His Guilt by Shelley Shepard Gray

Author:Shelley Shepard Gray
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2017-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Wednesday evening, August 10

Someone had been in his house again. There was nothing blatant, just a couple of signs that stood out to him. A closet door left open that he knew he’d shut. Drops of water dotting the old stainless steel sink in the kitchen.

A bottle of Gatorade was missing from his refrigerator.

Mark wondered if his culprit had been Calvin or if there was another person in Horse Cave who was anxious to uncover all his secrets.

He wouldn’t have been surprised if there was. He doubted it was Sheriff Brewer, but there were likely other people who were suspicious of him.

Maybe even someone like James Eicher, who’d acted so angry when he’d spotted him at Blooms and Berries on his first day at work.

He wasn’t sure what the intruder had been looking for, however. He didn’t have anything worth stealing and the house was so run-down that anything that was removed could be considered a blessing.

Ever since Mark had gotten home two hours ago, he’d been pondering the possibilities over and over. It was a futile exercise for the most part, however. There were too many people he didn’t trust, and they no doubt felt the same way about him.

Bending down, he picked up another armful of worn and dilapidated linoleum that he’d pulled off the kitchen floor. At last, it was all removed. After he sanded and stained the wood floor, it was going to look terrific. Knowing he was responsible for the transformation would feel good, too.

Pushing open the back door with his shoulder, he carefully navigated the two steps down to the cement pad leading to the old garage, and at last dropped the offending materials in the pile.

His shirt was soaked with sweat. Was the temperature ever going to cool off? Stretching his arms, he bent from one side to the other. He needed the moment to relax before he went inside to shower, grab something to eat, then mentally prepare himself to return to the Cains’ house.

Rolling his shoulders, he exhaled, attempting to ease the knots that had formed there as he thought about Waneta and the way she made him smile.

He wasn’t sure exactly how to be the type of suitor Waneta needed, but he was certainly going to give it a try. He would do just about anything in order to make her happy.

“Hey, Mark!” Lora Weaver called out from the top of his driveway.

Turning to her, Mark tried to summon some kind of welcoming expression. He wasn’t sure why she’d come over, though. They’d been friends when they were young, but it had been more out of necessity than a real liking for each other. Now it seemed like they were polar opposites.

“Hey, Lora,” he said at last.

As he imagined her reasons for stopping over, the only one that made sense was his brother. And that made him stop. He needed to say something about Calvin hurting her. “I’m glad you stopped by. I wanted to talk to you about Calvin, and see how you were feeling.

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