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Yes, she could. With a few phone calls, she could make it happen.
“Take me with you, and I’ll find out if Everett put a hit on you.”
She sucked in a breath. “He…he wouldn’t have been able to put out a hit so quickly.” She’d just talked with him.
Beau’s expression said, yes, he would have. “He sent you out to search bars. Gave you such a helpful list of places to visit. We all know the best time to search bars is at night.”
Yes.
“While you were out searching at night, Everett knew your place would be empty. So he could’ve had Slater lying in wait for you. A guy like Everett loves to play with his prey. He tortured his victims. I saw all that shit in the news. He liked to become their nightmares before he killed them.” His hand slowly lowered. “We both know what your nightmare is, sweetheart.”
Fire.
“Ahem.” From Lynn again. “Can’t help but notice, that’s the second time you have called her sweetheart. But here I thought the two of you just encountered each other again last night.”
“Wrong,” Beau replied.
“Oh?” And Campbell sprang for the attack. “So you admit that you did encounter each other before?—”
“I called her sweetheart four times, not two. You should both pay better attention. Don’t get details wrong. Details matter. They can be the devil, but they matter.” He swung for the door. “Let’s speed things along, shall we? Avalon isn’t currently dating anyone. There’s no angry ex who would want to hurt her. She doesn’t usually tell her exes about her past. Fire makes for terrible after-sex talk.”
Avalon rose.
“She has a very small circle of friends. They’re super protective of her. She doesn’t trust easily, so it is very hard to gain access to that coveted inner circle.” He was almost at the door. “Her enemies are the killers she talks to in jail. Killers who get off on having a beautiful woman so close as they tell her every sick piece of their crimes. Those are the ones we need to focus on. Those bastards, and, of course, him.” Beau was right in front of the door.
Is he leaving me?
“Him?” Lynn asked.
Beau glanced over his shoulder. But his eyes didn’t go to the detective. Instead, his dark gaze went unerringly to Avalon. “You’ve been hunting him, haven’t you?”
She couldn’t pull in a deep enough breath.
“Oh, sweetheart…” Now his eyes did flicker—only briefly—toward Lynn. “Time number five,” he murmured. Then his eyes were back on Avalon. “Digging up the past can cause it to bite you—or burn you, in this case—right in the ass. But you knew that, didn’t you? And you still took the risk.”
“Him?” Campbell demanded. “Wait, you are not seriously suggesting that—that what? That the man who burned her house when she was a teenager set the fire again last night? That’s—that’s?—”
“One option, yes.” Beau opened the door. “I’ll be sure and investigate that option. Don’t you worry. And I have plenty of flunkies, uh, I mean friends, who can help me out.” He stepped over the threshold.
He’s leaving me.
Was she just going to let him walk away? “Beau!”
His broad back tensed. “I have a limo waiting outside for you. You’ll find your fresh clothes and plenty of toiletry items in a new suitcase in that limo. When you’re done here, the limo will take you wherever you want to go. The driver is also a fully trained bodyguard, so you will be protected.”
“I…” Avalon stopped. I want to go with you. But she couldn’t do that. She couldn’t just leave the cops.
Could she?
He walked out.
And all the light in the room seemed to get a little dimmer. Avalon realized that she was staring after him. She whipped her head toward the detectives.
Campbell was still glaring at the doorway. But Lynn was watching Avalon.
Lynn nodded. “You invited him home with you last night.”
“I…” Didn’t. He followed me.
