The Cave by Amanda McKinney

Author:Amanda McKinney [McKinney, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HH Tisevich
Published: 2019-08-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Owen clicked off his headlights as he rolled to a stop behind the excavation crew’s camper. He glanced at the clock—9:44 p.m.—then at the dim light glowing through the thin curtain over a small window.

Sadie was awake… unless she slept with a light on, which considering the day’s events, wouldn’t surprise him. He turned off the engine, got out, and closed the door. Loud voices and laughter carried through the wind, scented with campfire smoke and hamburgers.

Owen recognized Griffin’s boisterous laugh, followed by girly giggles. He pushed away the instant dart of possessiveness. He didn’t get the vibe that Griffin and Sadie had anything on the side, but he couldn’t help but wonder. Any man with a pair of balls would be crazy not to be attracted to Sadie, and even crazier to not make a move while being on an overnight trip. But more than that—why the hell was he feeling possessive of her, anyway? She wasn’t his. Far from it.

And he was far from her type, he reminded himself as he stepped up to the camper and rapped on the door. He was there on a mission, and that mission did not include getting into Dr. Sadie Hart’s pants.

When there was no answer, Owen knocked again.

He waited a moment, then glanced over his shoulder before peeking through the small slit of the curtain. On the floor lay a travel bag with clothes spilling out of the top, muddy pants next to muddy boots, a box of wine on the counter, and no Sadie. He found himself looking for another bag, wondering if Griffin, and Kimi for that matter, were shacking up in there as well.

Close quarters for a man and two women.

Lucky bastard.

After he was certain Sadie wasn’t in the camper, Owen took off through the woods, following the voices and flickering light of campfire through the trees. He crossed the rope bridge Crawly had secured, testing it every few inches. The sheriff might have been in law enforcement for decades, but an outdoorsman, he was not.

The bridge held, and he stepped into the woods, taking a detour to the rock where Sadie had found Brian Russell’s body. Although they’d canvassed the entire area, he wanted a second look. Alone. Keeping his light low, Owen stopped next to the brown, wilted grass where Brian’s fluids had drained from his body sometime after death. He scanned the light to the red stains on the rock from where the kid had braced himself after taking two rounds to the chest, moments before falling to the dirt floor.

Brian Russell didn’t die instantly.

Owen surveyed the surrounding woods, recalling the position the boy’s body had been found, and the angle of the shots. Whoever had shot Brian had been close, and a decent shot. He scanned the trees, pesky obstacles that would have made any shot difficult. But whoever had done it, managed to land two kill shots, despite the thick coverage of trees.

His mind started to race. Who had experience with

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