Out of Time by Shirlee McCoy

Author:Shirlee McCoy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-12-27T05:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

Having one Texas Ranger in her kitchen had been bad enough, but two took up way more space than Susannah was comfortable with. She skirted around Captain Ben Fritz, poured coffee for him and for Levi, wishing they’d move the meeting into the living room. At least in there, she’d have room to breathe.

“Cream and sugar are on the counter. Help yourselves,” she offered, as she handed each man a cup. Did either notice the way her hands were trembling? The way her voice shook?

Everything she’d said to Levi had been true.

She wanted to embrace every moment of every day.

But that was difficult to do with a predator chasing after her.

She shivered, pulling the edges of Levi’s jacket more closely around her chest.

“Still cold?” Levi put down his coffee and rubbed her arms, the brisk motion doing little to ease the chill that had settled deep into Susannah’s soul.

“I’m okay. Thanks.” She stepped back, knocking into a chair, her cheeks heating as Captain Fritz offered a sympathetic smile.

“Why don’t you have a seat, Ms. Jorgenson? This won’t take much time, and then you can go on with your day.”

“I’m fine. Really.” And if she said it enough maybe she’d convince herself of the fact.

“We’ve done some research on Aaron Simons. There’s nothing to indicate he had any involvement with the Lions of Texas or in drug trafficking. Does that coincide with your knowledge of him?”

“Yes. He had high moral ideals.”

“He tried to kill you. What kind of moral ideal allows for that?” Levi growled the question that Susannah had been asking herself for months. She’d found no answer. Couldn’t bring the Aaron who’d been a counselor at Christian youth camp, who’d volunteered at homeless shelters, who’d led men’s Bible studies into alignment with the other Aaron. The one who’d stalked her. Attacked her. Would have killed her.

“I don’t know. I only know what I observed. He didn’t smoke, didn’t drink, never swore. He lived an upright life.”

“An upright life that hid a black soul,” Captain Fritz intoned, and Susannah nodded. “So, no involvement with The Lions, but someone who knows you is involved with them.”

“It seems that way.”

“You said the knife the guy was carrying tonight matched the one Aaron used?”

“It looked exactly the same.”

“I have it here. Want to take a closer look?” He pulled a plastic bag from his evidence kit. Tagged with a number, sterile-looking but for the knife it contained.

Susannah’s pulse leaped at the sight, her breath catching as she tumbled back in time, fell into her nightmare. Knife slashing. Blood pouring.

“Sit down, Susie. Before you fall down.” Levi’s tone was gruff, his hands gentle as he pushed her into a chair. He stayed behind her, his fingers brushing ends of her hair as Captain Fritz passed the bag across the table.

“It looks exactly the same.”

“So we can assume that the person who brought it knew the kind of knife Aaron used.”

“I guess so.”

“Any idea who might have that information?”

“Anyone who watches the news. They flashed pictures of it every night for a week.

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