Skin and Bone by T.L. Keary

Author:T.L. Keary
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: T.L. Keary

Chapter Twenty-Four

Sawyer

It’s been a frustrating morning.

First, Ezra never came back to his house. After sitting there clear until noon, we finally came to the conclusion that he’d gone straight to work. When his phone continued to go straight to voicemail, we had to take a guess that it was dead.

And Davis suddenly decided to be all protective and cautious. He made me wait at the house while he went and tracked Ezra down to warn him. Only when Davis finally found him, Ezra wouldn’t give him the time of day.

Reluctantly, I’d agreed to stay home, and we would try again come evening.

I couldn’t go out parading through town, causing a huge scene with Ezra.

Instead, I spent the entire day here, calling lawyers.

I couldn’t even get anyone on the phone for the most part. I got secretaries and paralegals. All of them telling me I’d hear back from so and so in the next two to three days.

The others wouldn’t take the time to hear me out over the phone. All wanted me to come in and speak with them in person.

They all wanted money up front.

I couldn’t do either of those things.

I couldn’t risk leaving the house and Charity seeing me.

I didn’t have any access to any money.

At least Davis had some luck this morning. He’d called a private investigator this morning, and the man immediately got on the job, diving into Charity’s history and gathering proof of what she’s done.

I dial the number for lawyer number nine and listen to it ring.

Davis’ house is new, so doors don’t creak. But I hear it when he gets home and walks across the kitchen.

The phone rings again for the fourth time, and I sigh, realizing that I’m not even going to get someone on the phone at this office.

“This is turning out to be such a pain in the ass,” I complain as I hear Davis looking through the house for me. “There’s a reason why lawyers have such bad reputations.”

I swivel in the seat to face Davis.

Only my eyes widen as I see my own face.

I don’t even get a breath in before she lunges forward.

Something sharp sinks into my neck.

I drop the phone Davis bought me.

And before I can even piece together everything that’s happening, a cold, numbing sensation begins creeping through my veins.

She takes a step back and slips a cover onto the needle, then carefully slides it into the pocket of the dirty, salmon-colored dress she’s wearing.

I try to leap out of my chair, to wrap my hands around her neck, to violently hurt her.

I lunge forward.

But my legs give out and my torso doesn’t have the strength to hold me upright.

I barely get my hands under me to keep my face from shattering on the floor.

Pain barks up my wrists, but I can feel it dulling.

“Get away from me!” I growl, trying with every ounce of strength I have to get my legs under me.

It doesn’t work.

“Oh, I tried to put some distance between us,” she says.

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