Ghost Moon (2010) by Graham Heather - Bone Island 03

Author:Graham, Heather - Bone Island 03 [03, Graham, Heather - Bone Island]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-14T19:17:23.234000+00:00

She watched Liam go. And she knew that to her mind, he was the most stunning and beautiful man she had ever known.

Liam was barely out of the bar before his phone rang. It was Katie.

She wasted no time.

"He's gay," she said.

He almost laughed out loud. He'd realized, when he'd seen the man and it had seemed that his entire body knotted with jealousy, that the way he felt about Kelsey had to include trust. If she'd been that close with someone in California, Kelsey would have told him. He hadn't understood completely, but he was going to go on trust.

"Did you hear me? It's all right, Liam. Oh, my God, though, I can think of so many friends for him!"

"Katie, whoa, calm down. He may be in a relationship in California already."

"I didn't want you to be worried."

"I wasn't worried."

"Like hell!" She laughed.

"Okay, I was a little worried. The guy could win in Olympic wrestling. But I'm glad he's here, because he'll hang tightly with her while everything is sorted out," Liam said.

"Yeah? You think that finding Gary White's body could have anything to do with Cutter Merlin, Kelsey or the Merlin house?" Katie asked.

"Let's just say I believe...I don't know what I believe. But I won't stop until I find the truth. I've got to work, Katie. Hang in there for me, huh?"

"We're all here," she assured him.

He thanked her and hung up. He headed first to his office, sinking into his chair. The desk sergeant gave him slips with all the calls they had received from the local media, so he quickly wrote up a statement for what they knew thus far and set the desk sergeant to returning the calls with the information. It was a mistake to tell media "no comment."

They would make up their own comments. And Key West was certainly small enough for everyone out there to know that the body of a local had been found on the Merlin property.

Liam's first order of business was to find Chris Vargas. He and Gary White had been caught together seeking some small item to steal from the Merlin estate.

A walk down Duval Street and a few questions to old conchs and fresh water conchs might help him find out where Vargas had last been seen. Bartholomew, who had been pacing quietly beside him, said, "You know, she saw me today. Or she heard me... Felt me, at least."

"What are you talking about?" Liam asked.

"Kelsey Donovan. She was rather breaking my heart at the cemetery. I touched her cheek. I whispered to her. She heard me," Bartholomew said. "You should tell her that I exist."

"Just like that. Hey...you sensed something at the cemetery. Don't worry. It's Bartholomew, the ghost of a pirate--"

"Good Lord, when will you stop saying that? I was a privateer," Bartholomew interrupted, deeply aggravated. "Over and over again, I must explain this fact!"

"I'm sorry. Truly sorry," Liam said, almost as aggravated. "You look like a pirate."

"Then every man of my decade looked like a pirate, as well," Bartholomew said.

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