Bruce could see that Deputy Sheriff Kelly Summers was trying his best to be as diplomatic as possible under the circumstances.
“Where on the beach was the shoe found, Deputy?” asked Bruce. He hoped his gut was wrong this time, though when it came to Sharon, it had rarely been. Ever since they were kids growing up in King County near Seattle, he had always been closest to Sharon of all the members of his family. Being the baby of seven siblings, he had always looked up to Sharon as big sister and protector when they were kids.
As adults, now he was the one who often came to her rescue. Somehow, he’d always been there when she had needed him, like last night, he thought bitterly. But this time he’d been too late to bail her out of whatever mess she’d gotten herself into.
“A man walking hi
