Dahlia's Kiss by Candace Adams

Author:Candace Adams [Adams, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Adams Publishing Co
Published: 2022-04-30T18:30:00+00:00

17

BAD BLOOD

“You didn’t need to follow me to work. I’ve made it more than fifty years so far, and I haven’t had someone babysit me yet.” I sneered at the tattooed Incubus, trying to feign innocence. He was dressed all in black as if on a mission, with a black knit cap pulled over his hair. “Your hat looks ridiculous, too. You know it’s like ninety degrees outside, right? How are you not sweating your ass off?”

Cole smirked and pointed to the dashboard. “It’s a chilly sixty-five in here. And I’m not babysitting you. I’m just making sure no one else is following you. I thought you would find it endearing to know someone was looking out for your safety like that.”

“I find it to be creepy. Did Sterling put you up to this?”

Cole looked around as if searching for the detective’s car. “No, but I wouldn’t put it past him to be lurking around here somewhere, too. That guy is like an international spy or something. I was at the gym yesterday, and he turned up there. I never knew he even had a membership. Then, I went to get lunch, and he was there too. I could have sworn he was following me.”

“Did you confront him?” I asked.

“Better.” His smirk grew, showing a line of perfectly straight, white teeth behind the grin. “I bought him a coffee and had the girl behind the counter bring it to him. Then I waved at him before heading out. He didn’t look pleased. It did put an end to my tail, though. At least as far as I could see. He didn’t turn up the rest of the day.”

“Doesn’t mean he wasn’t there. He probably just tried harder to go undetected.”

Cole shrugged, pulled the cap off, and tossed it in the seat beside him. “He can follow me all he wants. It’s kind of counterproductive, though, seeing as I am not the enemy. He should focus more of his attention on finding out who the real murderer is. My money is still on Damian, even though I know you don’t want to hear that. Have you heard from him since the police released him?”

“A couple of texts. He said he was taking care of a few things and he needed a few days. He seemed pretty shaken up that the police even considered him a suspect for a second.”

“Or.” Cole held up one finger. “Hear me out here. Now, he knows he is on their radar, and he is tying up loose ends to make sure they don’t find anything else on him. Even worse, he could be out committing another murder. We just don’t know, Dahlia. Sterling should really pay more attention to him. Then maybe we would have a better understanding of his guilt or innocence.”

“Maybe that’s why he’s following you?” I offered.

“No offense, Dahlia, but it isn’t me the police are interested in.”

“Sterling is the police. Maybe he knows something the rest of us don’t. I wouldn’t be jumping to conclusions.

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