Past Due by Catherine Winchester

Author:Catherine Winchester
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2010-03-18T13:00:00+00:00

Will sent all the other officers out as he escorted Frankie into the house. This murder scene was just like the others, only the body was still there. Frankie closed her eyes and turned away from it.

“Look,” Will commanded.

“I just did.”

He grabbed her arm and turned her towards the body. “Look!”

She looked, keeping a tight lid on her revulsion.

“That woman had a family, Frankie, people who loved her and are devastated.”

Frankie easily tore her arm from his grip thanks to Alex’s blood. “You think I don’t I know that! You think I don’t want to find this bastard too?”

“Then why are you hiding things from me?”

“Because you wouldn’t believe me if I told you!”

“Frankie, this is a murder investigation, three women are dead, and it’s time to stop worrying about your personal issues and what people think of you.”

Frankie took a deep breath to calm herself before she replied. “This has nothing to do with me or my so-called issues, which, by the way, you are totally barking up the wrong tree about.”

Will was having a hard time keeping his temper in check. “Fine, I’ll sign your goddamn Official Secrets Act, if that’s what it takes.”

“Will, if I thought there was even a chance you would believe me, then I would tell you, I swear. There are things going on all around you every day that you don’t see or don’t want to see. Until you’re ready to, I can’t help you.”

“Frankie, I…” All at once the fight left him and he seemed to sag. Without the anger to fuel him he looked tired. “Fine, whatever. You can go.”

“Can I look around first?”

Will shrugged. “Sure, why not. Why don’t you just take over the whole investigation?”

Frankie headed towards the stairs and up to the second floor. She couldn’t blame Will for his reaction, she was hiding things from him but she also knew he’d never believe her even if she did tell him. She was in a lose-lose situation.

She put Will out of her mind as she headed for the front bedroom. As soon as she’d arrived she’d felt it was still here. She didn’t have time to talk properly with it now but she still wanted to acknowledge it. Poor girl had been murdered and now her soul was trapped here, alone.

She closed the door behind her and looked around the room. Although she couldn’t see it, she could feel that the ghost was sitting on the bed, facing her.

“Hi, I’m Frankie.” She kept her voice low so Will wouldn’t hear. “I’m sorry about what happened to you but I want you to know I’m going to find the man who did it. I don’t have time to talk properly right now, not without being sectioned, anyway, but I’ll come back tonight okay? I promise.” She looked over her shoulder as she heard footsteps quickly ascending the stairs.

The ghost still hadn't shown itself but it had heard her. The footsteps were at the top of the stairs now.

“I’m sorry,” she told the girl, slipping back onto the landing.

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