Rising Darkness by T.S. Worthington Read Free Book Online Page B

intelligent and so ambitious to make something of herself on her own merit then she easily could have gone into the world of modeling and made a killing that way too. It was easy to get distracted by her beauty when talking to her, which was probably the reason why she had been so successful. She was one of those insanely gorgeous women that it was impossible to say no to.
    Alex had to work extra hard to keep the focus of the interview solely on her. She was instantly put off guard when he began to question the circumstances surrounding the infidelity of her husband. In fact, she had ordered him to leave, but Alex was just getting comfortable.
    “In due time. Right now we are going to have a chat. You are going to answer the questions I ask or I will make sure that all of this evidence finds its way into the police department. Now either you or your husband had something to do with the death of Tracy Payton.”
    “That is simply not true. I found out about the affair; the PI I hired showed me those photos and I was horrified, but I was not totally shocked. This is not the first time that Robin has been unfaithful. I am aware of his indiscretions. He has a long list of them. None of them have ended up murdered.”
    “Well, maybe on this one you just snapped. Any particular reason you have not talked to him at all about any of this? He wasn’t even aware you had hired a private investigator or that you had this evidence on him. You would think that is the sort of thing a wife might mention to her husband after she catches him in the act of infidelity.”
    “Our marriage is a bit strained. I have been working my way up to talking to him about this. I was debating on whether to file for divorce once and for all or if I want to give him one more chance. I know he is using again; when he is not using then he is the most trustworthy man I know. But when he is on that drug it’s like sex becomes a drug and one woman won’t begin to satisfy him.”
    “Well, if either of you had anything to do with Tracy’s murder then I will find it out. It’s really just a matter of time.”
    With that he was out the door. He had upset her quite a bit and he could see that she was almost on the verge of tears when he walked out the door. Alex had never considered himself sadistic, but when it came to suspects who might have murdered a great lady like Tracy then it all came out of him a bit.
    He stepped off the elevator to the parking garage at the third floor and walked towards his car. It had taken forever to find a space earlier, but now that the day was basically over and people were leaving half the parking lot was empty.
    Alex was looking forward to going home and having a few cold ones in his Jacuzzi. He felt that he was off to a good start with the investigation. Both Robin and his wife had made valid points about the cops not investigating this sort of thing, but Alex knew that they had pretty much targeted Joe for the murder. He was the easiest target, he was rich and quasi-famous, and the people wanted him to fry for it. That was often all it took with a case like this.
    It was up to him to dig up some new and compelling evidence before the wheels were set too far in motion to prosecute Joe and send him to prison. He did not have a lot of time. He could see this moving to trial within a month.
    He pressed his key fob and heard his car unlock down at the bottom of the parking garage. He hated parking garages with a passion. It was just the clumsiest way that he could see to house a bunch of cars. It usually took him forever to find his car and when he did find it then it was always a huge let down to see how far from the door he had really parked.
    He was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he almost did not hear the engine roaring behind him. The keys in his hand jingled softly, echoing off the loud echoes that were rampant in the parking garage, but he could see no one else on his level.
    Alex stopped a moment and looked around.