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“You’re afraid of something, Mrs. Wheeler. I can help you, if you let me.”
Оглавление“This is unbelievable.” Kate’s voice escalated with each syllable. “Of course I’m afraid. You’ve just arrested me.”
“How did your husband die?” Brody asked.
She flinched. The anger drained from her eyes before her gaze shifted downward. “He was murdered,” she answered at last, sounding forlorn and defenseless.
Her distress affected Brody. He didn’t want to be affected. He wanted to stay detached, uninvolved. But his protective instincts reared up, refusing to be ignored. “By whom?”
“I don’t know.”
“And you’re afraid you’re next?” He hadn’t meant his tone to sound harsh.
Though her peaches-and-cream complexion turned to chalk, she lifted her chin and sat up straighter. The staunch bravado may have returned, but she couldn’t quite hide the anxiety in her eyes.
