A Trace of Vice by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LAPD, Missing Persons Detective, Missing Teen, Missing Person, Beverly Hills, mystery, California, Los Angeles, psychological thriller, detective, thriller, kidnapping, serial killer, Sex Trafficking Ring
Amazon: B06XDQMG5J
Goodreads: 34532198
Published: 2017-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Keri stood up from her hiding spot behind the bush and headed toward the motel, unzipping her jacket as she walked. She noticed that the soreness in her battered knees had subsided a bit, overwhelmed by the endorphin rush she felt as the motel got closer. The cries of agony she’d heard earlier from one of the rooms were intermittent now but clearly not over.

“Can you guys hear me?” she asked Ray and Castillo as she weaved back and forth, making sure to stay out of the glare of the few working lights in the parking lot.

“Yep,” Ray assured her. “We’re coming. “

She glanced to her right and saw both of them scurrying quickly along the fence in the same direction as her.

“How are we handling this?” Castillo asked quietly.

“Detective Locke,” came the urgent voice of Sergeant Henriksen over the radio, “please stand down. My men are no longer onsite. You do not have the tactical advantage. Wait for our SWAT unit to arrive and provide support.”

“Thanks for the input, Sergeant. I don’t know what your policy is in Inglewood. But we generally don’t ignore the screams of teenage girls being raped. So unless you plan to help out, I’d appreciate it if you maintained radio silence so the rest of us can do our jobs without distraction.”

She knew it was harsh. Henriksen obviously didn’t want to stand down and had only done so on orders. But at this moment, she didn’t really care. He didn’t respond.

“Castillo, here’s your answer. Let’s stick with Tasers for as long as possible. The new models we were issued last month give the same jolt up close as they do with the electrode darts and they don’t require an immediate recharge. Just hit skin and your subject should be incapacitated. We don’t know what these guys will do if they hear gunfire. And we don’t know if any of those johns in the rooms are armed. Let’s try to take them down quietly if possible.”

“Roger that,” Ray said. “We have a sightline on the guard outside the motel office. If Castillo distracts him, I should be able to tase him from behind. Stay close to the guard at the opposite end of the ground floor, Keri. If he sees what’s happening, he’ll react. So be ready to take him down. We can deal with the upstairs guys after that.”

“Sounds good,” Keri said. “But be careful. I don’t know how thin those office walls are. You don’t want to tip off Chiqy.”

“Understood,” Ray said. “We’re almost to the guard. I’m going quiet now.”

Keri wanted to move closer but worried that the guard Ray and Castillo were about to take down would see her from his vantage point. The guard on her end couldn’t see her from his angle but she was still at least fifteen feet from him. It would be hard to get close enough to disable him in time if he saw anything across the way.

She glanced up at the guards on the second level.

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