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“Adamdidsee a girl that day,” Hunter said, face darkening. “He saw long dark hair sticking out of the ski mask,right?”
“Yup.”
“And Trina has long darkhair.”
“Yes.” My brows dipped in an inquisitive frown. “What madeyouthink Trina could be asuspect?”
“Nothing major. I just thought it was weird how she was so hell-bent on getting you out of Royal Falls yesterday. Almost sounded as if she was trying to get rid ofyou.”
“She’s been suggesting that I quit RFA and move away for a few weeks now,” I said. “But Adam agreed with her after she brought it up, so she’s not the only one. I think it’s just a friendly concern kind ofthing.”
“Maybe. Maybe not.” Hunter scrubbed a hand over his face. “Why would she do it,though?”
“Hurt Lindsay, youmean?”
“Yeah.”
“Adam told me they had a big fight not long before Lindsay died,” I saidsoftly.
“About Lindsay sleeping with her brother-in-law?”
“Yes. Apparently Trina was furious, and she was going to come over here and confront Lindsay about the whole thing. But she never had thechance.”
“Because Lindsay died,” hemuttered.
“Yeah.” I paused, gnawing at the inside of my cheek. “What if she decided to come over a day earlier than she originallyplanned?”
“And she was so mad at Lindsay that she ended up pushing her off the roof,” Hunter said, finishing mythought.
I scrunched my eyes shut and groaned as the scene played out in my imagination. “No,” I said. “There’s no way she could’ve done that. I feel like a monster for even consideringit.”
“We have to considereveryone.”
“I know, but this isTrina,” I said, guilt stabbing at my guts. “She’s been nothing but nice to me since I started at RFA. I’m the worst fucking friend in the world for thinking that she could do something likethis.”
“No, you’re not. Like I said before, we can’t trustanyoneright now. That includes our friends, no matter how good they’ve been to us, and Trina has definitely said and done some weirdshit.”
I groaned again and sank lower on the bed. “I still feel fuckingawful.”
Hunter rubbed my leg in a comforting gesture. “Is there anyone else who stands out to you?” he asked. “Apart fromTrina?”
“Not really,” I muttered, still riddled with guilt. “You?”
“No.” He put his hands behind his head and leaned back again. “But you know what I keep coming backto?”
“What?”
“The necklace,” he said. “Let’s just say itwasTrina, for argument’s sake. Why the hell would she steal Lindsay’s jewelry and pawn it after she pushed her off the roof? It doesn’t makesense.”
I sat bolt upright. “Shit. You’re right,” I said, heart pounding. I turned to look him in the eye. “I know what we need to do. We should’ve done it agesago.”
“What isit?”
“We need to go to the pawn shop and ask the owner if they have a record of who brought it in. They might even have CCTV footage of the person, if they have a decent securitysystem.”
Hunter’s eyes widened. “Wait… you actually know which pawn shop itis?”
“Yes. Mom told me she got it in Silvercreek, and there’s only one pawn shop there. So it has to be thatone.”
