Catch Your Death by Kierney Scott

Author:Kierney Scott [Scott, Kierney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786815408
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Three

Jess sucked in a frantic breath, taking in air until her lungs burned. She pulled her gun from its holster. Her fingers refused to close around the polymer frame so she clasped her other hand on top and forced her grip to close.

The door swung open and a man’s tall shadow came into focus.

“Fuck!” she screamed. “What are you doing here?”

Jamison’s large form filled the door frame. His full lips pulled down into a frown. “Put your gun away. I’m making sure you don’t do something you’ll regret.”

Her body vibrated with the surge in adrenaline. “Dammit, Jamison. I could have shot you.”

“You already have,” he said, pointing to his chest. “But I don’t think that gun would be much use to you now. Your hands are shaking too much to get a clean shot. Could you even hit a target?” His deep voice was laced with annoyance.

“I’m fine.”

He gave her a dubious look. “You’re holding your gun in the wrong hand. On what planet is that fine? You’re obviously still hurt. There’s no way you could defend yourself: you can’t even hold your gun properly. How were you even cleared to come back to work?”

“I’m fine,” she repeated like a mantra.

“Keep saying it all you want. It doesn’t make it true.”

She wished he wouldn’t pretend to care. At some point, she would forget that it wasn’t true and the sting would be worse for it. She needed to remember she was alone in this, the way she was alone in everything now. “You shouldn’t have followed me here.” She shoved her gun back into its holster.

“What are you even doing here?”

“This is where the picture from Iverson’s computer of the boys in the suicide game was taken. That’s where Levi was standing.” She pointed to one of the bunk beds. “And Ryan was sitting over there.” She pointed to the window. “That tree is in the shot.”

He nodded “How did you figure all this out?”

“I spoke to Ryan Hastings’ mom. I wanted to know why Levi was upset when he saw her.”

“Did she tell you?”

“No. She couldn’t get away from me fast enough. She was scared of something or someone and she really didn’t want to be seen with me. But she did let it slip that the last time she saw Levi Smith was before the boys came here to Pine Ridge. The trip couldn’t have been any later than August because that’s when Ryan died.”

“So, Jim Iverson had the last known picture of Ryan Hastings on his computer?”

“Yeah, and based on the angle of the picture and the fact the boys seemed oblivious that they were being photographed, I think it was taken with a hidden camera.”

Jamison looked up at the smoke detector on the ceiling just above him. “Is this what you’re looking for?” He reached up, pulled it down, and handed it to her.

“Yes, thank you. I had forgotten about the perks of being partnered with a giant. Maybe that’s why Jeanie put us together all those years ago.

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