60-Family Secrets

John stared at Anna in the quickly falling darkness. Her revelation was as shocking as it was horrifying. Ray was one of the most respected businessmen in the Asheville area and came from plenty of old money earned in manufacturing. The McCoy family name was as good as a check in any part of the area. John felt a sick feeling creep up his spine as Anna stared him down.

“Are you going to say I’m lying again?”

“NO,” John said as he raised his hands in surrender.

Anna glared at him, her heart hurting, her brain-twisting as she wondered whether to believe him. He stood back and seemed like he was finally listening.

“He let her die rather than paying to help her.”

“That’s not what everyone was told.”

“Of course it wasn’t, did you expect that it would be? He had been jealous beyond belief and had been abusing us both for years, do you think the great Ray McCoy would want anyone to know that he let her die?”