Twisted Attraction: Love Kills Duet: Book 1 by Jhenna Smith

Author:Jhenna Smith [Smith, Jhenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-06-16T00:00:00+00:00

It’d taken me a minute to fully rid the mascara smudges from under and around my eyelids. When I was calm and the redness on my cheeks had dampened enough to look more like a natural blush touch-up, I got out of my car and made the long trek across the hospital parking lot. I entered the building and then ambled across the lobby, smiling at the nurse sitting behind the front desk.

“Hi there,” I greeted her, taking a minute to reach inside my bag and flash her my DA badge. “I’m Charlotte Greene. I was told Amber Strickland was brought in not too long ago by EMTs.”

“You’re the attorney working with Hutch and Rhodes, right?”

“I am. They’re at the crime scene, so I thought I’d help out by coming here and interviewing Amber. Is her doctor around?”

“Of course, Ms. Greene.” She stood tall and moved quickly, opening the doors for me. “I think he’s with her now, so you may have to wait outside the room for a moment.”

She walked for a bit and when we made it to the correct room, I sat down on the bench just outside the door while the nurse entered to let the doctor know I was there. It was no less than five minutes later when the doctor stepped out and offered me a bright smile.

“Charlotte,” he said, reaching out to hug me as I rose to my feet, ogling wide-eyed at him with my lips parted. “It’s good to see you again.”

“Dr. Giles,” I stammered, my hands shaking as my arms lifted in an attempt to return the hug he’d given me. “Yes, it’s good to see you.”

I swallowed when I pulled away from him, feeling a little uneasy. Dr. Giles was the man who’d taken care of Karl when he wrecked his car.

“You’re here for Amber?” he asked.

“I’m working her case with Rhodes and Hutch. Chief seems to think Amber’s case is connected to our other one. Is she alert?”

“She is for now, but I have to warn you she’s in a lot of pain. I just gave her a mild sedative, so I’m not sure how much you’ll get out of her right now. It’s likely she’ll fall asleep at any moment.”

I sighed, but nodded because I understood. I was still going to try though.

“What do her injuries look like?” I looked around, then lowered my voice as I ducked my head closer to his. “Was she raped?”

Sadly, Dr. Giles nodded. “Violently. She has several severe tears inside her vagina and bruising that’ll take a solid two months to heal.”

“DNA?” I wondered.

“Rape kit should be on its way to the lab now.”

“What about her injuries?”

“Fortunately, there are no broken bones, but there isn’t an area of her body this guy didn’t assure to leave uninjured by the time he was done with her.”

Chills shot down my spine at his words.

“She’d been drinking too. I ran a tox screen on her, but it’s going to be a little while before the results are back.

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