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Bullshit Why divorce him and leave that cushy nest without solid proof? "I find that hard to believe," I said instead, leaning forward slightly

Her makeup stood out in harsh contrast to her skin as she paled, but she shook her head again "I didn’t know I didn’t want to know I just got out"

Again, bullshit Elena Sharp did not strike me as the kind of woman ould leave her nice luxurious nest without even trying to fight off a usurper I narrowed my eyes "Why did you really leave your husband, Mrs Sharp?"

She gave a deep exhalation, as if trying to appear exasperated "Look, does it matter anymore? He’s dead, and I’reat deal, Mrs Sharp," I said, hardening ht? If he was involved with so you know"

Her hands trembled "I can’t tell you!"

Noas I can’t tell instead of I don’t know I stood and gave her h-bitch-cop look "You can tell o away? That the police will get tired of looking into your husband’s e it, but you have to be honest with me!"

"It’s not like that … I mean--"

"Then tell me!" I demanded "Tellaround with The only person who’s going to take a fall here is you!"

She shook her head, eyes wide "No I’ve lost tooI didn’t do!"

I sat down and gentled my voice "Then be honest with reen eyes on mine Then she closed theht with a touch of triumph She’s ready to spill …

"I think I need to speak to my lawyer"

Fuck

She opened her eyes and looked at ives herself credit for Fuck

I closedto ht help in the investigation of your husband’s murder, please call me" I handed her my business card

She stood as well "I didn’t killthe card from me "And I didn’t pay to have hi to worry about," I assured her "Have a good afternoon, Mrs Sharp I’ain"

I left the apartine, then rolled the n and turned the AC on full blast to push the overheated air out, dru wheel as I waited for the air to cool fro to tepid She’d enjoyed that lifestyle, theblackmailed? Threatened? And what about Sharp’s essence? Was she somehow responsible for that?

I drove away fro to Beaulac with more questions than when I’d left

By the tih that I didn’t feel a need to go to the office I stopped and bought a new coffeeh of her person, but now I needed so that would resonate with emotional ties to this plane I parked in Tessa’s driveway and ran up the steps to the front door Her favorite teacup, and her hairbrush And maybe that scarf that I--

I stopped with hts derailed by the faint prickling sensation in the wards that I’d placed after Kehlirik had reinning to beat just a bit faster as I shifted into othersight and looked at the wards I couldn’t see anything aht on the door, but for the life ofat all out of place in the aversions As far as I could tell they were exactly the sah the had?

I turned and looked out over her yard Mowed Trimmed Weeded I could almost explain that away--especially now that the wards were h to have aversions that would keep so care of her lawn Not a reason for huge worry But soerly reachedout a soft breath as the prickle faded away to nothing Overactive iination? I entered and closed the door quietly behindand sensing as hard as I could

The only sound was the ticking of the clock in the kitchen, but I still couldn’t shake the incredibly nebulous sense of not right I walked down the hall to the library, trying to move silently, which was a joke on the creaky wooden floors

I stopped in front of the library, chewing my bottom lip as I looked at the closed door Had I left it open or closed? For the life ofto make certain that the wards on the library had all been disabled And had stayed disabled

To ht I entered cautiously, letting my breath out when I didn’t feel the beaded-curtain sensation that I was used to--the ripple of arcane sensing that would have told me that there were still active protections I also didn’t feel any bolts of lightning strike erly peered in

The room was so quiet I could hear the rush ofthat there was so off I stood in the doorway for at least a hundred heartbeats, but nothing stirred or jumped out atthe door I continued on to Tessa’s rooathered up a few personal ite sure that the wards were still active<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>