Animal 4.5 by K'wan

Author:K'wan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vodka & Milk
Published: 2017-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

Tasha Grady cruised down the FDR fighting to keep her heavy eyelids from shutting. She had just worked a double shift and found herself running into a third because she had taken some of her work home with her. She spared a glance over at the passenger seat, where her purse rested, and took a mental count of the folders stuffed inside. There were five of them in total; five murders, five motives, and five mothers who would be burying their children.

The files were open cases that the department had been hitting a wall trying to solve so Grady decided to take a crack at them. She was better than most at solving riddles, that’s part of why she was able to climb from beat-walker to sergeant so quickly, though some in the department speculated her speedy rise had been due to more than just good police work. Over the last couple of years, her name had been attached to some suspect cases and even more suspect individuals. Before joining the NYPD, she was a girl from the projects with known criminal ties, which some on the force felt like she had never truly let go. Being a woman in a male dominated field made things difficult enough, but being a Black woman with a shaky background, ensured that Tasha had to work five times as hard as anyone else in the department to prove herself. This is why instead of getting some much-needed sleep when she got home, she’d be working on the five unsolved cases.

By the time Tasha pulled into the underground parking garage of her building, she felt like she was out on her feet. Listlessly, she collected her files and her service weapon from the glove box. The Glock felt like a lead weight when she dropped it into her purse. Her heels clacked loudly on the floor of the empty garage as she walked towards the elevator. At that hour, most of the other tenants in the luxury high rise were fast asleep. They were mostly older people and business types who kept decent hours. It was a far cry from the heavy traffic and constant noise of the apartment buildings she had lived in while growing up. That was one of the reasons she’d purchased an apartment in that building. She needed a change.

She stepped from the elevator and walked to her apartment, which was at the far end of the hall. As she fished around in her purse for her keys, she felt the hairs on the backs of her arms stand up. Instinctively, her hand slipped around the Glock at the bottom of the bag. A split second later, one of the apartment doors down the hall opened. An elderly white woman, named Mrs. Kravitz, was taking out her trash. Tasha offered a warm smile in greeting, and was met with a distasteful stare. Mrs. Kravitz had never been a big fan of the young black who lived at the end of the hall and as far as Tasha was concerned, the feeling was mutual.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.