French Kiss (Silver Cove Series Book 2) by Jill Sanders Read Free Book Online Page B

let them know.”
    “Oh, Heather, see if we can keep this away from the guests.”
    “Of course.” She turned and clapped her hands.
    “Alright, everyone. We can’t do anything else until the police arrive. Let’s all go back to our rooms.”
    He walked back into his room. Lilly had taken his notepad from his desk and was sitting at the edge of the bed, writing names as she peeked out the door.
    “Sounds like she has it under control,” Lilly said, biting her bottom lip. He could still see the fear, but it was outweighed by determination. “Who am I missing?” She handed him the pad and he jotted a few more names down. When he handed her the list again, she looked over it. “So, pretty much everyone who works on the island is in the hallway.” She frowned and leaned back against his headboard.
    He walked over and sat next to her. “Lilly, are you okay?” He took the list from her and set it down on the edge of the bed, then once again took her hand in his.
    “Yes,” she said, but he felt her hand shake in his. “Who would want to do this to me?” She rolled her shoulders.
    “Well, we have about half an hour before the police get here; let’s go through the list.” He knew it might keep her mind occupied, so he picked up the list again and started at the top.
    By the time the same two officers from the other night knocked on his door, they had narrowed the list down to two people.
    “Evening.” The younger man, he now knew as Carl, leaned against the door jam. “Heard you had some more trouble out here.”
    Adam stood up and reached down for Lilly’s hand. When she stood, she tucked her hands into her pockets.
    “Yes.” She glanced at him and he noticed her eyes move over his chest. That was the first time he noticed that he had yet to put back on his shirt. Quickly grabbing his shirt, he pulled it over his head and followed them down the hallway towards her room.
    For the next half an hour, she answered every question they had. He even had to answer a few once they realized he’d been the last one to be with her before discovering her room.
    Heather was there as well and confirmed that she’d returned only a few minutes before they had. She hadn’t seen anyone or anything, which left them knocking on all the other employee’s doors to have them answer the same questions. The hour dragged on and by the time the police left, he could see that Lilly was completely drained.
    “Why don’t you bunk with me tonight?” Heather chimed in. “Then we can worry about cleaning up tomorrow.” She wrapped her arm around Lilly’s shoulders.
    “I… yes, that would be great.” He watched Lilly’s eyes dart towards her own door.
    “Do you need anything?” He stepped forward.
    “No.” She shook her head. “I was just wondering if it would be terrible if I just burned everything in there.” He saw her shiver.
    “Come on, we’ll think about it tomorrow.” Heather ushered her towards her own door near the end of the hallway.
    He watched the pair disappear, then turned towards her room and stepped into the darkness. He wasn’t done looking around. There had to be a clue somewhere as to who did this and why. Somewhere in this mess was the key to helping him protect the woman he was quickly falling in love with.

Chapter Five
     
     
    I t was almost too much for her to handle. Lilith sat on the edge of her bed and fought back the tears.
                  This small room had been the only home that had ever meant anything to her. And now… it felt violated.
    She didn’t even want her favorite pair of sneakers, laying just outside her closet doors, let alone the clothes that had been tossed around the room.
    She was thankful Adam had been there last night, but grateful that Heather offered to let her stay with her. It had taken all her willpower not to focus on Adam’s bare chest as they waited for the police to arrive.
    At least focusing on him had taken her mind off of… this. She glanced