Killer Classics by Kym Roberts

Author:Kym Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-06-28T22:40:47+00:00

Chapter 12

Two hours and twenty minutes later, Cade was at my door. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and answered it. Liza’s smile, although tired and worn couldn’t have gotten any bigger. Until Mateo stepped into the doorway behind him.

She looked at me with an outraged gleam in her eyes. “Touché.”

“You didn’t really think I could go behind Mateo’s back, did you? He doesn’t want to hold Sugar and Dean any more than the rest of us want him to if they’re not guilty.”

Liza grabbed the report on the counter and shoved it in her purse. “Is that what took you so long to get here, Mayor?”

“I had some business with the sheriff I needed to handle first.”

Liza glanced at Mateo. I got the distinct impression she was waiting for him to make a move with his handcuffs. “Oh?” she said.

“It seems the autopsy report is complete, and there’s new evidence in the case. Mateo has his crime scene technicians working overtime, and I’m hoping to get their reports soon.”

A bit of panic crossed through Liza’s eyes. Word was bound to get out that the case was moving and moving fast. Currently, she wasn’t the only one with the scoop, and she’d missed the ten o’clock news, but Liza was anything but a quitter. She was resourceful and intuitive. She knew how to make a story out of nothing, and she knew a good story when she saw one. “I’d still like to interview you, Mayor, if you have time.”

Mateo looked at his watch. “It’s late, Liza. Surely, your interview can wait until tomorrow?”

“Actually, I have some questions for Liza.” Cade stepped in, and Mateo stayed at the door.

“Me? What kind of questions could you possibly have for me?”

Cade grinned. I coughed, and Liza glared.

“Sheriff, could you wait for us outside for just a moment?” Cade asked.

Mateo’s eyes narrowed ever so slightly, and I realized Cade was going rogue. Whatever they’d discussed, this was not part of the plan.

“I’ll be right outside if you need me,” Mateo said.

“I’ll join—”

“I need you to stay with us, Princess. If you don’t mind?”

I shrugged, and Mateo walked out the door, closing it behind him.

“Why don’t we have a seat?” Cade walked Liza to my couch where she and I had nearly dozed off waiting for them to arrive. This time Liza wasn’t even close to falling asleep. She sat on the edge of the couch looking like she was ready to sprint for the door at any given moment. Except facing Mateo was even less appealing to her. I sat down in my glider that had been around since the days my mom rocked me to sleep and watched Cade go to work on Liza. He slowly pulled out his phone and opened it to a page of notes. “When did you get back from Dallas?”

Liza looked at me like I had a clue what Cade was fishing for. I shrugged.

“About four o’clock.”

He jotted down the time. “Are Reba Sue and Betty still there?”

Uh-oh.

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