Locked Away (DI Sara Ramsey Book 13) by M A Comley

Author:M A Comley [Comley, M A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeamel Publishing Limited
Published: 2021-08-15T16:00:00+00:00

6

After changing her clothes and eating a swift sandwich to keep her energy levels high, Libby jumped back in her Golf and set off for the next location. Ashleigh Calder, her next victim, was waiting.

She arrived too early and, knowing the woman’s routine well, she drove around the block a few times and then parked in one of the bays at the rear of the boutique, next to Ashleigh’s convertible Merc. What she wouldn’t give to own a car like that. Maybe she could force the woman to part with the keys and sign the log book over to her, once the games began. Ashleigh’s boutique was the place to go if you or your fella had deep pockets. Libby had never set foot in the shop but had checked out the prices online, and they were astronomical. No wonder she can afford to drive around in an expensive car.

Her gaze zeroed in on the back door to the shop. Even that was nicely presented with a hanging basket full of beautiful blooms, positioned on either side of the door. To anyone else, the expenditure would be classed as a waste of money, but not to Ashleigh. When Libby had visited and put Ashleigh under surveillance, the woman lovingly tended to the plants every day. Watering the baskets, feeding them when necessary, to maintain and, possibly, prolong their blooms.

She swapped seats, made herself comfortable and sat low in her seat, in case Ashleigh was watching her from inside. She doubted it, but she thought it would be better to err on the side of caution, nevertheless.

Finally, after ten minutes of Libby sitting with a kink in her back, Ashleigh appeared. She tweaked the baskets, deadheading a couple of the flowers and placing the faded ones in the bin to her right. The next second, she was heading towards the Merc. Libby prepared herself. She would need to overpower the woman swiftly, and from what she could remember from their schooldays, Ashleigh never did anything without going down with a fight first.

Libby had something special at her disposal to combat any anticipated trouble. The can was in her right hand and, with her left, she opened the passenger door of the Golf. Ashleigh glanced up in surprise and unbelievably recognised her.

“You. What are you doing here?”

Libby gulped, her tough exterior taking a hit under Ashleigh’s piercing stare. She panicked, knew if she didn’t react quickly the opportunity would pass her by and her plan would be shattered into a gazillion pieces. Do it! I have to do it, now!

Aiming the can, she pressed the top, and the spray hit Ashleigh full in the face. The woman screamed. Libby had to act fast. To shut her up before someone came to her rescue. She belted Ashleigh in the face a couple of times. Ashleigh grunted and dropped to the ground, however, before Libby had the chance to bind her or pounce on her to subdue her in another way, Ashleigh bounced back onto her feet and took up a combat stance, her hands slanted, ready to attack karate style.

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