Free Blue Blue Eyes: Crime Novel by Helena Anderson Page B

my permission?” Linn struck her forehead and felt how her headache was pounding inside her head. An indescribable fear had locked her body and her hand was trembling as she lifted the cup of coffee.
    ”By the way, who is taking care of Klas and Céline as we’re both here?” Patrik changed the topic since he was tired of arguing in public.
    ”Your parents.” She thought of the children. Did they see her as a drunk mum?
    ”Good, at least they are in safe hands then.” Patrik loved his parents and had a fabulous relationship with them both. ”OK, and what was your purpose for your visit here then?”
    Linn was scratching her arms, looking away. ”I don’t know. I thought it seemed a good idea when I was at home, but now I just feel stupid.”
    ”I’m not on holiday if that’s what you think. You know that I have stuff to take care of with my companies, that’s why I’m here. When do you fly back?”
    ”On Sunday on the same flight as you.” She didn’t feel comfortable at all with the situation and in her own fantasy her surprise visit should have ended in a more romantic way.
    Patrik stiffly excused himself and got up from the table. ”I have an important phone call to make. You stay and enjoy the breakfast buffet, I think it will do you good. Linn didn’t answer but nodded briefly as Patrik strode quickly to the lift . He took out his mobile and sent a short message to Nikki.
    Found Linn dead drunk in the bar yesterday. Have contacted a rehab centre. She is going home on the same flight as us, could you possibly change yours? I’ll pay. Xxx Patrik
    Patrik missed Nikki’s happy laughter and spontaneity. Thoroughly dejected he opened the door to his suite and went out on the balcony. The air was stuffy and it was the first time he had experienced such an intense heat in Cyprus. He sat down on the sofa and called Johan’s accountant. He had to hear the truth from an independent party since he was apprehensive about Petros’ strange behaviour.
    ”Yes, that’s right, I know Johan. How can I help you?”
    ”Just like Johan I also have a few holding companies here in Cyprus. The other day I was with my accountant and wanted to move one of my companies to Malta, and got the reply that it’s completely impossible. What I’ve understood from Johan is that you’ve helped him do something similar?”
    ”Unfortunately I can’t discuss my clients’ business, but I’ve never heard that you can’t move companies between Cyprus and Malta or the other way around.”
    Patrik was scratching his head with his pen.
    ”In other words you don’t see any problem with moving one of my Cypriot holding companies to Malta?”
    ”No, no, not at all”, George answered with absolute certainty.
    Patrik hung up and was thinking. Something wasn’t quite right here. He turned the situation inside out and found that he couldn’t do anything until he had the translations at hand. Restless he went into the bedroom to get the computer. In the corner of his eye he saw an object under the bed and bent down. Two seconds later he was standing there in surprise with Nikki’s sexy lace pants in his hand. His thoughts went quiet and the emotions quickly overtook him. At first he liked what he saw and drew in the scent from his lost lover for a long time. But suddenly he froze.
    ”Damn it, Linn.”

Friday June 7th
    The rain pelted relentlessly on the window of detective Kerstin Hogstrom’s office at Skanegatan in Gothenburg. As usual she started her day by going through the mail and sighed when she saw how many new meetings she had been invited to. Despite her being short, Kerstin Hogstrom was a respected and colourful woman within the police force. She was straight and honest in communicating and had no problem in letting people know their place. She came from a very wealthy family who after many arguments had accepted her choice of profession as well as her new wife, Ase. She looked good with her shoulder length hair which