The Marshal and the Bride on the Run by Indiana Wake

Author:Indiana Wake [Wake, Indiana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fair Havens Books
Published: 2019-02-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Katy was still getting over what Emma had said. The last thing she had been expecting was her friend to blurt out that she was the killer. All these months, Katy had believed it was her.

Part of her was relieved. She hadn’t done anything wrong, she wasn’t a killer! But another part of her was angry at Emma. Why hadn’t she said anything? Was this to protect the others? Or to protect herself? Katy wanted to hug Emma and throttle her at the same time.

Shortly after Simon left, there were raised voices in the other room, followed by the door slamming. Soon after that, Philip Anthony had come into the cells. He let them out, handing them coats so big they made Katy’s hands disappear.

“These should protect you a little from the rain.”

“Where are we going?” Katy asked.

“The mission.” Philip looked at Emma. “We want Emma to tell us everything, and Simon isn’t keen on having Coleman interrupting us.”

Emma nodded woodenly.

“I understand.”

She hovered near Philip as they left the sheriff’s hut, heading down the street in the easing downpour as they made their way to the mission. Katy followed them, keeping her distance from Emma. She wasn’t sure if being anywhere near her friend would have her slapping her for her actions. All the angst over the last few months, believing she had committed a heinous crime, had been for nothing.

Katy had wasted months of being on the run for nothing.

They headed into the mission, Carolyn Stanier let them in instantly. No one spoke as she led them into the dining room. Philip absently waved at the table as the two girls entered.

“Just take a seat. Huckerby will be along shortly. We’ll talk then.”

Then he left without any farewell. Carolyn gave Katy a curious look, to which Katy shook her head. Sighing, Carolyn left, closing the door quietly behind her. Katy turned to Emma, who had sagged onto a chair at the huge dining table. She was shivering, her hair dripping with water.

“Emma?”

“I’m fine.”

But Emma was clearly not fine. Katy drew out the chair beside her friend and sat, shrugging out of the coat. It smelled like someone had been sleeping with horses.

“You really did kill them?”

Emma nodded.

Katy swallowed.

“Why didn’t you say anything? Why did you let the rest of us think it was one of us? I thought it was me and Rebecca and Jessica were covering for me.”

“Because I wasn’t thinking straight.” Emma buried her face in her hands. “By the time I wanted to say something, it was too late.”

“But that doesn’t explain why you didn’t tell us once you realized it was the wrong thing.”

“Katy, if you were caught and interrogated about me, you could honestly say you didn’t know.”

“Only… I thought I’d killed them,” Katy murmured. “I would have gone to the gallows, not you.”

Emma looked up. Her eyes were shining with tears. She reached for Katy’s hands, her fingers ice-cold. Katy couldn’t bring herself to pull away, in spite of her anger.

“I know that, and I’m so sorry,” she croaked.

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