He smiled at me. His teeth were bared in a grimace.
“How did you kill her?” I calmly asked him.
“I followed her into the woods where I fired my gun twice. This frightened her horse and it reared up. She fell off and hurt herself quite badly. Phoebe asked me to help her but I refused.”
“Then what did you do, David?”
“While she was lying on the ground, I considered having sex with her but she really revolted me. I shot her twice at point blank range in the head. Then I found a quiet spot to bury her. She is quite far down in the ground.”
“Can you show the police the spot that you buried her?”
“Yes, I know the exact spot. I will show you.”
Relief seemed to wash over him at unburdening what actually happened that fateful day.
“Why did you keep trying to hurt me, David? You could have killed me several times!”
“Zack mentioned that you were poking around trying to figure out about Billy so I thought I better try and get rid of you too. Unfortunately you seem to have more lives than a cat!”
I absurdly wanted to laugh at his last comment.
“What does Alex know?”
“Alex? Nothing, he just hates Zack because of Phoebe. She painted him as a monster.”
“I see. Please stand up and put your hands behind your back, David. I am going to take you into custody now.”
I switched off the recording device and put it in my bag.
Stupidly, I took my eyes off him for a moment.
He stood up quickly and turned around but at the last minute he spun back and grabbed my arm. I tried to twist away from him. The gun crashed loudly to the floor and before I knew it, he had me pinned underneath his heavy body.
“Get off, David, you are just making it harder for yourself,” I told him, struggling like a wild cat.
Why didn’t I cuff him earlier?
“Give me a kiss, Jennifer. I know you feel the sexual tension between us,” he said before plunging his tongue into my mouth.
I felt sick at his touch and memories of my attack at Cole Enterprises and in Zack’s bedroom came flooding back to me. I squirmed helplessly beneath him. My arms were trapped underneath him. His breathing was heavy and ragged. He smelt of whisky.
With all my strength, I managed to push him off me and I reached out to grab the gun but he pulled me back to him, ripping my top. He clawed at my breasts, grabbing me roughly.
Pushing me onto my back again, he undid my jeans and yanked them roughly down my legs.
Jesus! He was so strong!
I could hear someone screaming loudly.
I realised that it was me.
“No, get off me, David. Please!” I shouted.
Think, think Jennifer!
He was just too strong for me. David started spreading my legs. He fiddled with himself pushing closer to me. I could feel him pressing against me. Tears streamed down my face.
I turned my head as someone barged noisily into the room.
“Get the fuck off her, David!”
I looked up and saw Zack standing there. I had never been so pleased to see someone in my life.
“Zack, get the gun!” I screamed.
He walked over and picked it up then he hauled David off me with one hand.
“Sit down, you bastard!” he shouted, right in his face after hitting him hard.
Blood poured out of his mouth. David took a seat on the sofa and looked genuinely scared of Zack.
I fumbled around for my clothes and I found that I was shaking like a leaf.
“What are you doing here, Jennifer?”
His eyes flashed angrily at me.
“I had my suspicions that David was the killer so I came here to confront him. Turns out I was right.”
“Why the hell do you have a gun, Jennifer?”
“She’s a detective, Zack, that’s why!” David shouted helpfully.
His trousers were still around his ankles. I didn’t want to look at him, I just wanted to kill the bastard.
“You’re a what?” Zack shouted, glaring at me.
His face dropped and he wore a very hurt expression. Oh no, this was worse than I thought.
“I’m sorry. I have been undercover,” I told him quietly.
“So none of our relationship was real to you, Jennifer? It was just some sick fucking joke! You lying bitch!”
“Of course it was real. I love you. Look, can we discuss this later? I need to take him into custody and face a shit load of trouble for coming in here on my own. Anyway, what are you doing here, Zack?”
“I followed you, you were acting weird. I can’t believe you could lie to me like that!” Zack shouted, clearly furious.
“Stand up, David. Now!” I instructed him.
He obeyed me and put his hands behind his back.
“Zack, I didn’t tell her anything!” David told him.
“What are you talking about, David?” Zack said.