Page 40 of I'm Watching You

Lindsay flexed her fingers as if trying to release the tension knotting her muscles. ‘I have a grant applicationdue in three days. Can I at least grab that file so I can work at home?’

Stress always did send her running in to work. ‘Nothing leaves the office for now.’

She stabbed long fingers through her hair. ‘The grant has nothing to do with this. But it means everything to the shelter.’

Despite it all, she was still trying to hold on to this place. ‘It’s in the office so it stays.’

A helpless sigh shuddered from her. ‘What about my purse?’

‘Nothing leaves the office.’

‘I need my car keys.’

‘I’ll drive you,’ Zack said.

‘I’m supposed to speak to a local church group tonight.’

‘Cancel it.’

She took a step back. ‘No, thanks.’

‘Lindsay, there’s a guy running around town who’s left a dead body in your backyard and sent you a severed hand. It’s not safe for you.’

She stiffened. ‘Bullies don’t scare me.’

But he saw fear in her eyes. ‘This one should.’

‘Is it my safety that you’re so worried about or are you afraid I’ll skip town because I’m the killer?’

She was going for the jugular, trying to throw him off balance. Two could play that game. ‘Honestly, I can’t rule you out yet.’

Her mouth dropped open. ‘You’re kidding.’

‘I’m not. You have motive and no alibi.’

‘I didn’t do it.’

‘Prove it.’

She paled and turned away.

Satisfied he had the last word for now, Zack left and found Warwick talking to Ruby in the kitchen. The older woman was smiling and stared up at Warwick with a twinkle in her eye. Damn, what had he said to soften her up? When Zack entered the room, Ruby’s smile vanished.

Ruby’s simmering resentment suggested she knew about his and Lindsay’s separation.

‘I’m going to run Ms O’Neil home.’ Zack had made a statement, not a request.

Warwick’s eyes narrowed. ‘I’ll ride along.’

‘Suit yourself.’

‘She doesn’t need you,’ Ruby said. ‘She can drive herself just fine.’

Zack dug his keys out of his pocket. ‘Not with her car keys sealed in a crime scene.’

‘I’ll take her,’ Ruby said. ‘She’s got enough stress right now without you adding to it.’

The older woman had painted him as the bad guy in the marriage. And truthfully, she wasn’t off base. ‘Thanks, but I’ve got it covered.’

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