Stevie felt like a phony. She related
the senator's conviction as if it were her own, just as she was expected to do.
Yet she continued to question the senator's seemingly heartless position. Wes's
life might be hanging by a thread at this very moment, yet the senator seemed
no more disturbed than if his dog were lost.
"Senator Bellardi was greatly
encouraged yesterday when the sheriff notified him of a development in the
investigation. Recent evidence suggests that the victim may have been secretly
concealed in the attic of the Bellardi home for a day or more after the
abduction. Law enforcement officials are hopeful that this discovery will lead
directly to Wes Bellardi and his captors."
Stevie agonized privately over this
odd turn of events. The fact that Wes's blood had been spilled both in his bed
and in the attic hovered oppressively and constantly over her soul.
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