Hide My Memories: A Romantic Suspense Thriller Series (Hide Me Series Book 1) by Lisa Ladew

Author:Lisa Ladew [Ladew, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

West climbed up the embankment and pulled Katerina after him. He could hear her breathing, ragged and quick. He was worried about her mental state and wanted to get her back to the truck as quickly as possible. The second woman was real too, and dead too, and even though they had both known it, the emotional reality of it hadn’t hit West until he saw her body in the stream.

He imagined it had to be ten times worse for Katerina.

When they got back to the truck, he took a moment to make sure Katerina was okay. He looked in her eyes and held her. Finally he pulled back slightly. "We need to call the police." She nodded, a sudden weariness taking over her face.

West climbed into the truck and flipped out his cell phone. First, he called Blaise. Then, he called his lawyer. And only then, did he call the Tetam County Sheriff's Department. He hoped the same deputy that had come last time would come and help them this time too.

But luck wasn't with them. The same four-wheel-drive police truck drove up the road and parked behind them, but a tall, imposing man stepped out, moving slowly and dangerously, like a big cat - a panther or jaguar on the hunt. Mirrored aviator sunglasses blocked his eyes. But still, West recognized him immediately. The sheriff. Acid roiled in his belly. He did not want to deal with this guy.

Sheriff Payne walked up to the driver side door, a hand on the butt of the gun in his belt. When he reached West’s window he stood back and motioned to West.

"Get out of the car."

West looked at Katerina and gave her a look that he hoped projected confidence. He had been afraid something like this would happen, but now they had to see just how bad it was. He stepped out of the car, facing the Sheriff.

"Turn around and put your hands on the vehicle."

West put his hands up in a placating gesture. "Look sheriff, we're the ones who called you. We just found the body. We didn't have anything to do with it."

Sheriff Payne didn’t raise his voice, but he did inject venom into it, leaving West no doubt that he was about to get a night stick to the head if he didn’t comply. "I said, turn around and put your hands on the vehicle."

West did as he was told, wishing he had waited until Blaise and his lawyer showed up before he called the Sheriff's department.

Katerina spoke up from inside the cab of the truck, where she had slid over to the driver’s side. "What's going on? He didn't do anything."

"I just need to make sure the scene is safe for me, ma'am, I'm sure you understand. Now keep your mouth shut." West’s heart sunk. He’d known Sheriff Payne was a jerk the first time he dealt with him, but now he was beginning to think that the Sheriff was a psychopath too. Just their luck.

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