Silent Trail by Blake Pierce EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Blake Pierce
- Language: English
- Genre: Women SleuthsÂ
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Sheila tapped her fingers on the steering wheel of the van, the rhythmic
beat punctuating the silence of the early morning. She stared at the door of
her sister’s house as if willing it to open with the sheer force of her gaze.
“Come on, Natalie,” she muttered under her breath, glancing at the time
displayed on her dashboard. Seven in the morning.
The house itself was modest and well-maintained, its pale yellow siding
complementing the surrounding flower beds filled with late-blooming
perennials. The neighborhood was picturesque, the kind of place where kids
played outside until dusk, and neighbors exchanged pleasantries over white
picket fences. But Sheila couldn’t help staring at the recently-installed ramp
leading up to the front door, a stark reminder of how much had changed in
such a short period of time.
Her heart thudded in her chest, a feeling of unease settling over her like
a heavy fog. She had been driving Natalie to work for the past month, but
the sight of her sister navigating life with limited mobility still left her
disconcerted.
A bead of sweat trickled down Sheila’s temple as she tried to shake off
the guilt that gnawed at her insides. If only she had done things differently
during their investigation together – hadn’t gotten herself caught by a
psychotic killer and forced Natalie to confront him at the side of the road in
the middle of nowhere, with no backup in sight – maybe then, Natalie
wouldn’t be in this situation. But the question that haunted her the most was
whether Natalie harbored any resentment toward her for it.
Does she blame me? She hasn’t said anything to that effect, but still, I
can’t help feeling like she’s treating me differently now. She can be
so…aloof.
The creak of the front door yanked her out of her thoughts. There was
Natalie, dressed in her sheriff’s uniform, expertly maneuvering her
wheelchair down the ramp. Her jaw clenched as she struggled to close the
door behind her, her fingers grasping for the handle while she balanced on
one wheel.
“Hey, let me help you with that,” Sheila said, stepping out of the van
and hurrying to assist her sister.
Natalie flashed a tight smile, her eyes not quite meeting Sheila’s. “No,
I’m fine, really. I’ve got it.” With a final tug, she managed to shut the door
and roll away from the house, her movements more labored than before.
“Okay, if you’re sure…” Sheila trailed off, uncertainty lingering in her
voice. She couldn’t tell if the tension she sensed in Natalie was genuine or
just a figment of her own guilty conscience.
Sheila averted her eyes as Natalie approached, pretending to be
engrossed in the vibrant colors of the late summer foliage lining the quiet
street. In reality, she couldn’t stand to see her sister struggling with the
wheelchair, each push of the wheels a reminder of the bullet that had grazed
her spinal column.
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