Ghostly Ordeal by Lily Harper Hart

Author:Lily Harper Hart [Hart, Lily Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Jared tracked down Harper in the lobby after the interview ended. She stood at the front window, her expression thoughtful as she stared out.

“Hey.” Jared was gentle as he rested a hand on her arm.

Harper arched an eyebrow as she glared. “Hey?”

Jared pulled back his fingers and frowned. “I know you’re angry,” he started. “This isn’t what I wanted. I would throw myself on a grenade to keep you from feeling what you’re feeling now. You know that.”

Harper’s expression was neutral as she regarded him. Finally, she folded her arms over her chest and started tapping her foot. “What is it you think I’m angry about?”

The question caught him off guard. “What do you mean? You’re angry because your mother is a suspect.”

“No. I’m angry because you didn’t tell me my mother was a suspect.”

“I ... you ... what’s the difference?” Jared was genuinely flummoxed.

“The difference is that you should’ve told me that you thought my mother was a murderer.”

Jared balked, his frustration on full display. “I don’t think your mother is a murderer. That’s not what this is about. I didn’t have a choice but to take her in, though. You know that as well as I do. For crying out loud, she was seen — and heard, for that matter — having a fight with Gibbons hours before his death. We can’t simply ignore that no matter how much I love you.”

“I don’t expect you to ignore it. I also don’t expect you to pretend everything is fine and lull me into a false sense of security. You should’ve told me how things would go down.”

“You know I couldn’t do that.” Jared’s temper flared despite his unhappiness. “I can’t run procedural necessities through you simply because we’re going to be married. That’s not how this works.”

“I didn’t say you had to run things through me.”

“No, but you’re acting like it.” Jared went on the offensive because he didn’t know what else to do. “You’re the most important thing in the world to me. You know that. You are not, however, in charge of how I do my job.”

“I don’t want to be in charge of your job.”

“What do you want?”

“Nothing you can give me right now.” Harper was purposely cold as she took a step away from him. “Am I to believe that you will not be arresting my mother for murder tonight?”

“No. She’s not under arrest. We will probably have to question her again.”

“Well, then ... I guess that means you have more interviews to conduct this afternoon, huh?”

“We do. We’re heading back to Junior next. It seems he might’ve left a little information out when we questioned him earlier.”

“I hope you find what you’re looking for.”

Jared was not a fan of her remote tone. “Where are you going?”

“Are you asking for my official or unofficial itinerary?”

Jared wanted to shake her. “Please don’t punish me for doing my job.”

She stared at him for a long beat, her expression unreadable. Finally, she just shook her head. “I have things I have to do.

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