Dark Secret
“Ben said as he walked over to where she was sitting on a large, round boulder. “I’m sorry, honey, I know you loved that old man. I should have listened to you.” He put his hand on her slender shoulder, an awkward attempt at comforting her.“It isn’t your fault, Ben. He must have already been dead when I reported him missing.” Colby rubbed her pounding temples as she looked up at the sheriff. “It wasn’t an accident, was it?”Ben sighed heavily. Colby had always been as transparent as glass. He could see her grief, the heaviness in her as if the weight of the world was on her shoulders. “We’re treating it like a homicide until we know different. I took pictures of the scene; we’ve finished that finally. I know it’s been a long morning for you, but we had to get this done before we could move the body.”“I can read the signs, Ben. He didn’t fall off that cliff. He was hit from behind. The blood splatters aren’t consistent with a fall. And his body isn’t beat up enough.
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