Midnight Fear by Leslie Tentler

Author:Leslie Tentler
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2011-06-16T16:00:00+00:00

27

“Are you still in touch with your brother?”

Caitlyn heard Megan’s question through the noise of the running water. Her shower completed, she reached for the faucet handle and turned it off, standing briefly in the heavy steam cloud before answering.

“No. At least, not until recently.” She accepted the large towel Megan held out to her through the closed shower curtain. “Reid took me to Springdale Penitentiary to talk to him a few days ago.”

“Why?”

“Because Joshua killed other women, apparently. More than those he went to prison for.” Caitlyn tried not to think of what Joshua had said to her, about her being his muse and the things he’d wanted to do to her. She slid back the shower curtain, the striped towel held in front of her for modesty. “He promised to give up the location of the remains only if I would come see him.”

Shock was evident on Megan’s features. She sat on the edge of the vanity, sipping a beer she’d commandeered from Reid’s refrigerator. “Did he?”

“He gave up one. I’ll have to see him again to get the others.”

“How many others?”

“They’re not sure.”

“I can’t imagine,” Megan admitted.

“You don’t have to,” she replied. “Your brother is a good man.”

Water dripped from her hair, making a soft plunking sound on the molded plastic shower floor. Megan eyed her silently over the top of her beer bottle. Then she stood and placed the bottle next to the sink and helped Caitlyn into Reid’s terry cloth robe. Caitlyn used her good hand to blot her shoulder-length hair with the towel. Even in the steamed mirror, the bruise on her temple was visible.

“How did you get into the sweats earlier?” Megan asked, frowning as she watched Caitlyn’s slow, careful movements that reflected the soreness she felt. “Did Reid—”

She shook her head. “I mostly managed it myself, but it took forever. I appreciate the help.”

“That was really none of my business,” Megan said, sounding embarrassed. She seemed to be loosening up a little. “Reid’s the law enforcement officer in the family, but I’ve been told I’m the real interrogator. He’d strangle me if he knew I’d asked you…”

She stopped speaking, realizing her faux pas. Caitlyn knew what she was thinking—Joshua had strangled his victims.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that.”

“It’s okay. I’m used to it.”

Megan had introduced Caitlyn to her family—albeit coolly—before they had gone into the bathroom together. They’d decided to wait and have dinner at the Mexican restaurant, so Megan’s husband and daughters were now in the living room, watching a sitcom on the flat-screen television. The younger of the girls was talking excitedly about her day at school, her voice carrying through the door panel.

“Maddie and Isabelle are adorable,” Caitlyn said, changing the subject.

“They’re a handful,” Megan conceded. “But totally worth it.”

“I’m sure.”

She watched as Caitlyn ran a brush through her wet hair.

“I know you…helped…in the Capital Killer case. That you turned over evidence to prove your brother’s guilt.” Megan shook her head. “And I also know that I shouldn’t be angry with you about the investigation, but I can’t help it.

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