Trust Me (Sanctuary Lake Book 1) by Lori Whyte

Author:Lori Whyte [Whyte, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: stalker, murder, contemporary romantic suspense, second chance, private investigator, bbw, small town romance, cat lady
Publisher: Lori Whyte
Published: 2016-10-09T21:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

Anna and Mason emerged from the police station and looked at one another. It hadn't gone quite as well as she'd hoped. Even now, Mason looked like he was about to flip out.

He never flipped out.

That was what made him such a great businessman. He was calm. Cool. Knew how to make decisions in stressful situations.

Today all of that seemed to have evaporated.

But the sergeant had been very clear. What they had found so far was circumstantial. No one could say who had done what… or even if Viv's death had been anything other than an accident.

At least they hadn't been interviewed by one of the constables who'd dismissed the evidence of the orange paint at Harry's suggestion. And it looked like those two were going to get in deep shit for doing that. Not that the sergeant had said anything specific on that point, but you could tell by the look on his face that he wasn't impressed by his rookies.

"I didn't think there would be much they could do," she said.

She turned her face to the bright sun and beautiful blue sky and inhaled deeply. After the rain and miserable weather, a bit of sunshine was a welcome change. It was just too bad they didn't have good news to go with it.

"I know," Mason said as he clenched and unclenched his fist. "I just hoped it'd be different. And I don't have to like the way they dismissed us and sent us on our way."

"It wasn't quite like that." She felt the need to defend them. She understood how far-fetched their story sounded. It made sense that they had been cautious. "The minute that he does anything—anything that we can provide evidence for—we'll get him. Then the police can do their thing."

"I don't like you being in danger."

His eyes locked on hers as he said those last words. A fluttering sensation tickled through her. If she didn't watch out, she'd be in deep trouble when he left. She slipped her hand into his and squeezed.

"I think it's time to get those rumors started," she said.

She faced the street and straightened her shoulders like an actress facing her audience. Because that's what this felt like. Playacting.

She never would have announced a relationship with anyone, let alone Mason, this early. Hell, she didn't even know if they had a relationship, not in the typical definition. They'd slept together once—one glorious, absolutely magnificent night, but it was still only once.

And yet here she was about to strut through all of Sanctuary Lake pretending that they were madly in love. What a farce. Okay, so she wouldn't be lying about her feelings, but Mason…? God. This was the kind of thing that men ran from. Particularly men like Mason Randall.

And particularly from women like her.

And then, when he left at the end of all this, all the townsfolk would be shaking their heads at her. Pity. That's what she was going to get. Pity for being so stupid that she thought she could catch a Randall.

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