Sutton
It’s funny how different Otterville Falls appeared to me as we rolled into town.
True to form, Mark had rented a large black SUV that looked like it cost more tha
CHAPTER 28SuttonSitting around my old kitchen table, I watched as Candice kept giving serious glances towards Knox. The part of me that wasn’t hung up on Max’s odd behavior was very much aware of my friend’s attraction to the sheriff.
CHAPTER 29Mark“We are buying a new bed for this place tomorrow,” I grumbled into Sutton’s hair as we both tried to keep from falling into the pit in the middle.
“Um, hello?”Candice had awakened to the sound of Sutton’s cell phone blaring from the kitchen. In truth, she hardly closed her eyes. And it wasn’t because of the ancient bed or the fact that she could vaguely hear moans and groans coming from Sutton’s closed door.Candice was happy for Sutton. If anyone deserved someone tall, dark, and handsome to sweep them off their feet, it was Sutton. Besides, it was beyond a
CHAPTER 31Sutton“We had a call about three this morning that came through dispatch about a disturbance at Abberly’s. By the time Brown and I arrived on the scene, all was quiet. The back door wasn’t locked and didn’t show signs of forced entry. We found him in his office slumped over his desk, three shots to the chest.”
CHAPTER 32MarkThere were certain things I understood in life. For example, the stock market. As fickle as any mistress, there was a certain ebb and flow that followed an almost cadence-type rhythm. Sure, there were huge losses and triumphant gains, but in between it all there was the sense of adventure.
CHAPTER 33SuttonThe last thing I ever expected was Max showing up at the funeral. He wasn’t one for church any more than I was. And now that he was there, I wasn’t about to let him get away. I needed answers, and it was time he gave them to me.
CHAPTER 34SuttonI didn’t say a word on the way home, nor as we walked from the car into my trailer. I set my purse on the table and just stood there staring at the wall.Mark mad
CHAPTER 35Sutton“Thank you for coming right away, Sutton. We are in such a pickle we don’t know what to do.”Sitting in Alice and Reena’s crowded living r