His Third Victim by Helen H. Durrant

Author:Helen H. Durrant [DURRANT, HELEN H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Joffe Books Mystery, Crime Thriller, Suspense Fiction
Published: 2017-10-07T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

His information about Bella’s life was almost complete. But until he was ready, it was imperative that no one came looking. The obvious contenders had been dealt with. But the police were tenacious, particularly that Brindle bloke. And the boy was an irritation he could do without. His face was plastered across every newspaper in the country, and he was hardly ever off the TV news. He would have to be careful. One solution to the problem of the boy was to get rid, so that he would never be found. If need be, Cora would help him with that. The problem of Brindle, however, would need some thought.

Still, he was certain that Bella would soon be with him. A little while longer, once the hullabaloo over the boy’s disappearance had quietened down, and then he would take her. But before he could even contemplate that, he would have to deal with Bella’s predecessor.

The young woman who’d been his for nearly eighteen months was stretched out naked and still on a bench in the cellar. In life she had been a beauty. However, in death she was fast turning rancid, despite the cold. Her milk white skin had taken on a yellowish hue. He wasn’t good with a needle. He had inflicted a number of deep cuts with a sharp blade, which had bled profusely. He’d stitched the wounds on her thighs and torso and made her body look like a patchwork quilt. But the ones on her face were worse. A deep cut down one cheek, crudely stitched up, had left her face lopsided.

It was a shame. In the beginning she’d been beautiful and had held such promise. He’d truly believed that she was the one. But she was like the rest, ungrateful and fickle. She had wanted more, more than he was prepared to give. In the end, it had been a pleasure to kill her.

It should have been a simple task. All he’d ever wanted was a replacement for Kitty. Pretty young women with blonde hair were everywhere, but still it never worked out right. He slammed his fist into the bench, angry now. Thinking about his wife always upset him. He’d given her everything, made sacrifices, but all she’d done in return was ask for more, and she’d cheated on him. He mustn’t think like this. Things were set to change. Bella was different. She would be the one, he felt sure of it.

He’d chosen the final outfit for Bella’s predecessor carefully, clothes that would suit her personality. A dress of pale green silk, with a low neckline and a figure hugging skirt. Like all the women that attracted him she had pale, blonde hair. Green suited her, it mirrored her eyes. As he began the slow task of dressing the body, he thought about their time together. This one had been entertaining. In the beginning, when she’d been new, he hadn’t held back. But, despite the pain, she hadn’t screamed or cried like the first one.

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