Extra Dirty by Mia Gold

Author:Mia Gold [Gold, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mia Gold
Published: 2021-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The police showed up with the two detectives Ruby least wanted to see. Homicide Chief Detective Knowles Anderson was a light-skinned man of mixed heritage who dressed in a tight-fitting white suit. The suit was both a good and a bad choice of attire. While it showed off an impressive amount of muscle for a man in his middle years, it also highlighted the beginnings of a paunch that tagged him as a beer drinker. He really should switch to rum.

Detective Anderson knew how to do his job and had found out far too much about Ruby for her liking. If he hadn’t been grateful for her helping him crack the case of the body in the dumpster, she would be in a world of hurt right now.

Tailing behind him came someone who promised even more trouble—Detective Ayanna Pinder, a female Bahamian officer in her early thirties. She had hated Ruby at first sight. The feeling had been mutual.

“Ruby Steele,” Detective Anderson said with false cheer. “How good to see you again. A bit of bad luck, eh? Second murder scene this month. I hope you don’t plan on making a habit of it.”

Ruby stood in the hallway outside the room, with the poor night manager who looked like he was about to do a Reece imitation and a pair of patrolmen who flanked her, as if wondering whether to arrest her or not.

“Mind telling us why you’re here?” Detective Pinder asked, staring at Ruby with open hatred.

God, why did it have to be these two? Pinder wanted her blood, and Ruby got the impression that Anderson had taken on investigating her suspicious lifestyle as a sort of hobby.

At least she had an answer ready. Ruby had been practicing her response ever since running down to the night manager with her Scared Woman act.

“I got an anonymous note telling me to come here, saying a woman was in trouble. When no one responded to the knock, I kicked in the door.”

“You didn’t ask him to unlock the door?” Detective Pinder asked, indicating the night manager.

“The note said it was urgent. I didn’t feel like I had the time.”

“And where is this note?” Detective Anderson asked.

Whoops. Ruby hadn’t thought of that. With the shock of finding the body, she realized she hadn’t been thinking straight.

“I don’t have it anymore,” she blurted.

Not exactly the best reply, Ruby.

“Why not?”

“Someone slipped it under my door at home. I lost it on the way over here.”

The two detectives exchanged glances, then looked back at her.

“Your excuses are getting worse and worse,” Detective Anderson said.

“It’s like you’ve lied so much you’re getting tired of it and keep on slipping,” Detective Pinder added.

Yeah, that’s pretty close to the truth.

“A Freudian slip perhaps,” Detective Anderson suggested. “A cry for help by a criminal on the run who has grown tired of the life of a fugitive.”

The two cops flanking her edged in a little closer.

“Why would someone send you a note anyway?” Detective Anderson asked.

Ruby took a deep breath.

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