Certainly Will Die by Amey Zeigler

Author:Amey Zeigler [Zeigler, Amey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: kidnapping; damaged hero; amateur sleuth; women sleuth; hot men; British men; martial arts; mystery; mystery/suspense; romantic suspense; mystical; go
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2022-05-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The expansive green stretching in front of Blakely Manor soaked Christiaan’s shoes in dew, and his footprints left tracks in the grass. Mists swirled around the trees. The outhouses loomed in the fog as large toads. Quiet blanketed the dawn. A shroud of mist wrapped the earth. The stillness of the morning comforted Christiaan. All was right in the world. He felt peace—perhaps because of Andy. He glanced at her profile. She focused on the ground before them, her hands stuffed into her sweatshirt. He shoved her with his shoulder. “Whatcha thinking?”

“Trying to figure out why anyone would kidnap Hin Cho.” Andy glanced up.

“To win a large sum of money.” His bet was on Spencer.

“The motive wasn’t game fixing.”

“Why not?” Game fixing could be a lucrative business.

“The pranks started during the women’s competition. Why would they continue through the men’s? If he kidnapped her to win, then why not return her after the games?”

Christiaan pondered her question. But he didn’t utter his unspoken supposition that Hin Cho might be dead.

Andy shook her head. “They didn’t keep her long at Dornoch. Something else is going on. We are missing a piece of the puzzle.”

“What about Mr. McGuffin?” Christiaan nodded. Talking with him earlier didn’t relieve any of his qualms.

Andy brushed back her hair. “She was held at his house at his golf tournament. Of course, he loses the most if the games fold. He certainly wouldn’t want to jeopardize what he’s built here. We only investigate him as a last resort.”

“But Sabrina says he’s our suspect.”

Andy frowned. She stopped on the grass and turned. “And you trust her above all else.”

He faced her. Bitterness tainted her words. “I wish I could tell you everything, Andy.”

“Why can’t you? You seem to share a lot of secrets with Sabrina.”

Andy leaned in, enforcing the question. Heat rose in his chest. “Why don’t you like her?”

“Why do you assume I don’t like her? You have funky chemistry with her. You don’t have to explain anything.” She stuck her nose in the air and crossed her arms.

“Oh, Andy, don’t be childish.”

“Why won’t you tell me anything?”

An emotional dam broke in Christiaan. Too many emotions flooded him. He didn’t know where to start. He faced away again, squinting at the haze off the green.

Andy sighed.

He owed her answers. Some honesty at least. Before the barn, Christiaan slumped on a pile of damp hay. “I will tell you part of the story.” He patted the hay near him. “Sit.”

With a frown still pasted on her lips, she sat. She kept her back rigid and her distance.

Rubbing his eyes, he sighed. “In my youth, we lived in South Africa. My great-grandparents emigrated from Europe before World War II. At first, people were welcoming, but when we didn’t side with them on certain political issues, tension rose in the neighborhood. My parents tried to stay out of it. But we were constantly harassed by a group, the loudest and most aggressive group in Durbin. One night, they came when I was gone.

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