Lie With Me. Cara Summers

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Название Lie With Me
Автор произведения Cara Summers
Жанр Контркультура
Серия Mills & Boon Blaze
Издательство Контркультура
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isbn 9781472056047



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was no trace of skepticism in his tone, I kept the annoyance out of mine. “I’m positive.”

      “Any chance that there’s another little cove similar to this one and we angled down the wrong way?”

      I’d already asked myself that question. I pointed at the Castello. “There’s only one cove that’s flanked by a fourteenth-century fortress.”

      Roman glanced up at the towers. “Good point. And the man was lying right here?”

      I squatted. “His feet were about here, and he was medium height.”

      “Could you tell how he’d died?”

      I drew in a deep breath as the image of the man’s body filled my mind. “He had a bullet hole in the side of his head.” I tapped a finger against my left temple. Then I pointed to the spot on the hillside where I’d seen the flash of light. “I think the killer shot from up there just below the Castello.”

      “You actually spotted him?”

      I shook my head. “I just saw a flash of reflected sunlight when I was racing after Ariel.”

      Roman frowned. “Ariel?”

      “The white cat.”

      “The same one I saw dash out of the woods just before I bumped into you?”

      I nodded. “She was the one who led me to the body—she was very upset. I’m assuming because of the name that she belongs to my cousin Alexi. He has two cats and one of them, Caliban, is missing. I’m hoping that Ariel is back safe at the Villa Prospero.”

      Roman stared out at the sea, then walked in a wide circle around the area I’d indicated. “Can you tell if the tide’s coming in?”

      I glanced at the waves and noted that they were closer than they’d been before. The base of the boulder that one of the bullets had ricocheted off of was wet now. “It’s coming in. That boulder was totally dry before.” Then I saw light reflect off metal. Moving to the boulder, I leaned down and retrieved a cell phone. “It could be the victim’s. He had one in his hand when I first saw him.”

      “That will help the police identify him,” Roman said.

      I tucked it into my pocket.

      Roman studied the water. “How much time has passed since you first saw the body?”

      I’d completely lost track of time since I’d realized I was being shot at, so I glanced at my watch, then considered briefly. It was nearly one-thirty and my driver dropped me off at noon. “A half hour to forty-five minutes.”

      “So the body couldn’t have been carried off by the tide.”

      “No.”

      Turning, Roman met my eyes directly. I could read nothing in his expression, I had no way of telling whether he believed me or not. Even with the cell phone, I wasn’t sure I would have believed myself.

      Finally, he said, “The killer must have come back and cleaned up after himself.”

      Relief streamed through me. Then I glanced around. “Maybe not entirely.” I rose and walked over to the spot where I’d seen the sand spurt up near the white cat. The image was indelibly imprinted on my mind. The sand was damp now. Squatting, I began to dig with my fingers. On the fifth scoop I found the bullet and held it up for Roman to see. “He missed this.”

      Roman’s eyes narrowed as he strode toward me. “How did you know that was there?”

      “He shot at the cat, too. One of them ricocheted off the rock. Then I saw the sand spurt up.”

      Roman glanced up at the Castello, then grabbed my free hand and urged me toward the trees at the foot of the hill. Once we were in their shelter, he told me to sit down and then he sat down beside me. “Start at the beginning, Philly. And tell me everything.”

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