Unlocking Fear by Kennedy Layne

Author:Kennedy Layne [Layne, Kennedy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: military, Romance
ISBN: 9781943420391
Publisher: Kennedy Layne Publishing
Published: 2018-01-22T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“Maybe you should bring her home.”

“I think Reese is more comfortable here, Dad.” Noah checked the lock on the back door in the laundry room. Every door in the house was secure, but that left the screened windows as a viable point of entry. Without air conditioning, closing the windows was going to be a problem. “I’ll be home sometime tomorrow. We stopped by the house while you were at the diner earlier. I grabbed a change of clothes, my .45, and a box of cartridges.”

Noah walked past the small bathroom off the kitchen, backstepping once he noticed the small window above the toilet. That minor opening would make no different to the heat level in the house, so he shut it tight and flipped the latch. It would be one less entry point he’d have to worry about.

“The town’s board members haven’t been real happy with Percy lately.” Gus should know the opinions of the sheriff, especially given that Noah’s dad was a member of the township board. “He’s been handing off a number of investigations to the state police that should have fallen under his jurisdiction just to get out of doing the work.”

“Why would the state even take those damn cases? The county gets state funds to pay for a sheriff’s salary.” Noah switched his cell phone back to his right hand as he walked into the kitchen. The curtains were blowing slightly in the warm breeze. The rain that was supposed to hit last night pushed off to the north, leaving behind it a belt of relatively high humidity. “I’m surprised they didn’t push them back on the sheriff and tell him to do his job.”

“Oh, he’s got some buddies up there that owe him some favors, I figure,” Gus informed Noah, the disdain for what had been occurring lately evident in his tone. “I reckon they ought to be running out soon. Did you know the election is next year? Maybe you should think about running for county sheriff.”

“Me?” Noah laughed as he turned off the overhead light, leaving the lone bulb lit over the sink. “That’s more Mitch’s thing, Dad. Seriously, you should let him know the election is coming up so he can throw his hat in the ring. He might actually win the election with his background in the CID.”

His older brother’s picture was next to the word square in the dictionary. He had joined the Marines as an MP and worked his way up as a Criminal Investigator. There were other adjectives that came to mind regarding Mitch, but Noah let them slide as he ended the phone call with his dad and rejoined Reese in the living room.

She’d been quiet since their time up at the lake, which was understandable. He hadn’t let her see the rage that had invaded him upon witnessing her leaning over the sink as blood dripped down the white porcelain and into the drain. It had never even entered his mind that someone might blame her for the body being discovered in his house.

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