“I hate to ask this, but…”

Brooke looked uncomfortable.

“What?” Jonas asked.

“Your son had a dead woman’s cell phone in his room. Do you think he had anything to do with her death?”

Jonas stepped back, her words hurting more than if she’d slapped him. “What? No. Of course not.” He raked a hand through his hair, hating the flash of doubt that raced through him. “No. I mean my son has been getting in some trouble lately, but he’d never hurt—kill—someone over a stupid phone.”

She held up a hand. “Just had to ask.”

The anger fizzled as fast as it had flamed. “I understand why you might ask that, but no. It’s not possible.”

“Then how did the phone wind up under his mattress two months after its owner was found murdered?”

* * *

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