Wicked Respite by Lily Harper Hart

Author:Lily Harper Hart [Hart, Lily Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2019-07-02T05:00:00+00:00

JACK AND BRIAN RECEIVED notification that Boyd Morris would be arriving at the station before noon. They stood close to the front window as they waited for him, conversing over the tidbits Brian gleaned from the missing person’s file.

“It’s usually the husband,” Jack pointed out. “He might’ve lied to the responding officers. There are no cameras at rest stops so we can’t be sure he was really there.”

“There are witnesses,” Brian replied. “People saw them get out of their vehicle. There’s a dog run at that particular rest area. Three people were walking dogs and apparently Boyd came out yelling for his wife and drew a crowd.

“At first they thought she was in the bathroom, that perhaps she was ill or something,” he continued. “There were two women’s bathrooms, though. Women went in and checked every stall. She wasn’t there.

“There was also a family bathroom that was searched, but they came up empty,” he said. “Nobody saw her in the bathroom. Nobody saw her leave the bathroom. Nobody saw anyone leave the lot with her, although I’m doubtful that anyone would watch random people at a rest area that closely.”

“Good point,” Jack noted, rubbing his chin. “Perhaps she voluntarily left with someone.”

“That’s possible. Maybe she was having an affair and decided to run away with her boyfriend. I don’t see how she would end up dead that quickly if that’s the scenario we’re playing with, though. Boyd told the troopers that they were tight, had a good marriage, and nobody was having an affair.”

“Everyone thinks that,” Jack pointed out.

“True, but that doesn’t mean he was wrong. Some people simply don’t cheat. I would never cheat on my wife, and vice versa. You would never cheat on Ivy and there’s no way she would cheat on you.”

“I guess.” Jack stretched his back to weed out some of the kinks that had formed while he was conducting research on his computer. “I guess we’ll find out. This looks like him.”

Brian nodded, sadness rolling through him. “That would be my guess, too.”

Boyd was a mass of moods when he stormed through the front door. He took a moment to look around, and when his gaze fell on the two police detectives, his eyes filled with fire. “There’s been some mistake,” he blurted out.

Jack immediately nodded in sympathy. He understood what the man was referring to. “We’re waiting for a positive identification from the medical examiner’s office. We did find a purse with identification in it close to the body, though. Why don’t you come with us into the conference room and we’ll show you what we’ve got?” His voice was calm and soothing.

Apparently Boyd was expecting a fight because he blinked several times in rapid succession and then dumbly nodded. “Okay.”

Jack led him to the room that was already set up and indicated a chair at the head of the table. “Have a seat. Would you like some coffee? Perhaps some water or a soda?”

“I want my wife,” Boyd snapped angrily, his temper on full display.

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