Snow White and the Seven Murders by Amorette Anderson

Author:Amorette Anderson [Anderson, Amorette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amorette Anderson
Published: 2019-06-14T04:00:00+00:00

6

Sara and Amir exited the guard room. Once outside, Sara lifted a hand to ward off the bright, noonday sun. She eyed the beige and grey building, crouched low against the tree line, far in the distance.

“It’s about a half mile away,” Amir said. He pulled his sunglasses down over his eyes.

“Some fresh air would be nice,” Sara said. “Want to walk?”

“Sounds good to me,” Amir said. “I’ve been cooped up in meetings most of the week. A dose of fresh air will do me good.”

They began walking. Sara liked Amir’s presence at her side. He walked with a slow, easy pace, hands in pockets. Like the day before, on the phone, she was struck by his unhurried demeanor.

Though she was usually a reserved person, Amir’s confident, warm personality made Sara feel like he was a familiar friend. “You’re not like other business owners I know,” she said aloud. “You seem much less stressed.”

“Thank you,” Amir said, turning to look at her and grace her with one of his winning smiles. “That means a lot coming from such a calm woman. I meet a lot of people, through work, but there’s something distinctly peaceful about you. Have you always been so... centered?”

Sara considered this. “No, not always,” she said, after they’d walked for a while in silence. “But I’ve been through a lot over the past decade. Little things no longer phase me.”

At the mention of the last ten years, she thought of all the ways that her stepmother had made sure to make life difficult. She thought of her father, and his illness.

“Family stuff?” Amir asked.

She looked up at him. “I—yes. How did you know?”

“Just a guess,” Amir said. “You mentioned that you were raised by your father. That must have been difficult for him—and for you. I can’t imagine raising a child on my own.”

“Do you have kids?” Sara asked. She’d noticed that he wasn’t wearing a wedding ring, but she didn’t want to jump to any conclusions.

Relief washed over her as Amir answered. “No kids; no partner. It’s just me.”

“You must be very busy with work,” Sara said. “Your company is extremely successful.”

“Thank you for saying so,” Amir said, accepting the compliment without resistance. “We’ve come a long way. How about you... do you have kids? A boyfriend?”

Sara liked the fact that Amir was asking her this. He wants to know if I’m single, she realized. Just as I wanted to know if he was single.

She felt giddy as she informed him of her availability. “Just me,” she simply said.

The next several minutes were spent in silence, and Sara felt almost as though she was floating. She’d never walked next to a man in such comfortable quiet. It was nice not to feel the need to fill the space between them with words.

As the building neared, Sara’s mind turned back to the puzzle of Matt’s death.

It seemed that Amir was thinking along the same lines.

“Why did you ask the guard about those three names?” he asked. “Those are the three HiTech employees who were here to try to buy the mine.

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