Liam by Holly C. Webb

Author:Holly C. Webb [Webb, Holly C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-16T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Liam stood in the hallway of Lexi’s apartment, staring down at the drops of blood on the polished, wooden floor. A couple of feet away lay a smashed lamp that was probably knocked over during the struggle, next to it a broken Buddha ornament. A knot of dread gripped his insides as he imagined how scared she must have been in those few moments as they struggled. What would have happened if she hadn’t got away? What would that animal have done to her?

Liam could feel pure anger pulse through his entire body. He needed to get this guy and make him pay for what he had done.

“Forensics have finished dusting for fingerprints,” Matt said, pulling Liam from his thoughts. “But if he was wearing gloves, I doubt we’ll find anything other than the homeowners prints.”

“We need to catch this asshole,” Liam sighed, as he thought of Lexi once more. “This has gone on long enough.”

“I’m with you on that,” Matt replied, nodding his head. “We just need a break.”

Liam looked down at the blood once more and sighed. Then he noticed a second drop on the floor, next to the broken lamp. It was so small; he’d missed it the first time.

“Look,” he said as he crouched down to take a closer look. “This is more blood. It’s too far away from the other drops to be from the same person.”

“You don’t think…” Matt replied, crouching down too, to take a closer look. “He was hurt too. Maybe the lamp hit him. This could be his blood.”

“Maybe,” Liam nodded, wondering if this was indeed the break they needed. “Lexi said she hit him with that ornament.”

“I’ll have forensics take a sample,” Matt said as he stood back up, and headed back down into the back of the apartment, leaving Liam alone once more.

Liam stood up, taking another few steps into the apartment and looked around. This was Lexi’s life now. This was her home with another man. Liam hated that he was so jealous.

He picked up a photo that was on the end table, next to the sofa. It was a photograph of Lexi with Eric. They were dressed up like they were somewhere special. Liam stared at it for a moment, his eyes focused on Lexi.

She looked so happy in the photo. She was staring at Eric, and she had the biggest smile on her face. She was happy. Or at least she was until Liam had come crashing back into her world, and now her life seemed to be falling apart.

He knew in his head that the right thing to do was walk away from her. Leave her to get on with her life with a man who could make her happy. He imagined her having a family with Eric and moving from their apartment into a nice house in the suburbs, complete with picket fences. It was the life she deserved, and he needed to let her live happily ever after.

That’s what his head said. His heart, however, refused to listen.

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