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Jenn Vakey - Rilynne Evans 07 - Revenge with Murder
Book: Jenn Vakey - Rilynne Evans 07 - Revenge with Murder Read Online Free
Author: Jenn Vakey
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visible wounds.  Her white blouse was discolored in several spots, which she assumed was what was left of any blood stains.  The thing that surprised her was how fresh she looked.  She wasn’t an expert on the decomposition rates of a body submerged in the ocean, but she couldn’t imagine she had been there more than a day.
    After taking pictures of everything she could, Rilynne let Ben lead her back up.
    Neither she nor Ben seemed to be able to say anything after they surfaced.  Rilynne just pulled her regulator out of her mouth as soon as her BC was inflated and looked quietly around for the boat.  Though it only seemed like they had moved about twenty feet, the boat was closer to three hundred away.  Ben raised his arm to attract the boat as she took a few deep breaths to collect herself.
    It took mere moments for Ben to capture the attention of the captain and for the small boat to jump into motion.  Although it sped toward them, it felt to Rilynne that it was moving at no more than a crawl.
    “Call the police,” Rilynne said when the boat pulled up minutes later and the captain reached down to help her back on the boat.  When he shot her a confused look, she continued.  “There’s a body down there.”
    He looked for a moment like he wanted to laugh, as if she were telling an ill humored joke.  As he helped her out of the water, he turned to Ben.  If he was hoping to get assurances that she was just messing with him, he didn’t get it.  After releasing his hold on Rilynne, he turned without a word and walked into the cabin.  She pulled her mask off just in time to see him reaching for his radio.
    Rilynne pulled her gear off and helped Ben up.  As soon as he was on, she sat down and reached for the camera.  As she did, she felt the boat start moving.
    “Where are we going?” she called out as she moved toward the cabin.  “We should wait here for the police to arrive.”
    “I was told to head back in,” he said as he slowly shook his head.  Though he didn’t meet her gaze, she could see the shock on his face.  It was clear that he had never encountered anything like this before.
    She wanted to argue, but she knew it wasn’t her call to make.  They were far outside of the range of pull she had.  After a few seconds, she turned and walked back over to where Ben had sat down.
    The trip back seemed to take twice as long as it should have.  Although she was flipping through the pictures she had taken, it still seemed so unreal.  While this wasn’t the first body she had found, usually she was out looking for one.  She never even imagined they would find one while on vacation.
    “What’s going on, Ray?” a voice called out when they pulled back up to the dock.  Rilynne looked over and saw a man storming toward them.  He was only a few inches taller than herself, though the look of intense frustration on his face made him appear larger.  His head, though she had a feeling it was optional, was cleanly shaven.  His worn navy blue button up fit a little too snugly around his midsection, but the badge could clearly be seen over his heart.  “It’s supposed to be my day off.”
    “Sorry, sergeant.   They’re insisting that they found a body down there,” Ray stated.  Rilynne had a feeling he was forcing the skepticism in his voice, because that wasn’t what was showing on his face.  She wasn’t entirely surprised, though.  With a population as small as the one in Spicer Island, it could cause someone a lot of trouble to get on the wrong side of law enforcement.  Without having seen the body himself, he wasn’t likely to want to be pulled into the middle of it.
    The sergeant, looking both annoyed and condescending, turned to Ben and Rilynne.  “We’ve lost several vessels when they’ve been caught in storms over the years,” he stated.  “Not all of the bodies have been found.  While we are always looking to provide the remains to the families, I hardly think the
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