The Hexorcist by Lily Harper Hart

Author:Lily Harper Hart [Hart, Lily Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2019-12-03T06:00:00+00:00

Eleven

“What did you do?”

Sully waited until they were outside to grab Ofelia’s purse and start digging for her wallet.

“Hey!” She slapped his arm and reclaimed her bag. “That’s mine.”

He pinned her with an exaggerated look. “I’m not trying to steal from you. I’m simply trying to figure out what you did to convince that woman you were Henrietta.”

“What makes you think I did anything?” She adopted an air of innocence. “She could just be an idiot.”

He rolled his eyes. “You did something. Spill.”

She thought about toying with him, but it felt unnecessary. He’d agreed to keep her in the loop. Frankly, that was more than she anticipated when he caught her in Henrietta’s apartment. She was going to take it as a win and be gracious. Er, well, as gracious as she was capable of being.

“It was a simple glamour. I made her think it was Henrietta’s identification. It wasn’t difficult.”

“So, you’re basically saying that you controlled her mind.”

“I wouldn’t go that far.” Ofelia didn’t like what he was insinuating. “She was easily malleable. It didn’t take much to push her. I wouldn’t have made her do anything dangerous, or that could’ve resulted in her being hurt. That’s not who I am.”

He held up his hands in capitulation. “That came out wrong. I wasn’t insinuating that you’re a bad person.” To the contrary, the more time he spent with her, the more intrigued he got ... which was beyond frustrating. He understood she was a good person ... with a few rough edges.

And ... geez ... she smelled like heaven on a cracker.

“We needed the information,” Ofelia reminded him. “I got it for us.”

“You certainly did.” He snagged the billing records from her and gave them a hard stare. “She fell into debt pretty quickly. Without insurance, she would’ve been in deep trouble. Two days ago she plopped down seventy-five grand in cash as a payment. Where did she get that money?”

Ofelia knew exactly what he was insinuating. “You think she killed Brett for someone else and that someone killed her when he or she realized the heat was on.”

“I think, on the surface, that seems to fit the scenario we’re looking at,” he clarified. “I’m not ready to fully commit to that idea, though. As an investigator, if you commit too early, that’s when you make mistakes.”

“What else could it be?”

“I don’t know. I’m not ready to settle on one theory, though. At least not right away. There are a few things that bother me about this.”

“Like what?” She leaned against a tree in the shade and crossed her arms over her chest. “What bothers you most?”

“The victim.” He opted for the truth. “I can see Henrietta being weaponized as a killer — however weird that feels to say — but why this particular victim? He’s not local. Anyone who knew Henrietta well enough to gauge her weak spot would have to be local.”

In truth, Ofelia hadn’t gotten that far. She was impressed by his breakdown. “That’s a good point,” she said after a beat.

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