CHAPTER FOUR
Stuart barely noticed the beautiful pine forests on the steep slopes surrounding Flagstaff, or the rustic wooden homes they passed as they drove around the outskirts of town to get to Helen Beachy’s home on the east side. They’d been up here on a previous case, and he hadn’t had time to enjoy the cooler uplands of Arizona then either.
And now here he was stuck with his partner, who was only speaking with him as little as the job demanded.
That was his fault. He should have never made his feelings known. Alexa was an ice maiden, obsessed with work and little else. The only other living creatures she showed affection for were her horses and Stacy. He’d been foolish to even hint that he liked her.
She’d been polite, of course, pushing him away in subtle ways so both of them c
