The Secrets She Kept by Christy Barritt
Author:Christy Barritt [Barritt, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: River Heights
Published: 2024-05-07T00:00:00+00:00
Andi knew there was no way she could go to bed. Not after everything theyâd just heard.
Alfonso always let them stay at the Grayling Lodge even though they had places here in town. It somehow made it easier to get away from their everyday life and focus on the task at hand.
Andi and Duke used Rangerâs SUV earlier. While the rest of the gang had ice cream, they picked up Dukeâs 4Runner and then grabbed small travel bags for the weekend stay.
Then they headed back to the hotel. Duke insisted on following her, just in case.
As she stepped out of Rangerâs SUV into the lodgeâs parking lot, she paused a moment and glanced around.
Why did she feel as if someone were watching her?
She scanned the cars but saw no one. Weird.
She shook off the feeling before stepping back inside with Duke. They headed down the hallway toward their separate rooms.
Andi reached her room first and paused. âI know what youâre going to do when you get back to your room.â
Dukeâs gaze remained stony. âWhatâs that?â
âYouâre going to look up Compassion Mission.â She nodded at her room. âWhy donât we look together?â
He hesitated just a minute before nodding. âSure.â
She stepped into the room, Duke behind her. She went to a small dinette in the corner and grabbed her laptop. Duke pulled his chair around beside her and watched the computer as Andi searched for Compassion Mission.
There were a few vague references, but nothing that directly tied in with what Celeste may have been involved with.
She searched several different sites before finally sighing and leaning back in her chair. âI donât know where else to look.â
Duke tried to hide his disappointment and ran a hand over his face. âDo you think that name was just a cover for something else?â
âI donât know. I just keep thinking about assisted suicide. Would the name Compassion Mission fit that? Maybe.â
He ran a hand over his face again. âThatâs what I thought also. I still just have a hard time seeing Celeste do this. Nothing makes sense to me right now.â
âItâs a lot to comprehend.â Andi pulled her hands from the computer and turned toward him, her gaze softening. âIâm just not even sure really whatâs going on. Is Celeste trying to contact you? Why now? Or if this is all being set up by someone else, then why is it being set up by someone else? Whatâs their motive?â
âIâve thought about those questions a thousand times, and I still donât have any clues.â His gaze looked listless as he stared at the wall. âThereâs nothing weâve discovered yet that points to any answers.â
âTomorrow is a new day. Maybe weâll get the break weâve been looking for then.â
âMaybe.â Dukeâs gaze met hers. âThank you for being a good friend to me throughout all of this, Andi.â
Her throat tightened. Was this his way of putting her in the strictly friend zone?
Sheâd felt the tension between them earlier. Sheâd seen in Dukeâs eyes that he wanted to kiss her.
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