B005EMAYWS EBOK by Lorraine Kennedy Read Free Book Online

their room before he continued. “You know Summer … there could be a big problem with this marriage contract when your fiancé discovers that you are not a virgin.”
    Summer lifted her chin boldly. “Good! I don’t want to get married anyway.”
    “You’re acting like a spoiled child,’ he grumbled.
    “Well you are acting like a suspect in this investigation. The police want to question you because you recently met with both the victims.”
    Anton looked shocked. “Really?”
    Summer nodded.
    “Well I’ll just have to talk to the police then,” he smiled, obviously completely unworried.
    “Okay … let’s go.” Summer motioned to her car. She half wanted him to refuse, because in her heart she knew Anton had nothing to do with the murder of those girls.
    “On one condition. As soon as we finish with the police, you come home with me.”
    Summer shook her head. “That’s not right, Anton.”
    “Well that’s my deal. Otherwise … they can just come and get me.”
    “Oh … you’re impossible!” Summer narrowed her eyes. The last thing she wanted was to see him get hurt, or anyone else. The possibility of that happening was high, if they went after him.
    “Okay, I’ll go back with you to talk to my parents … after I’m done with this job. That’s the best I can do.”
    “Sounds fair enough,” he told her. “As long as it doesn’t take too long.”
    * * *
    Summer sat in the station’s waiting area while Detective Pierce and two other homicide officers interviewed Anton. Every few minutes she’d get up and start pacing the floor.
    What if they arrested him?
    As soon as the thought entered her mind, she brushed it aside. She didn’t think they’d be able to contain Anton without shooting him, but they just might do that. She was so nervous that she could barely hold still.
    After what seemed like hours, Anton emerged from Pierce’s office. He motioned for her to follow him and started for the door.
    “So what did they say?” she asked, her anxiety was getting the best of her.
    “They didn’t say much. They just asked a lot of questions. Don’t worry Summer, I didn’t do it. For that reason they will never be able to charge me with anything.”
    Summer let out a sigh of relief. It was the first time he had actually said straight out that he hadn’t done it.
    Anton stopped after they were outside. “But there is something going on that doesn’t seem right. You need to be very careful.”
    “What do you mean?” Summer drew her brows together in confusion.
    “When they were questioning me … they let something slip.” Anton started walking toward the car.
    “What?” she asked, though she couldn’t believe that it was anything that she didn’t already know about.
    “They were both found with a black rose in their hands.”
    Summer stopped in her tracks. “They never told me that.”
    Anton ignored her and got into the car. A moment later she slid into the driver’s seat. “And really … how does that make it any stranger than it already is?’
    “The roses are a calling card,” he murmured.
    “There’s nothing about this in the police report. Why would they fumble that, if you are a person of interest?” Summer asked in disbelief.
    “They didn’t. They just asked me if I knew what the significance was of a black rose. I would suppose they didn’t tell you about it because that is a piece of evidence they want to keep from the public?”
    “How do you know all of this? Summer stared at him.
    “Just take my word for it. There is something very wrong here.”
    “And do you know what it means … the black rose?”
    “Yes,” he answered, but turned away without saying anything more.
    “Well what is it?” Summer was impatient.
    “Just be careful.”
    “We are all going out tonight, would you like to join us?” Summer asked him, deciding that she would question him more about it later.
    “Sure,” he smiled.
    “Okay, I’ll drop you at your motel and you can