Tessa, Vampire/Werewolf Romance, (Standalone) (Shadow Creek Shifters Book 3)

Author:Maddie Foxx [Foxx, Maddie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Raphael answered the door and Sheriff Barnes and Clayton were standing there.

“Hello, Raphael,” Clayton greeted him somberly. “We’d like to have a few words with you.”

“Oh, so you’re not here to question Tessa?”

Clayton’s eyes narrowed, but only slightly. “What makes you think that’s what we plan to do?

Tessa met the men at the door. “Because that’s what Brendan told me.”

“He’s been here already?” Clayton asked. “I told him not to get involved in the investigation.”

“What investigation exactly?” Raphael questioned. “I wasn’t here when Brendan stopped by.”

“At the Hines ranch, thirty sheep were killed,” Sheriff Barnes said. “You can imagine the implications here, Raphael, but I’d rather speak to you separately from Tessa, you understand?”

“What’s the sense of doing that? Are you pinning this on me or Tessa?”

“I’m not pinning anything on anyone,” Barnes countered. “I just need to find out who is responsible here, be it shifter or vampire.” He pulled photos out of his pocket and handed them to Raphael who glanced at them briefly before handing them to Tessa. When she looked at the pictures, it was all Tessa could do not to buckle. The pictures of thirty mutilated sheep were more than she cared to think about. If she hadn’t had a memory loss of that night, she’d have proclaimed to the world that she was innocent of killing the livestock, but after what happened back in Jason’s cabin, she just wasn’t so sure.

Tessa handed the photos back and shook her head sadly. “Who or what would do that? It makes no sense.”

“So where were you that night, Tessa? Paige told me you went to visit Carrie, but that you left afterward,” Barnes said.

“It’s important that you tell us the truth,” Clayton added. “We just can’t have livestock fed on by shifters or a vampire.”

Tessa stood to her full height at that point. “I can’t image any vampire doing this; not on this scale, anyway.”

“And I don’t know of any shifter who would risk doing this,” Raphael spoke up. “This could be a bear perhaps. Rogue bears have been known to cause losses like this.”

Clayton nodded. “Except if it was a bear, I’d expect to see some of the carcasses to be fed on. These ones were just killed and discarded. Not your typical bear attack.”

“It’s more of the work of a vampire,” Barnes said. “That’s why we’re here. What have you been using for nourishment, Tessa?”

“I’m not a vampire, so that question is baseless.”

“I told him the truth,” Clayton said. “It’s important for the sheriff to know who resides in Creeksboro.”

Tessa felt ready to rip Clayton’s throat out. “You have no right to tell anyone what I am. Do you have any idea what will happen if the townspeople find out?”

“I’ll keep it in confidence,” Barnes said. “We need to ask the tough questions here. Did you murder those sheep for your blood supply?”

“Have they been tested and has it been even proven that they suffered a significant blood loss other than their injuries?” Tessa asked.

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