No one had counseled me but hard knocks, securing an education, and letting Jesus pave the way. I’d been her age once and forced to grow up fast. They clamped cuffs on the four and left Holly and me on the floor with reassurance help was on its way. I fell and the kicks to my ribs told me a few would be broken.Ī whistle blew, and prison guards stopped the gang from delivering any more blows to Holly or me. I’d lived through their beatings before, and I would again. “Enough!” I drew my fists and stepped nose to nose with the leader. I can handle this.” Holly’s courageous words would only earn her another fist to her battered face. “None of your business unless you want the same.” “What’s she done to you?” I eyed the woman. I’d run into this woman before, and she had a mean streak. “Hey, what’s going on?” I forced my voice to rise above my fear of them.
For one who was eighteen years old, she looked fifteen. “Please, stop,” Holly said through a raspy breath.
I’d been in her shoes, and I’d do anything to stop the women from beating her. One held her arms behind her back, and the other three took turns punching her small body. I raced to the rear pantry fearing what I’d find.įour women circled Holly. In any event, uneasiness swirled around me like a dust storm.Ī plea to stop met my ears.
The hallway to the pantry needed better lighting or maybe fewer corners. I needed to get those potatoes boiling to feed hungry stomachs. She’d been gone long enough to plant and dig them up. Holly had disappeared after I sent her to the rear pantry for potatoes. It’s up to Denton to stop them before they silence Shelby-and the truth-forever.Would I ever learn? I’d spent too many years looking out for someone else, and here I was doing the same thing again. So he’s going undercover to befriend Shelby, track down the missing money, and finally crack this case.īut as Denton gets closer to Shelby, he begins to have a trace of doubt about her guilt. He’s always believed Shelby embezzled five hundred thousand dollars from her brother-in-law’s account. But starting over won’t be easy for an ex-con.įBI Special Agent Denton McClure was a rookie fresh out of Quantico when he was first assigned the Pearce case. Now she’s out on parole and looking for a fresh start in the small town of Valleysburg, Texas. Trace of Doubt by DiAnn Mills – Free eBooks Downloadīestselling and award-winning author DiAnn Mills delivers a heart-stopping story of dark secrets, desperate enemies, and dangerous lies.įifteen years ago, Shelby Pearce confessed to murdering her brother-in-law and was sent to prison.
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