Point of Betrayal by Ann Roberts

Author:Ann Roberts [Roberts, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Crime, Fiction, LGBT, Mystery, Romance
ISBN: 9781594933240
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2013-04-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Biz glanced at her watch under the hazy glow of the fluorescent lights illuminating the ten gas pumps. Although it was two in the morning, the Quik Mart was busy, filled with night owls who needed smokes or alcohol. She was still an hour outside of Laguna Beach, and although the Harley had a half tank of gas, she’d stopped to acquire some insurance, carefully scoping out the Quik Mart as her best option.

She casually picked through one of the nearby trash cans. Not finding what she needed, she headed to another one and resumed her search. Still nothing. She shook her head. It should be easier than this. She noticed a can over by the bathrooms outside the front door of the shop. A young Hispanic man pushed through the door, discarded his receipt in the trash and headed for his car.

She smiled.

She walked around the building so no one from the store would see her pass directly in front of the windows and quickly thumbed through the trash, knowing she’d need to burrow toward the bottom.

“Excuse me. Are you okay?” a voice said.

The woman had clearly been clubbing all night, judging from the alcohol on her breath and her glassy eyes. She wore tight jeans and a black jacket with a tank top on underneath, but what Biz noticed was her sparkling turquoise lipstick. Definitely L.A.

“I’m fine. I walked out of the store and accidentally threw away my receipt and I dropped my bike keys in here too.”

“I could help you look?” the clubber asked in a very friendly tone.

“No, I got it. Thanks.”

The woman shrugged at the dismissal and walked into the store. Biz searched faster. The idea was to be invisible, not have conversations with people. Yes! Nestled against some used paper towels and an empty cigarette pack was a white slip of paper. She grabbed it and searched some more, until she found two more slips.

She quickly pocketed them, jumped on the Harley and zoomed away. She turned into the next gas station and pulled up next to the air and water station. She pulled out the receipts, praying one of them would serve her purpose. She grinned when she scanned the second one. It had been generated at ten eighteen p.m., just a few hours ago. The customer had bought ten gallons of gas, a Diet Coke and a bag of Doritos—and paid with cash.

“I love Doritos,” she murmured.

If anyone ever asked, she could now prove that she’d been in California, that there was no way she could have been pushing a woman off a balcony in Phoenix at nine p.m. It was physically impossible for her to be in two cities at the same time, and by the time anyone would think to question her, the store videotapes would probably be erased.

She carefully slid the receipt in her wallet, noticing for the first time in six hours that her heart had stopped pounding. She’d thrown up twice already and nearly toppled the

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