Private Bodyguard by Tyler Anne Snell

Author:Tyler Anne Snell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-03-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Darling was trying to put all the clues back together but couldn’t help but see them now as two separate lines, running sloppily parallel next to each other.

“Two people would make killing and cleaning up after Jane Doe easier,” she said aloud. “A rich man like Nigel wouldn’t have a problem finding a killer for hire with his wealth.”

Oliver didn’t skip a beat. “I know you are keen on thinking Nigel is behind this, but I’m telling you, it’s not him. Thomas caught him crying yesterday, just after Derrick called to tell him about how Jane Doe was killed.” He knew now that had been an attempt to shake whatever truth Nigel had about the woman free. “Do you really think Nigel Marks would cry over a mistress he’d killed? If it’s anyone in that family, I’d bet it’s the wife. They share the wealth. She just as easily could have fronted the money for a contract killer.”

Darling held in her rebuttal. Her desire for Nigel Marks to pay for all of his indiscretions was great, but she was finding the idea of him being behind Jane Doe’s murder didn’t quite sit right with her anymore. Although she wasn’t ready to point the finger at Elizabeth, either. She still believed the older woman was too smart to do something so stupid. And if she really thought about it, if Elizabeth was going to kill anyone, it would probably be her husband.

“We need to figure out who our Jane Doe is,” Darling said instead.

A booming knock sounded at the front door. It was so unexpected that Darling almost fell off her stool. Oliver’s reflexes were a lot more productive. He was off his stool and standing in front of Darling, using his body as a human shield. He had even reached back to help steady her.

“I’m not expecting anyone,” Darling whispered. “If you were wondering.”

Oliver nodded and reached over the bar to the kitchen counter. He pulled two of the steak knives out of their wooden holder next to the toaster. He passed one to Darling and brandished the other. She grabbed the handle of her knife and watched wide-eyed as the bodyguard silently crossed the room and sidled up to the front door.

The knock sounded again. Oliver waited for it to stop before calling out.

“Who’s there?”

Darling marveled at how controlled he was. He looked like a man about to go to war. Calm, calculating and also ready for whatever what was about to happen.

“Chief Sanderson!”

Darling relaxed, but when Oliver didn’t, she tightened her grip on the knife handle. Slowly the bodyguard cracked open the door. He must have been okay with what he saw. He straightened his back and opened the door wide. The knife in his hand remained there, but the chief didn’t seem to mind it as he looked between them.

“Sorry to intrude, but I have some new information I’d like to talk to you about,” Chief Sanderson said. Darling hadn’t been too focused on

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