Rule of Three (Harper & Hattie Magical Mysery Book 3) by Stacy M. Jones

Author:Stacy M. Jones [Jones, Stacy M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2020-06-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Hattie wasn’t as surprised by Kristen’s admission as much as she was that Dante had come through for her. After Kristen told Hattie that Inslee’s alibi was fake, they agreed that they needed to call Det. Granger. Hattie kept Kristen holed up in her reading room and brought her some tea and snacks while she waited.

Hattie paced back and forth behind the counter as she waited for Det. Granger to arrive. He had sounded shocked on the phone when Hattie had given him the news, so shocked in fact, Hattie wondered if he took her seriously. Det. Granger promised Hattie he’d be there.

When he arrived nearly twenty minutes later, Hattie was out of breath with worry. She wanted to scream at him and ask what took so long, but she held it together.

“She’s in the back,” Hattie explained as she practically pulled Det. Granger by the arm.

“When did Kristen Inslee come to tell you this?”

“About an hour ago. As soon as she told me what she knew, I called you. She said she doesn’t know for sure if Inslee killed Tucker, but she knows she lied to you about his alibi and suspects he’s involved.”

As they reached the door and Hattie opened it, Det. Granger held her back. “I need you to stay outside.”

Kristen jumped up, nearly knocking her tea over. “No, I want Hattie to stay. I’m more comfortable with her here.”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea…” Det. Granger started to say.

Kristen interrupted, taking a step toward the door. “If that’s how it’s going to be, I’m leaving and not telling you anything. I came here because I trusted Hattie. She stays or you can forget I was ever here.”

Det. Granger took a deep breath, exhaling sharply. Hattie could tell how annoyed he was by the whole thing. “Fine,” he said begrudgingly. He sat down on the couch next to Kristen and let Hattie take her chair.

Det. Granger pinned his eyes on Kristen. “Why don’t you start from the beginning and tell me everything you know.”

Kristen told Det. Granger what she had told Hattie, slowly at first, and then she had more confidence in her voice. She didn’t add or leave any detail out. Her story remained consistent.

When she was done, Det. Granger asked, “When did Matthew Inslee ask you to lie?”

Kristen took a sip of her tea and set the cup down on the table in front of the couch. “It wasn’t until we got back to my place after we left the Saints & Sinners Ball. We hadn’t been dating that long, and I was surprised he wanted to leave. He played it off like he couldn’t wait to get me home, but once we got there, he left quickly. Matthew said he had forgotten to tell someone something. He never said what, and I didn’t press the issue. He told me to change and that he’d be right back.”

“How long before he was back?”

“Longer than I thought he would be,” Kristen explained. “It was probably about an hour.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.