LC01 - Presumed Guilty by Dana R. Lynn

Author:Dana R. Lynn [Lynn, Dana R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Love Inspired Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-04-19T07:00:00+00:00

TEN

It was almost an hour before Melanie was able to stop shaking. The memory of that man in the ski mask as he casually aimed a gun at them was sure to haunt her dreams for a long time.

The backup unit arrived to pick them up and bring them back to the station. Jace had filed his reports and they gave their statements. Now they were on their way out the door. Jace’s truck was out of commission, so they got into his cruiser.

He sighed. When she raised her eyebrows, he shook his head slightly.

“I miss my truck.” Men.

Soon they were on their way. On their way where? Well, that was a question Jace had yet to answer.

He apparently had something else on his mind. She soon knew what.

“So, the stab wound? Wanna tell me about that?”

She wanted to shrug it off as nothing, but the stubborn set of his jaw told her that wasn’t going to work. She sighed. Brushed her hair back from her face with an impatient gesture. She was stalling, and she knew it. When she cut her eyes in his direction, his raised eyebrow told her that he knew it, as well.

“Fine. When I was ten, my father got roaring drunk. I had set the table for dinner and had given him a knife that hadn’t come completely clean in the dishwasher. He got angry with me.”

Jace looked appalled. “So he stabbed you? Didn’t you go to the hospital?”

“Yeah, and he told them some tale about me being klutzy while handling the knife. He was such a charmer, such a well-known figure in the community, they never questioned him.” She tried to ignore the pity warring with disbelief on his face. “Anyway, not long after that he and my mom died, and I went to live with Aunt Sarah.”

Da da DUM. A tri-tone bell-like noise issued from the console area. Mel glanced at it. Irene’s name flashed on the display. Saved by the bell, she thought, more than ready to end this conversation. Jace pushed a button to put the call on speaker.

“Yeah, ’Rene. What’s up?”

“Hey, buddy. You can bring Melanie back to Mom’s house tonight.” Irene’s voice, sounding distinctly smug, answered him.

“Umm, Irene,” Mel interjected, “I don’t think that’s a good idea. Did you see the back of your mom’s house? She was pretty steamed.”

“Yes, of course I saw that. I heard about it, too. And she was angry. But then I overheard about you getting shot at over the police radio.”

“How?” Mel started to ask. Jace broke into the conversation.

“Irene’s husband is a cop, too. You haven’t met him yet because he’s away at a training seminar. Irene, how did you convince Mom?”

Irene sighed. “It wasn’t easy. But you know how she hates bullying. When it was clear Melanie is a target, she decided to give her another chance. Not to mention that Paul had someone come out to the house to install some state-of-the-art security system, on the police department’s dime, I might add.

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