The Lady is a Thief by Aimee Nicole Walker

Author:Aimee Nicole Walker [Walker, Aimee Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Lady is Mine, Book One
Publisher: Chasing Rainbows Press LLC
Published: 2017-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

“THIS CAN’T BE A COINCIDENCE, Wen.” The sick feeling I got in the pit of my stomach when Maegan called me intensified as I stared down at the bloody evidence left behind her shop.

“I don’t think so either, Markham.”

The two of us had donned rubber gloves and blue booties before entering the alley to keep from further contaminating the scene. We squatted down next to the object wrapped in bloody newspaper and did the rock, paper, scissors game. The loser had to open the newspaper to see what was hidden inside. I went with paper and Wen chose scissors.

“Dammit,” I muttered.

“I hope it’s not a severed head, pal.”

“It wouldn’t be the first time,” I said to my temporary partner. I’d seen the absolute worst the world had to offer in my roles as soldier and cop. I reached down and slowly peeled back the sides to reveal a bloody marble bust of a man’s head. “Sort of like a severed head,” I told Wen.

“I think we’re looking at the weapon that was used to bash in Thom Renzo’s skull.” Wen held open the evidence bag, and I gingerly placed the bust and newspaper inside it. Maybe there was something significant about the newspaper that would leave a clue. “I’ll get this to the lab.”

“Thanks, I’ll be there soon,” I told him, but I had already turned my attention to the opening of the alley where I knew a certain blonde bombshell was waiting for me.

A few other officers were still looking for evidence with flashlights since the sun was rapidly setting. Once out of the alley, Wen and I placed our booties in a paper evidence bag and our rubber gloves in a bag designated for the biohazard disposal. The lab could check the booties to see if any viable evidence was found. It wasn’t likely since we were walking in an alley, but it paid to be vigilant.

I found Maegan sitting in her SUV. She was staring off in space and didn’t know that I had approached until I lightly tapped on her window. She jerked in her seat and I felt terrible that I scared her even more than she’d already been that evening. She blew out a relieved breath and unlocked her door. I went around to the passenger side and got in beside her.

“I’m sorry that I scared you.”

“You’d think that I would’ve been more alert after what happened this evening,” she said. “Can you tell me what that was?”

“It was a marble bust of a man’s head. I’m pretty sure it’s my murder weapon.”

“Someone killed Thom on the night I was supposed to meet him then placed the murder weapon in the alley behind my business the very next day. Is that what you’re telling me?” She was struggling to remain calm, but I heard the panic creeping into her voice. “But why?”

“That’s what I’m going to figure out.” I reached over and covered her hands with mine. “I need to go to the station to look at the evidence we collected in a better light.

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