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“She was about to pull over, but there was deer in the road. She swerved to avoid it, but she couldn’t recover. We went into the river.”
Kyle’s shoulders slumped as he let his head drop with a sigh. He cupped her face in one of his hands. “Thank God you’re okay.”
“I’m fine. Sierra is the one I’m worried about.”
“Yeah, I’d so say. She’s probably handcuffed to a bed after this.”
Julia shook her head again. “No. I…told them I was driving.”
Kyle’s face registered surprise and disappointment.
“Kyle, please. The last thing we need right now is a DUI.”
“Fine. I just…don’t agree with the constant protection of the Harringtons from themselves.”
“Hey, I protected you from yourself once, too.”
He flicked his icy blue eyes up to hers, his thumb rubbing the back of her hand. “I know. Okay, I get it.”
“Can you go check on Sierra now?”
“Yeah. And I’m also going to check on you. That’s the one thing I believe Grant about. You’ll lie about how you are so no one fusses over you.”
“I’m fine, concentrate on Sierra. And give me your phone.”
Kyle pulled his phone from his pocket and handed it to her. As he backed from the room, he said, “He won’t answer if it’s my number showing up.”
“I’ll try anyway,” she answered, already dialing Grant’s number.
The line trilled before it went to his voicemail. She slid her eyes closed, considering leaving a message, but deciding against it since it may cause confusion coming from Kyle’s phone.
Instead, she ended the call and dialed Worthington’s number.
After two rings, the man picked up the phone. “Dr. Carter, is there any word on Mrs. Harrington?”
“Worthington, it’s me. It’s Julia.”
“Mrs. Harrington! How are you? Dr. Carter said you were in the hospital?”
“Yes, but I’m fine. Sierra is also fine, more or less. I can’t get a hold of Grant. Do you know where he is?”
Silence filled the line between them. Julia’s pulse ramped up, sending the beeping that monitored her heart into a frantic pace. “Worthington?”
“Uh, I’m very sorry, Mrs. Harrington, but…”
She held her breath, waiting for him to finish the statement.
“Mr. Harrington has been arrested again…for murder.”
A cold wave of shock crashed over her, and her heart skipped a beat. A numbness spread through her limbs as she struggled to make sense of the situation and form an appropriate response, but no words came. She simply sat in stunned silence wondering how they’d get through this…again.
CHAPTER 9
GRANT
The handcuffs rattled across the ice-cold metal table as Grant shifted on the uncomfortable chair. He stared at his reflection in the two-way mirror. The details of his arrest ran through his mind along with the raw images of Christopher Metcalfe’s dead body.
At least this time he had video proof that the man was dead when he walked into the room. He hoped that helped.
