Only Witness, The by Flagg Shannon

Author:Flagg, Shannon [Flagg, Shannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Literature & Fiction, Werewolves & Shifters, Contemporary, Paranormal
Publisher: Shannon Flagg
Published: 2014-01-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter FIFTEEN

“Something tells me this isn't a social call,” Deacon looked up at Will Brothers with a sigh. “And I'm kind of in the middle of something.” Something may or may not have been the bottle of whiskey on the table next to him.

After Vera and Susan had left, he'd lost it. Most of the house was torn apart. He'd broken things that he now regretted breaking, like the music box his grandfather had given his grandmother, who'd in turn given it to his mother, but in the moment there had only been rage. Red, roaring rage. He'd even took a swing or two at Houdini when he'd come back from his run.

Eventually he'd calmed down or maybe just become exhausted. He'd stepped around the debris, grabbed the bottle and headed outside to the wooden gliders on the porch. Deacon was glad that he hadn't broken those. The last thing he wanted was to see Will Brothers.

“Whatever it is needs to wait,” Will stepped up on the porch, adjusted his hat. “Couple of hikers came upon a body this morning, turns out it was Graham Caldwell. Also turns out that the gun was left with the body. The gun that had your fingerprints on it.”

“The fuck it does,” Deacon set the bottle down on the table with a thump.

“Oh, trust me it does.” Will looked pretty pleased by the fact. “Now, you come with me peacefully and I won't put the cuffs on you.”

“Let me get this straight, you think that you're going to arrest me,” Deacon didn't know if he should be pissed or amused. Will was lucky that for now this was all pretty amusing. “First off, if I were to ever have reason to murder someone I'm quite sure that I'd be smart enough to take the gun with me or at the least wipe it off.”

“I don't think, Deacon, I know. This is your last chance to do this peacefully. Otherwise we're going to go about this the hard way.” Will looked almost giddy at the prospect of the hard way.

Deacon was happy to give it to him. “Guess it's going to be the hard way, then, Chief Will, because I don't know jack shit about what happened to Graham Caldwell.” Deacon picked up the whiskey bottle, took another sip and felt a now familiar tickle at the back of his mind. Vera was opened to him again, not just opened but reaching out to him. Deacon held firm, fortified the wall he'd been keeping up between them. There was no way he could deal with feeling her being scared of him again today, maybe not ever.

“Deacon Hawke, you're under arrest for the murder of Graham Caldwell. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say may be used in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you can not afford an attorney one will be provided for you. Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you?”

“Fuck you,” Deacon replied.

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