Wrongly Accused by Laura Scott

Author:Laura Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2014-03-03T16:00:00+00:00

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Caleb slipped through Deck’s backyard, taking care to stay hidden in the shadows. He didn’t rush, but chose his path carefully. As much as he’d tried to reassure Noelle that he would be fine, the last thing he wanted to do was to be identified by some nosy neighbor and sent back to jail.

If that happened, he felt certain he’d never get out. Ever.

He headed for the running/biking trail and increased his pace to an easy jog for roughly two miles before veering off onto the side street that would take him past Brickner’s house.

Caleb had only been there once about two and a half years ago, shortly after Brickner’s divorce was final. Marc had thrown a huge Super Bowl party to celebrate his new single status. All the guys from the SWAT team were invited, so Caleb had tagged along with Declan and another buddy, Isaac Morrison. Caleb remembered the night clearly because Brickner had been a bit of a jerk, bragging about how he’d taken the house from his ex-wife. Caleb remembered thinking at the time it was a good thing Brickner didn’t have any kids. The game had been boring, and Brickner had started drinking heavily, so he, Deck and Isaac ended up leaving at halftime. Now that Caleb thought about that night, he couldn’t help wondering if Brickner had been having an affair with Heather even back then? And if so, what on earth had his wife seen in the guy?

Steering away from those thoughts, because really what difference did any of that make now, Caleb concentrated instead on walking past Brickner’s house, trying to appear casual and not overly interested in his surroundings. From the corner of his eye, he could see there were no obvious lights on, at least none that were visible from the street.

At the next intersection, he purposefully turned the corner in the opposite direction and headed down several streets before he backtracked to the row of houses that were located directly behind Brickner’s place. From this side, he could make out a small light that was on over what appeared to be the kitchen area.

One small light didn’t mean much. Brickner could easily be home or out somewhere, so Caleb checked over his shoulder to make sure no one was watching before he slipped between two houses with dark windows and no sign of anyone being home to sneak up to Brickner’s place.

He prayed he wouldn’t be arrested for being a Peeping Tom as he flattened himself against Brickner’s house and peered in through the lighted window.

He didn’t see anyone, so he made his way around to a couple of the other darkened windows, hiding behind trees or bushes if any cars came down the street. When he rounded the corner of the garage, he glanced in the window and verified the garage was empty.

He hunkered down to wait a bit, even though logically he knew that if Brickner was working, the guy wouldn’t be home for a good hour yet, since the second-shift guys worked until eleven-thirty at night.

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