Death by Betrayal (Book #10 in the Caribbean Murder series)

Author:Jaden Skye [Skye, Jaden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jaden Skye
Published: 2014-05-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Cindy was thrilled to have met Evan. Not only did she like him, she felt he was someone she could count on, come back to talk to time and again. Although he’d offered to have one of his cars take her home, Cindy insisted upon going back alone. She wanted to walk a bit first along the water on her way to the hotel. It was a beautiful, warm, afternoon and Cindy needed time to unwind. She wanted to take in the blue sky, listen to the song of birds and bask in the great beauty of this perfectly manicured island.

The walk along the water was easy and peaceful. Cindy went over all she and Evan had discussed again. This was the first time Cindy had learned that the women who were murdered had been poisoned. It was shocking, awful, but Ann’s situation was nothing like that. Ann had not been poisoned, she’d struggled with her murderer, fought for her life. The hotel murders were fascinating and it would be easy to get side tracked into trying to solve them. But Cindy had something more important at hand. Finding out what had happened to Ann, was Cindy’s first priority, nothing could override that. Where could she turn now?

Cindy thought about going to talk to Tony Beggio as Evan suggested, but she couldn’t imagine that Frank would be involved with a guy like that. Cindy knew she had to uncover more about Ann’s life at the end. She also had to learn more about what, if anything, was going on with Frank. It was a painful road to take and Cindy didn’t want to take it, but nothing else beckoned.

As Cindy walked slowly she let herself breathe the sweet, salty air deeply and forget about time. Whatever she did or didn’t do, whatever she found, or didn’t find, nothing would bring Ann back. It would take a long while for Cindy to learn how to live life without her sister around. Cindy would also have to discover how to forgive herself for not being close by when Ann needed her. It was easy to look into the underbelly of big business and hunt for a culprit. It much harder to stop and look into herself.

Suddenly, Cindy’s phone rang, interrupting her reverie.

“Where in the world are you?” Mattheus sounded nervous. “You should have been back here at least an hour ago.”

Cindy was surprised at Mattheus’s urgency, unaware of how much time had passed. “What time is it?” she asked.

“Time for you to be back,” Mattheus quipped. “It’s almost three. How long did that lunch go?”

“A couple of hours, I guess,” said Cindy.

“A couple of hours? That’s a long time,” Mattheus said. “Where are you now?”

“Walking back, along the water,” said Cindy. “It’s actually beautiful here, I never noticed it before.”

“You sound strange,” Mattheus commented, uneasy.

“No, I’m fine, Mattheus, “just taking it slow.”

“I’m waiting for you here,” Mattheus responded. “I’ve found stuff to go over with you and I also want to hear what Price had to say.

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