The Deadly Lies by David C. Dawson

Author:David C. Dawson [Dawson, David C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery
ISBN: 978-1-63533-892-8
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00

IT WAS shortly before eight o’clock when Dominic and Jonathan’s taxi collected them from the hospital. Doctor Jurado quickly declared Jonathan fit to be discharged but advised him to return immediately if he felt dizzy or nauseous. As soon as the taxi set off, Jonathan began to apologize again. Dominic stopped him before he could get into full flow.

“Jonathan, can we forget about last night for a while? It’s true we’ve got a lot to talk about. We’re going to have to do it soon. But not just yet. I’m really worried about the break-in. I think someone’s targeted us. And they might come back.”

“But surely they’re not going to bother us again?” replied Jonathan. “Not now they’ve got your phone with the message from your German lover on it?”

“Bernhardt is not my lover,” said Dominic, irritated at the phrase. “Last night, Karl Michael said the message would only make sense ‘in conjunction with me.’ That’s why I’m worried they might come back.”

Dominic turned to face his husband.

“There’s something that Karl Michael said, and it scares me.” Dominic rested his hand on Jonathan’s arm.

“What was that?” asked Jonathan.

“He said that others would need my help in deciphering the message,” replied Dominic. “I’m worried about what Karl Michael and Bernhardt are involved in. And I wish Bernhardt had never sent me the text.”

Dominic leaned back in the seat and looked out the window. The car was passing some of Barcelona’s finest buildings. The taxi stopped for a moment by the stunning Gaudi architecture of Casa Milà. Normally Dominic would be transfixed by it. This morning he was too annoyed and distracted.

“So what did the message say?” persisted Jonathan.

“That’s the trouble. I can’t remember. It was just a series of numbers.” Dominic turned away from the window to look back at Jonathan as a thought crossed his mind.

“Oh, but now I remember. Karl Michael was supposed to come and see me last night. When we left the beach, I invited him to come back to the apartment and get the message off my phone. But he said he wouldn’t come straightaway. He had something important to do first. He was supposed to come over later, but he never did.”

Dominic took Jonathan’s arm. “I completely forgot, what with Alfonso turning up in the middle of the night with the news about you.”

“Perhaps he’d already been,” said Jonathan grimly. “Perhaps young Karl Michael got impatient, went straight to the apartment while you were searching for me, stole both the phones, not knowing which was yours, and took the laptop for good measure.”

Dominic turned to look out the window again. Their taxi had entered an elegant suburb of Barcelona. The apartment buildings on either side were modern and sophisticated. Trees lined the boulevard. As they waited at a stoplight, Dominic saw a charming pavement café with several well-dressed people sitting outside, taking coffee in the early morning sunshine.

“But it makes no sense,” said Dominic, envying the carefree scene. “Before we left the beach, we made an agreement to help each other.

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