Angelos Odyssey by J. B. M. Patrick

Author:J. B. M. Patrick [Patrick, J. B. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, thriller, horror, adventure, action, comedy, Fantasy, epic, dark
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

6

Footsteps in the Dark

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Janelle

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“I WON’T LET YOU DO THIS, KAUST!”

The Dawn Bureau Office was filled with stunned silence as everyone working on the night of Vendela Andrewa’s assassination halted in their tracks to observe Aaliyah confronting her Sergeant. Her colleagues had noticed her agitation at least once, but now she was standing with her face mere inches away from Kaust as she yelled at the top of her lungs: “You're out of your fucking element!”

Aden Kaust initially tried to calm her by condescendingly placing a hand on her shoulder, but she responded by pushing his arm away and violently prodding his chest. “He has nothing to do with this shit! I know you think you're a hotshot know-it-all on a glory mission, but my friends aren't about to be a part of another one of your conspiracy theories!”

At that moment, Zola Bali, a fellow operative and close friend of Aaliyah's, stepped in between the two.

“Enough!” She demanded with a surprising display of authority despite her lower rank. “Aaliyah,” she looked to her friend calmly, “he's your superior officer. Period. You can't talk to him like any fool off the street—he’ll write you up, and it’ll be your whole damn career on the line!”

“That doesn't mean he can just interrogate my friends whenever he feels like it!”

Kaust, allowing his blood pressure to drop for a moment, spoke up: “I don’t do paperwork on people… I’m not going to play ‘Dad’ to my subordinates; I accept disrespect is just part of the career.” Aden shrugged before glaring with accusation at Aaliyah. “Although this Tavon cat… He sounds like more than just a 'friend.'”

“You shut the fu—” Aaliyah started toward him but was pushed back by Zola, who shushed her and pointed to Lieutenant Shraeu's office door that briskly swung open as if on cue.

The scent of alcohol wafted from the room and preceded the tipsy but mostly serious Lieutenant as he eased himself out of his command suite. Shraeu wearily strolled over to stand before the three of the detectives, placed his hands on his hips, and sighed. “I hope all that noise means that there's another update I need to hear concerning the Andrewa Case? I get called in over a charity worker's suicide and suddenly everyone’s acting like this type of shit isn’t a common gig here—”

“—Respectfully, Sir, it wasn't a suicide.” Kaust interrupted.

“Right-right…” Shraeu rubbed his eyes and shook off his exhaustion.

Aaliyah looked at her Sergeant incredulously. “How can you say that when our medical examiner hasn't even confirmed—”

“Aaliyah!” Kaust raised his voice. “We both know that wasn't a suicide. You saw the signs of struggle for yourself! Vendela wasn't trying to go!—besides, she was netting enough of a fortune to set her family up for life. Sir,” Kaust turned to the Lieutenant, “all we need is express permission to examine the gold mine of info we’ve just uncovered, and Aaliyah's friend might even be able to help us! C’mon, this same guy's been making cameo appearances all over

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