Chapters (45)
- Also by
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Chapter Eighteen
- Chapter Nineteen
- Chapter Twenty
- Chapter Twenty-One
- Chapter Twenty-Two
- Chapter Twenty-Three
- Chapter Twenty-Four
- Chapter Twenty-Five
- Chapter Twenty-Six
- Chapter Twenty-Seven
- Chapter Twenty-Eight
- Chapter Twenty-Nine
- Chapter Thirty
- Chapter Thirty-One
- Chapter Thirty-Two
- Chapter Thirty-Three
- Chapter Thirty-Four
- Chapter Thirty-Five
- Chapter Thirty-Six
- Chapter Thirty-Seven
- Chapter Thirty-Eight
- Teaser
Steve leaned forward. “My mother was in shock the other day. She did not intentionally keep facts from an investigating officer.”
Sure she had. Most likely to protect her sister’s reputation or her family from a vicious news cycle. “That’s good, considering it’s illegal to hinder an investigation,” Laurel said pointedly.
Steve straightened his glasses. “Watch it, Agent Snow. We’re here voluntarily and can leave at any minute.”
“What size are your feet, Tommy?” Laurel switched topics.
“Twelve.” A slight smile played on his lips. “You know what they say about feet.”
His mother elbowed him.
Laurel kept his gaze. “No. What do they say about feet?” How would he take to being challenged?
“They say that—”
“Shut up.” Steve elbowed him, looking more like a brother than a lawyer for a second.
Huck set down his cup. “Were you and Davie together all day?”
“Yes.”
“You’re certain?” Laurel asked.
Tommy tugged down his shirt. “Yes. I answered you. We were together all day. Period.”
“Did you fall asleep at all?” Huck asked.
Tommy shrugged. “We were really high. Maybe for a bit. Who fucking cares?”
“Tommy!” his mother hissed.
His face turned red and he hunched over. “Are we done yet?”
“Not quite.” Laurel watched the interplay. “Do you have access to a gun?”
“No,” Tommy said.
His family didn’t contradict him. Laurel paused. “How about Davie? Does he have a weapon?”
Tommy snorted. “Where would Davie get a gun? He’s on government lunch at school, man. That’s just stupid.” He laughed. “The guy doesn’t even have a car. I drive him everywhere, and sometimes Haylee or Jason have to pick him up at school to go to work. Sometimes he has to borrow their truck. Seriously.”
There were a lot of places to get a gun. “Tell me about your previous arrest, Tommy,” Laurel said.
His eyes blazed, coming alive. “I didn’t do anything. God. I was dating this girl and we got together one night, and I snuck out her window. Then her fucking dad found me and thought I was peering into her window. She was afraid to tell him the truth. So not fair.”
“Yet there was enough evidence that you spent time at the youth ranch,” Huck said. “We’re missing something.”
“Whatever.” Tommy crossed his arms.
Laurel looked at his brother. “Would you like to expand on that statement?”
“No,” Steve said. “All records have been sealed and will be expunged the second Tommy turns eighteen. I will say that he’s telling the truth and that the situation wasn’t fair to him. But that’s all I can say.”
She had to get those records opened. “I saw Davie at work last night but he had no idea where you were, and you weren’t at home yet. We checked. Where were you?”