Reign of Error (The Worst Detective Ever Book 2) by Christy Barritt

Author:Christy Barritt [Barritt, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: River Heights
Published: 2017-02-27T18:30:00+00:00

“So, you can just drop me back at my car,” I told Jackson when we’d finished eating and went out to his truck. I kept my voice even so I wouldn’t raise his suspicions.

Jackson stared at me and made no effort to start the truck. In fact, he crossed his arms. “How about if I go with you?”

I feigned a ladylike blush. “To my house? That’s a little forward, isn’t it?”

His head dropped slightly to the side in an I know your game expression. “You know that’s not where you’re going, Joey.”

I dropped my act, realizing it wasn’t worth the energy. The situation was so complicated. I wanted to find out what Jackson knew. Yet I feared he was involved somehow with Dad’s disappearance. I could simply ask him, but then I might be putting myself at risk. I had trouble believing it, but my instincts weren’t honed. In fact, I doubted them. A lot. It was safer to keep what I knew to myself.

I let out my breath, deciding to fess up to what he already knew. Denial would only end in an argument. “Yes, I’m going to the storage unit.”

“Why don’t you let me help you?”

Why won’t you tell me how you’re involved? I swallowed the question.

“It . . . it just feels private.” It was a cop-out, but I couldn’t formulate a comeback quickly enough. Not knowing whom to trust made everything so complicated.

“Joey, you don’t know what you’re getting into.”

“Why would you say that?” What do you know? Why won’t you tell me? These questions are tearing me up inside, and you know that and remain silent.

“I’m just basing that on everything that’s happened . . . and everything that keeps happening. I don’t want to see you in a situation that puts you in danger.”

“I can’t seem to stop that.” Just like the fictional detective Monk couldn’t resist trying to have absolute order in his world, I couldn’t seem to resist danger—lately, at least. Tabloids, unflattering pictures, and bad reviews were no longer at the top of my worry list.

He stretched his arm across the back of the seat, and I yearned for him to touch my shoulder again. He didn’t. Which was good. I just had to convince my heart of that. “I won’t get in your way—unless you try and do something illegal or that will harm you.”

Did he truly want to help me? Or did he secretly want to see what was in that storage unit for ulterior motives?

My emotions warred inside me. On one hand, it would be nice to have Jackson there. But that was only if I could trust him, and I wasn’t sure if I could or not. I wanted to do a face palm.

Despite all my misgivings, I finally nodded. “Okay. But only since you said you wouldn’t get in my way. Break our deal, and you’re out faster than gluten from my diet.”

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