Gone by Dark (Carolina Moon Book 2) by Barritt Christy

Author:Barritt, Christy [Barritt, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: River Heights
Published: 2015-04-21T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

Joshua watched Charity’s expression as it turned from curious to shocked to fearful.

“What do you mean?”

He shook his head, which only made it ache more. “I need to see a picture of Andrea.”

“All the ones I had were destroyed in the fire.”

He stood, the motion again causing his head to wobble, and grabbed his laptop from a table in his living room. He didn’t really need to confirm it was Andrea. But for his sanity—and Charity’s—he would.

He did a quick search and pulled up a picture of Andrea. He studied it for a moment before nodding. The woman he’d seen had been a brunette. Her hair was long now, not bobbed like it was in her high school picture. The woman he’d seen had a more defined face, but that often happened as a person aged.

He had no doubt about it. The woman in his house had been Andrea.

“Maybe I’m not losing my mind,” Charity whispered behind him.

As a tear trickled down her cheek, he quickly rose. Without thinking about it, he pulled her into his arms. He expected resistance, but instead she folded into his embrace.

He couldn’t help but marvel at how perfectly she fit into his arms. Her head rested snugly under his chin. Her petite frame fit up against him, and something about the moment felt right, made him want it to never end.

That thought scared him.

He had no desire to be in another relationship. So what was he doing right now?

Despite the warnings in his mind, he continued to hold her. In fact, he didn’t want to let go. Ever.

Finally, Charity took a step back and ran her fingers under her eyes, as if to hide any evidence of tears. Then she dropped onto the couch and stared pensively at the wall.

“I’m trying to put together what all of this means.”

“Unless your friend has a twin, it looks like she is still alive and close by.”

“But how could that be?” She turned those big, luminous eyes on him. There were too many questions there, too much pain. “While nothing would make me happier than to find out she’s okay, there’s so much that doesn’t make sense.”

“I’m hoping I can help you find some answers.”

She stared at him a moment before a smile cracked her face. “Thank you, Joshua.”

“I need to make sure nothing was disturbed.” He shrugged. “I’ve found that sometimes it’s the subtle things that you don’t expect. Do you want to wait here?”

She stood, tilting off balance for a moment. But her whole world had just shifted, Joshua realized. It was going to take some time before anything appeared straight.

“That sounds good.”

He started in the bedrooms. He didn’t really have any jewelry or other things of much value. But there’d been a reason that woman was in his house. Was it to send a message? He had to cover all his bases.

His bedroom looked fine. There was nothing out of place.

He walked into the guest bedroom. His mom had helped him to decorate it with a vanilla bedspread and some nightstands.

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