Broken Bond
Book 3 in the Jade Pearson Mystery Series 2
A lawyer that is brutally killed, an arsonist on the run, and residents of a small town rattled with fear.
A successful lawyer is found dead in her house. Her throat is slit and her home is set on fire leaving nothing but charred remains of her body.
The autopsy reveals that she was pregnant.
As an attorney, she had made several enemies in her line of work. But, who could be so upset to kill her in such a brutal way?
The last voicemail she left on her boyfriend’s phone said “I’ve been keeping secrets from you.” What secrets was she keeping and is that what got her killed?
There are too many questions for PI Jade Pearson but no apparent answers.
There’s another fire in an apartment building, and the clock is ticking. Jade must apprehend the suspect before any more damage is done.
Pick up a copy of this fast-paced novella and go on a crazy ride with Jade Person chasing the criminals and bringing them to justice.
Broken Bond
Book 3 in the Jade Pearson Mystery Series 2
Broken Bond
EXCERPT
Prologue
Emily Black was a no-nonsense woman. She didn’t joke while at work and kept her private life very private. She lived strictly by her rules and insisted anyone with her do the same. It was simply how she’d been raised. The world was going to bow down to her will or never see the light of day again. Or at least, that’s how it was for most people in her life.
She’d just had a tiring day of arguing with clients and filling out paperwork at her law firm. She’d been working discreetly with a client on a very important case all day and was exhausted from the worrying she was doing.
Normally, a case like this wouldn’t stress her out so much, but this one was different. Dangerous.
She was ready to get to bed. Unfortunately, something was keeping her up. A small feeling of guilt in her stomach. Usually, she didn’t feel guilt. She chose to not have many feelings at all. It helped her out greatly in the courtroom, but she had argued with her boyfriend today and it hadn’t gone well. It was true she was keeping secrets, but it was for the best, she told herself. As she lay in bed, she found herself missing him more and more.
Picking up her phone, she opened their text messages. She decided to call him then and there, even though it wasn’t something that she’d normally do. The phone rang and rang, but he didn’t pick up. She opted to leave a message and hung up the phone, sighing loudly. That was when she first smelled it. That foul smell hanging in the air like rotten eggs. It clogged up her nostrils and made her gag badly. If she didn’t have an iron stomach, she would’ve thrown up. Heading downstairs, she looked in the kitchen. Her stove was on, but there was no fire. Just an awful smell coming from the stove. She quickly ran to turn it off, knowing the dangers it presented.
But she never made it to the stove. A gurgled scream ripped from her as her throat was slit into. She held her hands up to her neck, blood pouring out. Weak, Emily Black dropped to her knees. Looking up, amongst the shadows she saw someone standing outside the back door. Her eyesight blurry, she couldn’t make out what they were holding but recognized the orange glow that came from it. She took the last breath before the flame was tossed at her. Her body was engulfed in fire in seconds.
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