Chapter 16
Back at work again with a lukewarm coffee in my hand, trying to control my hangover and the increasing sense of impending doom Jackie had suddenly reintroduced to my life. How long could I pretend I didn’t know her, how long could I pretend I hadn’t known her all along? And what if I ended up having to arrest her? How exactly do you go about arresting someone who knows you killed a man? How do you go about arresting someone who saved your life?
Not that anyone had told me to arrest her yet. If I was very lucky, perhaps it would stay that way. And let me tell you – if you ever find yourself thinking that way, you are already in over your head.
People in the office were giving me funny looks. I put a hand up to my forehead and smiled ruefully at Sherry Black, who frowned disapp
