Blackwaters: A Kate Reid Novel (The Kate Reid Series Book 4) (25 page)

He pulled open the glass door and stepped outside. The air was crisp and helped to cool his rising temper. He inhaled a deep, calming breath and looked out again over the water. He began to recall how Georgia loved to sit with him out here and just watch the water for hours—when they had the time, of course. Nick closed his eyes to revel in the thought.

But it was her words that he couldn’t shake now. He had done things to help Kate, but everyone knew that. Dwight knew it and understood. Nick had convinced her to move across the country for a job that was difficult for the most stable of people, let alone one who was in a state of grief.

And he’d helped to oversee her training. Even going so far as to get her involved in an investigation she probably shouldn’t have been involved in. But it worked, hadn’t it? It helped her gain the support she needed and she graduated. That part, he would not take credit for. Kate was a smart woman—she graduated for that reason.

Had he crossed a line by going around his supervisor to the director? Yes. He could admit at least that much. But it was only because he wanted to continue to offer his guidance and support. Kate had no one else.

“Dammit, Georgia.” Nick hit the railing of the balcony with the palm of his hand. He stared out over the horizon again, trying to clear his head, but the two double-whiskeys were starting to hit him. “You’re wrong, Georgia. You’re wrong about Kate.”

He turned his back and looked into the empty space that he called home. All he could see was Georgia smiling at him. Her beautiful red hair that cascaded over her shoulders. Her pale skin that was porcelain-smooth. He had loved her, there was no denying that.

Nick walked back inside and returned to the couch again. He grabbed the bottle, knowing he would regret drinking any more, but right now, it just didn’t matter. Because what bothered him the most—what hurt him the most—was that Georgia, in the end, didn’t believe he had loved her. She chose to be with another in the face of Nick’s darkest days because she didn’t feel loved by him.

Georgia believed that it was Kate. That it had been Kate all along. Nick drained the glass of its contents yet again and rolled it between his palms.

What bothered Nick the most was that he was afraid she was right.

THE END

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robin Mahle
lives with her husband and two children in Arizona. She found her passion for writing, which later became her second career, after spending 20 years in the construction industry.

Having always been a lover of books, Robin attributes her creativity to the wonderful overseas adventures she has shared with her husband of 16 years. Traveling throughout Europe and having lived in England opened her mind and with that came a steady stream of story ideas inspired by her author-idols in the mystery/suspense genre.

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OTHER WORKS

All the Shiny Things—A Kate Reid Novel (Book 1)

Law of Five – A Kate Reid Novel (Book 2)

Gone Unnoticed – A Kate Reid Novel (Book 3)

The Kate Reid Series Box Set (Books 1-3)

Inherent Clarity

Landslide

Beyond the Clearing

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