Читать книгу Presumed Guilty - Dana R. Lynn - Страница 3

Melanie took her aunt’s frail hand in hers. “Aunt Sarah,” she said huskily. “I was so scared. How do you feel?”

“Don’t you worry about me, Melly girl. I’m just relieved to see you safe.”

Melanie gave Lieutenant Tucker a startled glance. Her confusion was mirrored on his face.

“Mrs. Swanson, why wouldn’t your niece be safe?”

Sarah narrowed her eyes at him. Mel could almost feel her aunt’s distrust. After all, he had led her niece away in handcuffs all those years ago.

Now was not the time, though, to harbor grudges.

“Aunt Sarah, if something’s going on, you have to tell Lieutenant Tucker,” she insisted.

“Melly, one of the jurors came to see me,” Sarah whispered. “She was so scared. Said that she had received threats during the trial.”

Lieutenant Tucker stepped closer. “What kind of threats?”

“She was told to vote guilty or else. The young woman said that her conscience was killing her. I think she was worried that whoever wanted you in prison so bad would come after you now that you were free.”

Melanie felt the horror sink into her soul. Would this never end? All she wanted was to try to put her life back together. Somehow, she had found herself in the middle of something dark.

Something deadly.