Chapter 53

“That’s Trinity Lutheran. It’s not a big cemetery, but the church there is still active.”

“We should go there tonight.”

“You should go where tonight?”

Emma’s soft voice drifted from the doorway behind them, and both men turned to see her standing in its frame, dressed in one of Jesse’s button-down shirts. There were still creases on her face from sleep, and her blonde hair was a riotous tangle. She looked both sated and delicious all at the same time.

For the second time that hour, Jesse was tempted to throw the entire case out the window and go back downstairs. Maybe not even downstairs. He knew from experience Gideon’s desk was pretty solid. And it wasn’t like anybody was dying.

Yet, a small voice reminded him.

“The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery,” Jesse answered. “We think there might be a desecration tonight.”