Sutton
Sitting in Alice and Reena’s formal visiting room, I could hardly see the plastic covered furniture or overabundance of knickknacks. All I could do was stare at the faded documents that Knox had given me.
In a matter of moments, my entire life had just been turned on its ear.<
MarkWhen I got out of negotiations, there were four missed calls from Earl. I had no idea the old man knew how to work the cell phone that Sutton had insisted he carry with him. Knowing that he wouldn’t be calling unless there was a problem, I called him right away.Earl answered on the fo
MarkWe were gathered in the trailer’s tiny living room and Knox was shooting off his mouth. “I am just saying that if you need more rooms until the Baker Mansion is finished, someone is welcome to stay with me.”It was obvious that he wanted Candice to come and play house with
“Candice!” Mrs. Beason beamed. “I wasn’t aware you were back in town. When are you going to give up those city ways and stay with us for good?”Leave it to Mrs. Beason to bring up the one thing that she and Knox never talked about.
SuttonCandice had dark circles under her eyes as she clutched her cup of coffee like a lifeline. But she wasn’t drinking out of the cup, only holding it as if it were her sole source of heat. I had found her holed up in the office at Abberly’s.Knox called ridiculously early asking i
Sutton“I really appreciate you coming out here, Brian. It means a lot to Mark and me.”I could see the flush rise on Brian’s cheeks as I grabbed a box of cereal and plopped down beside him at the new kitchen table. Mark came in after me and kissed the top of my head.
Mark“Baby, wake up!” I brushed the hair back from Sutton’s face. “I need to head to the airport.”She moaned and turned in my arms. I had already gotten up and showered, but I still needed to put my clothes on. Sutton looked so warm and cozy in our bed that I couldn
SuttonMy fingers shook as I tried to dial Mark’s number. I couldn’t focus, couldn’t even fathom the news that Knox just gave us.“Sutton, are you there?”
Sutton“You shot the Gray Lady?” I gasped, not sure why I was so horrified. I mean, she was dead.Brian shook his head. “No, it was an officer. I reacted the moment I caught his uniform. It took me a moment to realize that it was sadly out of date—something from another century.”