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“Well, I guess we’re going on a road trip to see if the people at the restaurant remember them being there.” Paulie grins. “The cops have nothing on us.”
Halo stares at the picture for a long time before exhaling. “I wish she had told me who he was. She kept it from me, and I knew there was a reason. Do you think he was married?”
“That’s what I’m guessing.” I nod, warmly. “Only because she wasn’t telling anyone, not even her best friend, and if they were meeting at restaurants two towns over then it’s because they had something to hide.”
Halo exhales. “I just wish I could talk to her one more time. I have her last voicemail, and I listen to it over and over again to hear her voice. So many people didn’t like her. On the outside she could be a right cow, but when it came to me she was a good friend.”
My heart hurts for her. I couldn’t imagine losing my best friend.
“Do you mind if we hear the voicemail?” I ask. “It might bring something up.”
Halo nods, pulling out her phone.
She plays the voicemail, which is just Alyssa telling her that she’ll be there soon and to get ready because they were having a night out. I’m distracted, though, because that voice is so familiar. I’ve heard it before. Shaking my head, I frown as I try to remember where I have heard that before.
Then it comes to me.
The showers. That night I heard a couple fighting.
“Oh my gosh,” I gasp. “I was in the shower one night and she was in there with a guy, and they were fighting.”
“What?” Halo whispers. “What did they say?”
“I couldn’t hear his voice well, just whispers, but she was really upset and saying that she didn’t want him to leave, and he knows what she would do if he did ...”
Paulie’s eyes widen. “Do you think he killed her because she was going to tell everyone about them?”
It’s starting to look like that.
Who was this man, and what was he trying to protect so much that he was willing to kill someone to keep it hidden?
“She was really down a few days before she passed, but she wouldn’t tell me why. I wonder if he ended things with her. I should have known ...”
“Hey,” I say, shaking my head and reaching for her. “You couldn’t have known that this person was going to do this to her. It’s not up to you to know that. Don’t blame yourself for this. We are going to find who did it, and we’re going to make sure he pays, I promise.”
She nods. “We should leave before we’re caught.”
Tucking the photo into my pocket, I agree.
I’m going to solve this.
For Alyssa, but mostly, for Halo.
13 – Spike
Driving the pool cue into the gut of a man who just made me fucking wild at the bar, I watch him stumble backward, landing on the ground with a thump before his friend jumps onto my back. Growling, I spin angrily as his arm tightens around my throat. Roaring with frustration, I back into a wall so hard the wind is knocked out of him.
“Get the fuck out of my bar.”
A man in his late forties comes storming over, gun in hand, pointing it at me.
Panting, I glare at him as all the rage in my body consumes me. I want to gut these fuckers like the dirty, scummy fish they are. Baring my teeth at the man holding a gun at me, I growl, “He started it.”
“You came in here lookin’ for a fight, now you’re goin’ to leave before I take matters into my own hands. I know who you are, and you’re not welcome here.”
“It’s okay, I’m taking him.”
The familiar voice has my head turning to see Addison standing behind me, her arms crossed, a scowl on her face.
