Unforgivable by Tina Wainscott

Author:Tina Wainscott [Wainscott, Tina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“I thought Dr. Ferguson was going to be back today,” Mrs. Miller said, pulling her Pekinese closer to her chest.

Katie had spent the morning reading about Charles Swenson, one of the most heinous serial killers in the history of all serial killers. Silas had detailed the events in Swenson’s life that pushed him over the line. She felt vulnerable in the face of utter evil, sinking into the heart and soul of a man who enjoyed mutilating and killing women. Even if he had been fried two years ago. What she didn’t need was Mrs. Miller’s fearful gaze as she looked at Katie. Particularly when the woman looked an awful lot like her dog.

“He’s on his way home now, but he’s going to help look for those girls.” When Katie had told him on the phone that morning, he cut his trip short to return. “I can handle the vaccinations, Mrs. Miller. I’ve been doing it for years.”

“I’m sure you have, dear, but I only trust Dr. Ferguson with my Petunia. I’ll call to reschedule.” She turned, nearly tripped on the leash that dangled to the floor, and quickly departed without another glance back.

Katie threw down her pen and crossed her arms over her chest. This helpless frustration had been building all day. She walked in the back to visit Goldie.

“At least you trust me, don’t you?”

Goldie licked her nose and chased away the dark feelings. The dog was limping around the recovery room, but her brown eyes were bright and full of life. Katie always judged a dog’s mood and outlook on what she called their doggie smile. When a dog was relaxed and comfortable, it panted and looked like it was smiling. Goldie did that now and aimed the smile at Katie. She felt ridiculous when her eyes watered in the gratitude and warmth of being someone’s hero.

“Hello, Katie.”

She spun around. It was Gary, looking tired and grim. He walked right up to her, inches from her face, then knelt down and scratched the dog’s head.

“She looks okay.”

Katie called Goldie over to the bed in the corner to get her away from Gary. “She’s doing good for getting hit by a car.”

“You think I hit her on purpose, don’t you?”

She kept her gaze on Goldie. “I don’t know.”

The groan would have touched her if it hadn’t come from Gary. “If you’d let yourself get to know me, you’d see I’m not like that anymore. I like animals. I stopped in to see how she was doing.”

“That’s nice of you.” Her words sounded as hollow as a pipe. “You can see she’s doing just fine. Have you found out who owns her?”

“We’ve been too busy trying to find Geraldine and Dana.”

She slipped by him and out to the reception area. She wanted to put the desk between them. “Have they found anything?”

“They’re gone,” Gary said in a low voice. “Just like the others. People want to believe anything but the truth. They’re even looking for sinkholes. But they’ll never be seen again.

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