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I waved goodbye to Liam as we drove off. He wayed back at me with a longing in those gray eyes of
his. Surprisingly, he was in rather good spirits, despite the scene caused by his rival, Sarah Hughes,
and the mob camping right outside the entrance to Hignd Oaks.
Cristos, Sebastian, K iki and I were in Sebastian’s car, driving down Prairie Hill, on our way to the p
pub with Xavier following right behind us. Although Sebastian wanted to go to the Ol’ Barn, Xavier
reminded him he was still recovering from his wound. He said it would be better
if he manned the monitors at Cristos’s office and kept an eye out for the Sheriff.
Cristos put on some music while I wrapped a sweater over the listening device I pulled out from behind
one of the paintings in the grand living room earlier. After cing it inside the center console, I heaved
a sigh of relief. Finally, we could talk about something other than the ns to my wedding. At dinner, it
was all Liam could talk about. He wanted a garden wedding right outside the mansion, just like his
parents had, and he wanted our motif to be yellow, following the grand custom of the Spring Honey Bee
Celebration. It was truly difficult.
to keep the smile on my face when the whole conversation was centered on us tying the
knot.
Honestly, talking about the wedding made me want to shoot Liam in the heart.
By ten o’clock, all the people, except for us, had already left. Noah never made it back after the scuffle
he had with Sarah. ording to the tracker, he went to Hignd Oaks, probably to drop Sarah off,
then he went straight to the pub. I guess he was out to get drunk.
Lisa, after her short discussion with Jack, came back anxious although she hid it well. From what we
could hear of their conversation, Jack had gone to the Bismarck police department earlier in the day
and had spoken to the detective in charge. He said they found Cris’s car at Elk’s Cliff with Cris’s clothes
in the back of the trunk. The police were currently looking through all of the CCTV footage in the area,
but they suspected he was either abducted, in hiding or at the bottom of the cliff. Jack told Lisa to
expect the worst, but he believed Cris was in hiding for reasons unknown.
The slight worry in Lisa’s expression changed once Liam and Link came out from the office
after resuming their business meeting. She twirled her hair around her ear and smiled flirtatiously at
Link. Lisa obviously liked him and didn’t seem to care if people noticed.
Link gave her a lopsided grin before taking his phone out from his pocket. I saw her pout
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when he began to scroll through his phone instead of talking to her. She obviously wanted some of his
attention.
n, on the other hand, yawned, feigning exhaustion. It was a signal for us to leave.
Liam,
“Aw, you’re tired,” I said, caressing his cheek with the back of my hand. “I guess it’s time for us to go
home then. The funeral tomorrow is at eight in the morning, right?”
“Unfortunately, it is,” Liam replied. “Virtue, honey, Henry is outside, ready to drive you and K iki home.
I’d do it myself, but it’s been a really long day. There was the riot from this morning, then I had our
marriage license processed, beforeing back here to set up the mansion for the wake.” He yawned
again for effect. “I’mpletely exhausted.”
“I’ll drive them home, Liam,” Jack quickly volunteered ncing at Ki ki. “I don’t mind.”
“I still need you here, Jack,” Liam said. “I may be tired, but we still have something to discuss
remember? Don’t worry. Henry is more than equipped to take care of them. I assure you.”
“No, it’s okay, Liam. You might need Henry to drive you if you have an emergency to go to. I’ll drive
them home,” Cristos offered. “Anyway, K iki said she wants to take a look at the pub to help me fix the
ce up in time for the Spring Honey Bee celebration. Apparently, she’s an interior designer and does
some carpentry on the side. Since Nicole is in the hospital and Noah is busy doing other stuff, I’m
thinking of hiring K iki while she’s here.”
“Oh wow! And here I thought our town had no one left to design people’s homes,” Lian pertaining to
Pete and Nicole who were the town’s known interior designers. “Maybe yo should consider moving
here, K iki. You’ll be a great addition to the town.” K iki blushed.
“I’m considering it, actually,” Ki ki replied. “My bestfriend does live here and there are prospects.” She
gave Jack a warm smile. “You never know.” Jack blushed to the roots of his hair. Liam, noticing Jack’s
red face, chuckled, patting Jack on the back.
“It’s nice to know you’re thinking about it. So, it’s settled then, Liam said. “Chip, you drive them home
after the pub. Virtue, I’ll pick you up in the morning for the funeral. After the funeral, we’ll go to
Bismarck to talk to a wedding nner. We only have one week to n everything.” I nodded my head
in agreement before giving him a hug.
As I ran my hands down his back, an image of me stabbing him repeatedly using my hairb shed
before my eyes. Lucky for him, I left my favorite ded hair essory at home.
Ugh… I was actually going to marry this as shole,
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I looked up at the beautiful mansion in front of me and sighed. It was the only y reason pushing me to
commit to this farce.
“I’ve p
got to go,” Link suddenly said. “There seems to be a mob gathered in front of Hignd Oaks. I need to
be there in case the situation esctes.”
Liam groaned out loud while Jack ran his fingers through his hair.
“I’ll alert the deputies on duty,” he mumbled, before taking Ki ki’s hand. “K iki, I promise, I’ll see you
tomorrow, okay. And text me when you get home. Good night.” He raised her hand to his lips and
kissed it, making K iki blush. Then, with a frustrated sigh, he turned towards the mansion, whipping his
phone out from his pocket.
“Chip, you’re right. I do need Henry,” Liam remarked, shaking his head. “Link, before you go, remember
what we discussed?”
“Yes. Don’t worry, Mayor. I’ll call you once they agree to negotiate terms,” Link answered, cing hisProperty of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
phone in his pocket. “Good night, everyone.” I expected him to walk to his car, but he paused to speak
to Lisa. “By the way, Lisa, I still owe you. I haven’t forgotten.”
I wasn’t the only one who noticed her cheeks had turned red. Sebastian, seeing it too, raised his
eyebrows in surprise.
“Sure, Link,” Lisa said, giggling like a little school girl. “Just give me a call or drop by my office.” Link
nodded his head and quickly waved goodbye, before walking to his car.
She followed him with her eyes, sighing wistfully, a dreamy expression on her beautiful face.
She had a crush on him.
Time to break her out of her trance before Liam notices. Technically, she was a married
woman.
“How about you, Lisa? You want to join us at the pub?” I asked, nudging her with elbow.
my
“Huh? Oh, pub… Actually, I’m turning a new leaf she answered hastily. “I’ll be heading home instead. I
just need to use the bathroom first before I drive home. Chip, don’t forget, I’ll see you tomorrow
afternoon after the funeral.”
Lisa…
As I looked through the car window, it was Lisa’s face I saw.
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I couldn’t shake the guilt I was feeling. Here I was, adressing her so casually, when in fact, her husband
died by my hand.
She needs closure…
“Maybe we should give Lisa some closure,” I said out loud as Cristos continued downward towards the
main road. I was seated in the back with Ki ki while Sebastian was seated up in
front.
“What do you mean?” Sebastian asked confused.
on. It’s
“nt some evidence to make the police believe Cris is dead, so she can move o obvious she likes
Link,” I pointed out.
“Have you forgotten Sam made it appear Cris is having you delivered in a cage?” Cristos said,
reminding me of our ns. “If Pete finds out Cris is dead, our ns are f ucked.”
Ugh! Ipletely forgot.
“Are you feeling sorry for Lisa, Virtue?” Kik i asked, surprised. I nodded my head. “Because you killed
her husband. But she and Nicole lured you into that gym, Virtue. You can’t feel sorry f
for her. She did this to you. Whatever has happened between her and Cris, I believe she
deserves it.”
K iki was right.
“You’re right,” I said, “and Ipletely forgot about Pete. I don’t know… I just thought she and Link
could be, you know, more.than friends.”
“They can be,” Sebastian replied. “Who says she needs to know Cris is dead for her to move on to
someone else? I’ll tell Xavier to instruct Link to make the moves on her. Chip, have you gone through
the data from herptop?”
“Not yet,” Cristos admitted. “But I doubt if she didn’t know why Cris was earning so much money. Did
you guys notice her brand new designer bag and shoes?”
“I did,” Sebastian said. “Chanel bags aren’t cheap, although she doese from a wealthy family.”
“Well, when she was talking to Jack, she said she’ll be leaving for Chicago next week,” I said. “Maybe
we can have Link bump into her there.”
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“Now that’s a n,” Cristos said. “I’ll look for her itineraryter.”
“Guys, what about the gas station? Virtue was supposed to be delivered there,” K iki whined.
“That’s easy, Sebastian said. “We’ll have Sam confirm before the drop. After the wedding, we’ll ambush
you on your way to the airport for your honeymoon.”
“How do you know we’re going to leave New Salem for our honeymoon?” I asked bewildered.
“Because Chip, Bo and I are going to book you a honeymoon package as our wedding gift,” Sebastian
answered. “I told you, easy.
When we reached the main road, a car turned, heading towards the mansion. As it drove by, we saw
the Sheriff in the driver’s seat. He looked angry.
“Max has Deputy Randy in custody. Sadly, Riley is dead. The Sheriff got to him first,” Xavier said
through our earpieces.
Oh boy.
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