A Sinner's Prayer by M. P. Wright

Author:M. P. Wright [Wright, M. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
Published: 2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00

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For some, even our darkest past moments are preferable somehow to those few interludes of peace and sunshine we may experience. Why? God only knows. I was normally content with the fact that life often threw me a curveball. This afternoon had been one of those rare occasions when I’d not struck out.

My unexpected rendezvous with Ruth Castle was both pleasurable and informative. Before I’d left the pub, she’d written her phone number down on the back of a beer mat and I’d promised I’d be in touch in a few days. There was something about Ruth that had charmed me, something I couldn’t quite put my finger on. Perhaps it was just the way she looked at me, or maybe it was the aura of confidence and obvious beauty that had caught my eye. She’d been the first white women to invite me to take a drink with her in public, and that certainly brought her up in my estimation, though I could well do without having a good-looking woman on my mind with all the crazy stuff going on. I didn’t want to have to forget about my meeting with Ruth, but it was a safe bet that, for now, I could find plenty of ways to take her off my mind. Hearing that her old man was on William Ryder’s payroll was one such way. It hadn’t come as a great shock to know that someone had their claws into the shady councillor. I just wished it could have been some other thug.

Until a few days ago, my life had been relatively simple, but in a matter of hours my laid-back existence had turned into a nightmare, and all on the threat of a false accusation, a copper I couldn’t trust and the offer of ready money. As a policeman, I’d been treading in murky waters for a long time, but even back then I was never in fear of drowning. Now, I had an edgy feeling that I was wading into hidden depths; an abyss that I may have trouble returning from. I’d always known that there was no easy way to rid yourself of a past you’d much rather forget. Lifestyles and habits may change, but deep down, the individual doesn’t. No amount of money, sinner’s prayers or booze offers that kind of peace of mind. Saying farewell to the dark side doesn’t mean that the dark side wants rid of you.

And I was about to be reminded of that fact.

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