Liberty...And Justice for All by Leigh James

Author:Leigh James [James, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CMG Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-02-17T07:00:00+00:00

Let’s Not Make This Harder Than It Has To Be

Ian was calling my cell. “Hi,” I said.

“Liberty.” The tone in his voice was one I recognized—he had something he didn’t want to tell me.

“What’s the matter,” I said, not bothering to make it a question.

“I’m afraid that we have mail, my dear.”

I ugly-sighed and waited.

“Actually, as it was dropped off without any postage, it doesn’t technically qualify as mail,” he said.

“I’m gonna go out on a ‘limb’ here, ha ha,” I said, “and guess that it was from someone who’s related to me and who hates me. But not Catherine.”

Ian cleared his throat. “It’s a letter. I’ve nicknamed it.”

I laughed a little, picturing Ian naming my hate mail. “And?”

“I call it ‘The Taunt.’ Because that’s exactly what it is. Someone’s obviously upset that you haven’t been paying the necklace case as much attention these past few days.”

“I’m ready,” I said, even though I wasn’t. “Go ahead.”

Dear Liberty, Ian read.

I know that you met with family members in pursuit of your missing necklace. I told you not to come looking for it. I told you I would hurt you.

So watch your back. And don’t assume that you’re a welcome part of the family. Your father was a lot of things, but he is not grieved. His wishes are not honored.

You will always be illegitimate, by blood and by claim.

I sat there for a second, staring at a wall, not saying anything.

“Are you okay?” Ian asked, worriedly.

My head was spinning. “I’m not sure,” I mumbled.

“The fact that they had this delivered here—or delivered it themselves—along with its contents has me worried,” Ian said. “In spite of what they’re saying, I think they wanted you to come looking for them. It’s a game to them. I think they want to win by hurting you.”

“Well, they can’t hurt me out here,” I said. “And I have to stay here for now. Matthew’s coming. We have a…guest, I guess you can call her. And I have to help John get this woman back. Without blowing the entire desert up, first.”

“And then?” He asked. “Provided you finish up there and are still in one complete piece?”

“Then I’ll come home. And I’ll find the, ahem, a-hole who wrote that letter.”

“You know I’ll help you,” Ian said. “I think they’re an a-hole, too. By the way—Jacob, Sean and Michael checked out everyone’s alibis. They’re legitimate. They found no records of rental cars or flights on the date of the robbery, either.”

“One of my siblings could still be guilty, though,” I said, my mind racing. “They could have driven their own cars out to the house later that night, after they attended their various events. Even Jacoby. It’s fourteen hours, but still.”

“It’s absolutely a possibility. We need to find the guilty party. Soon,” Ian said.

“Let’s find them and scare them a lot,” I said.

“It’s a date,” he said. “Now my dear, please be careful out there. I demand that you come home in one piece. We have bad guys to fight.

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