a semi hadn’t done this damage. It had been her own brother’s vehicle. “I’m—”

“Dixon’s inside,” Detective Chaisson offered with a glance over his shoulder. He regarded Devyn quietly for a moment, causing her to stiffen in defense. “I’m not sure he was able to give you the news yet, but we found the same set of partial fingerprints at each of the crime scenes. We’re one step closer to finding out who really murdered your brother and why.”

Devyn relaxed somewhat at the news, grateful she didn’t have to worry so much about being mistakenly arrested due to the suspect’s attempts to implicate her. She did understand that Chaisson was just doing his job, but she didn’t have to like the way he went about it. The belief that someone could put her away for a crime she didn’t commit—against her own family, no less—had been more stressful than she cared to admit. Relief mixed with fear of what was to come emptied her like a vampire who was draining her life’s supply of blood.

“I appreciate that, Detective,” Devyn replied with all the sincerity she could muster, although she wasn’t quite sure what else to say in this instance. He had considered her a suspect at first, although he’d never treated her with outright disrespect.

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