The Lies We Believe: A Christian Suspense Novel by T.K. Chapin

Author:T.K. Chapin [Chapin, T.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-11T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT

A LOUD KNOCK SOUNDED ON my front door at a quarter to midnight that evening. The knocking was furious and full of anger, pulling me from a deep sleep. I grabbed my twenty-two from under my bed and started down the hallway. More knocking sounded, and I cocked the gun, raising it as I came into the living room. Scurrying quietly across the floor and over to the large window looking outside, I glanced out and saw detective Gloria standing on my front porch.

Relieved, I put the safety on and leaned the gun against the wall to answer the door.

I let her inside.

She stepped through the doorway and shut it behind her.

“How are you getting out to come see me?”

Bringing a finger to her lip, she motioned to me to keep quiet and then she pulled out a small gray rectangular box from her pocket and turned a switch on the device. Going around the house, she found several bugs and showed me each of them. We didn't speak a word inside. Finally, she led me out the front door and into the grass of the front yard. Reaching out, she grabbed my coat and pulled a button off my jacket, then ran the detector over me. No beeps.

She glanced over her shoulder toward the road and then back at me. “It’s not easy to get out of the Lighthouse community undetected, but we have some help. It’s not important. What is important is the fact that you're not safe here, Ron. They have your house bugged. Luckily, I had you bugged too, and my men were able to shut down all connectivity at the Lighthouse earlier today before they found out the truth about me. You need to get somewhere safe. Do you know of anywhere you can go? Maybe out of town for a bit?"

Shaking my head, I said, "No."

"That's okay. Even a hotel nobody knows you're at will work.”

I shook my head again. "Won’t that raise suspicion if I just disappear? Now that I am aware of it, I will just take more precautions.”

“You’re right. Very well. Intel said you found some notes at Teresa’s house?"

“Yes, but they're gone now. Whoever showed up and killed my cat took the notes." Remembering I had sent them to Charles, I continued. "Wait. I took pictures on my digital camera. You could see them that way."

Her eyes peered over at my door. "Go get the camera."

I went back inside and grabbed it. As I walked back outside, I checked the camera and could find no pictures. It had been wiped clean. "I should've known they'd erase my camera."

She furrowed her eyebrows. "Dang. They're good. Tell me what the notes said, Ron."

"July 24th. I remember that. That's the Cresting. You were right about the Sandrosa women being the ones who do it."

"Okay. And the other note?"

My heart jumped into my throat. I suddenly felt hesitant to incriminate Teresa, but why? I wasn't sure, but I went with my gut feeling in the moment that told me to withhold for now.

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