Sweet Little Lies (29 page)

He could see her gulp, could see her fear radiating from her like fumes. Good. He hoped she was as terrified as his daddy was the day she plunged that knife into his stomach.

“M.J., I am so sorry. You’ve had it worse than anybody—”

“Shut up! Shut up! There’s nothing you could say that will make this better!”

“M.J., if I could take back that day, I would. If I could make it me—”

“That’s right—it
should
have been you!”

He squeezed the trigger.

“A
breaking story tops Channel Seven News tonight. Former supermodel, Kelly Ross, was murdered this evening in her Gold Coast home. She was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital where our Mel Hayes is standing by live. Mel?”

“Andrea, this is a developing story, so we don’t have all the details yet, but here’s what we do know. Kelly Ross was released from Dwight Correctional Facility for Women two weeks ago after serving six years of a twelve-year sentence for the murder of her husband, attorney Mark Monroe. Ross was shot twice, once in the stomach and once in the leg. Police say the shooter was sixteen-year-old Mark Monroe Jr., also known as M.J., and the son of Kelly Ross’ late husband.

“You’ll recall it was revealed Monroe had been married to another woman, Geneva Monroe, before he was married to Kelly Ross. Ross stabbed her husband before fleeing and eluding capture for close to a week. In a confrontation between the two Mrs. Monroes, Ross shot Geneva Monroe to death, though that was found to be self-defense and no charges were filed. In the matter of her husband's death, Ross later pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

“Since being released, Ross has kept a low profile, rarely venturing out of her Gold Coast high rise. Building management says Ross put her condo on the market, making plans to move overseas in the next few weeks. According to Sam Gordon, Kelly Ross’ attorney, the younger Monroe has been living with his uncle, Roy, in Indianapolis for the past six years. The teenager stole a gun from the home of a friend’s father and boarded a bus to Chicago earlier today. He arrived at Kelly Ross’ home, and the doorman alerted her that Monroe was downstairs and he was allowed to come upstairs. Monroe apparently confronted Ross with the gun, and somehow—unbeknownst to Monroe—Ross was able to dial 911, who traced the call. Police came in and were able to subdue Monroe but not before he shot Ross. Roy Monroe could not be reached for comment, but Gordon says the boy had been in counseling and by all accounts had been doing well. However, with this tragic turn of events, it is clear he has not gotten over the death of his father.

“Mark Monroe is being held without bond. Reporting live from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, I’m Mel Hayes. Andrea, back to you.”

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Bianca Sloane is the author of the suspense novel
Live and Let Die
. She lives in Chicago.

Visit her website at
biancasloane.com
for more information.

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