Harlequin Intrigue January 2019, Box Set 1 of 2 by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Day 18

Having the crime scene team crawl all over her house wasn’t the most enjoyable experience in the world even though Kelly understood it all. It had to be done. The furry bunny with the odd bow had long since been bagged, but someone had entered her house and perhaps left traces behind them.

She patiently answered questions, but there were no real answers. Al stuck around and explained, too. They were hanging out at the tavern on weekends like a dating couple—two whole weekends, thought Kelly. Some dating—and keeping an eye out for anyone acting strangely.

Which led to the overwhelmingly huge report that they’d watched over several girls, making sure they’d returned home safely. Gigantic effort. Maybe they’d get a medal for valor.

Ah, damn, she thought, letting her head fall back in the recliner. As a cop she was messing up. Her stakeout at the tavern wasn’t helping a damn thing. She was too emotionally involved, so much so that a piece of evidence could possibly walk right under her nose without attracting her attention.

And what was with the stuffed rabbit? Somebody’s bad idea of a joke?

Gage had dragged himself out of a warm bed to come over here and keep eyes on things. He’d headed up the CSU before he’d been elected sheriff when Nate Tate retired, and he probably knew damn near as much as anyone in this room.

“The rabbit,” Gage said, pulling the stool over to sit on.

Kelly came to herself. “Want this chair, Gage? You’ve got to be miserable on a stool.”

“I’m probably less miserable than you are right now. The rabbit.”

“Yeah, the rabbit. I have no connection with rabbits, Bugle doesn’t especially want to chase them, and…” Suddenly she looked at Al. “There was that guy we spoke to about his rottie. You mentioned the dog had killed some pet rabbits.”

Al nodded and shrugged all at once. He was perched on a bar stool. “If Spencer Hays wanted to make a statement about that, my place would make more sense.”

“I was with you when you talked to Hays.”

“And you stayed well out of it. No, this is something else. Damned if I know what.”

Gage bent, wincing as he did so, and picked up the rabbit now safely encased in a clear plastic evidence bag all marked up for the chain of evidence. He stared at it, turning it over a couple of times. “That ragged cloth bothers me. It’s impossible to tell if it’s supposed to be a bow, or a noose.”

Kelly felt her heart skip. “A noose?”

Gage didn’t answer her, but instead looked at Al. “How well you know this Spencer Hays? Had many dealings with him?”

“Not many, unless you count the number of times I’ve had to warn him to keep his dog under control. The dog, by the way, is with Cadel Marcus right now. Time for some decent training before a little girl loses a hand or her face.”

Gage nodded thoughtfully. “Well, we’ll take a closer look at Mr. Hays.

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