Tempted: A Secret Mountain Man Romance by Anna Wild

Author:Anna Wild [Wild, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Two

“… Convicted of burglary; suspected to have committed dozens more. That’s pretty impressive, Mr. Shaw. Tough luck with that trench, though. You didn’t see it, did you?” Detective Brady’s hoarse voice and his sarcastic smile would probably trigger a furious reaction from Tim on any other day. But he had been in that same spot recently. He had a very good idea about the mind games that cops liked to play from time to time to break a suspect down: bad jokes, in a poorly lit, wet interrogation room, were only one of them.

“What do you want?” Tim murmured, staring down at his hands, avoiding making eye contact with the Detective.

“You didn’t move up from burglar to killer, did you?” The detective wondered. “I mean, breaking and entering is one thing. But killing someone in cold blood? Man, that’s a whole new ball game. What happened out there, Timmy? Did he say anything to…” he paused, “piss you off?”

“My name is Tim,” he grumbled, forcing his gaze up to meet Brady’s. “I barely knew the guy. He gave me a job. Why would I want to kill him?”

“I don’t know.” The cop shrugged his shoulders. “Maybe you like his fiancé: can’t blame you there. She’s hot.”

“Do you even know how he died?” Frustration was lingering in Tim’s voice. “I saw a wolf trying to suffocate him.”

“That’s more like it!” Brady smirked. “See? I knew it you knew more. No, we don’t. Now, what did you see?”

“Nothing,” Tim shook his head sideways. “I just heard something. The old man was in pain. By the time I got there, he was already dying.”

“Well, we haven’t determined the cause of death yet. The autopsy has not yet been completed,” Brady stated. “You said you didn’t know the guy that well. I get it; you just started working there. Did you notice anything suspicious? Anything you remember might help us solve the case.”

“Now, where did the ‘bad cop’ go?” It was Tim’s turn to get sarcastic. “A minute ago, you thought I’d killed that guy. Now, you’re asking for my help.”

“Don’t test my patience, Shaw.” The cop put a little force into his voice. “I can say you resisted arrest. You know what follows after that.”

“Right,” Tim said with a nod. “The only thing suspicious to me is that his fiancé was too young for him. It’s a pretty quiet place. The people have been nice to me.”

“What can you tell me about Ms. Taylor” asked the Detective, posing one more question.

“I met her yesterday, and I saw her this morning,” Tim stated attempting to keep his tone level. “She spends a lot of time in her lab.”

“What do you think of her?” Brady went on.

“She’s just another ‘good girl’.” Tim said with a faint smile on his face.

“Careful,” Brady urged. “If it turns out he was murdered, she’ll become our number one suspect. Are you sure?”

“I can’t be sure about anybody I’ve just met,” Tim stated. “You should ask someone who’s known her longer than me.

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