Her First Mistake: An utterly gripping psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist by Carey Baldwin

Author:Carey Baldwin [Baldwin, Carey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781800196544
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2021-04-29T23:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Two

Wednesday

The steep descent into the bowels of Torrey Pines State Reserve sent shock waves up Mia’s legs and jabbed needles into her knees each time a boot pounded a rocky step. Parry Grove Trail’s 118 stone stairs deterred many a hiker, even on a sunny Sunday morning, so on this dreary, overcast, late Wednesday afternoon, Mia knew she’d find what she sought.

Solitude.

Evidence of nature’s brute strength—and beauty—surrounded her as she wound her way through sage scrub and sandstone bluffs. Mangled by wind and time, the sculpted cliffs resembled pleated washboards. Ahead, the bare arms of a Torrey pine stretched out, their ends hooking like skeleton fingers, near an overlook where a weathered bench awaited.

From that bench, a favorite spot of Celeste’s, Mia peered out across the Pacific, watching the waves crash against the cliffs and wondering what it would be like to fly—to fall, while the clouds thickened, hiding the sun.

After a few minutes of contemplation, she slung her pack off her shoulders and dug for the trowel and paper bag she’d stowed. Opening the sack, she peeked inside. Wrong bag. It contained the ham sandwich she hadn’t eaten at lunch.

She removed her jacket, thrust her arm deeper into her pack and grasped a second paper bag—the one with Celeste’s keyring inside.

As she tapped the rubber handle of her trowel on the bench, her resolve steeled.

Where were her gloves?

Once located, she put them on, shouldered her pack, scurried off the trail and took cover behind a massive clump of scrubs.

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