Becca Van - [Slick Rock 05] - Her Shadow Men [Siren Everlasting Classic] (html) - Copy (2) by Copy

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Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Britt got out of his truck and found Daniel talking with Luke Sun-Walker and Damon Osborne as they watched the firefighters battle the fire. He stopped beside them and waited patiently for a lull in conversation.

“How’s our girl?” Daniel asked.

“She’s going to be fine. The new doctor put six stitches in her head and she has a bad sprain, but she’s doing okay.”

“Thank God. The fire inspector thinks the flame was started deliberately with accelerants. Whoever the motherfucker was, they started the fire on the stairs to Debbie’s apartment. It spread rapidly from there, but he won’t know for sure until the fire’s out and he starts to investigate,” Daniel explained.

“Jesus Christ. How the hell did she get out of there?”

“It looks like she broke her bedroom window and jumped,” Sheriff Damon Osborne stated.

“Fuck. She could have broken her neck. How the hell high is that window from the ground?” Britt asked, afraid of the answer.

“About ten feet,” Sheriff Luke Sun-Walker answered.

“Holy shit. I’ll bet that’s how she sprained her ankle. She’s lucky she didn’t break it,” Britt exclaimed.

“When are we taking her home with us?” Daniel asked.

“The new Doc says we can pick her up around ten. I’ll call Leah at seven and see if she can pick up some new clothes for Deb. Hopefully she can drop them off at the clinic for her.”

“Do you think this has anything to do with that bastard who escaped from prison?” Damon asked.

“Shit. I’m not sure. This doesn’t follow his MO. He’s never set a fire before. He usually only works with explosives.”

“He could have changed it to throw you off,” Luke suggested.

“Hm. I just don’t know. Maybe once the fire inspector has finished investigating, I’ll be able to answer that question. Make sure he gets a copy of Glen Parker’s prints,” Britt said.

“Will do. Thank God the firefighters were able to contain the blaze and stop it from spreading to the building next door. This whole block could have gone up in smoke. Do you know who called it in?” Britt asked.

“No. Don’t you worry, I’ll be checking into that, too,” Damon stated.

“Why don’t you two go home and get some rest? From what I hear your woman’s pretty feisty. You’re going to need some sleep to be able to deal with her when you get her home,” Luke said with a grin.

“Who the hell have you been talking to?” Britt asked.

“Giles was at your woman’s place putting in a security system she didn’t order. Seems like she was a bit peeved about that. Giles heard her bitching to Leah,” Luke stated.

Britt didn’t answer. He turned away and headed to the truck. Daniel was following him, and the sound of Luke’s laughter carried into the night over the sound of spraying hoses and a diminishing fire.

* * * *

Debbie was sitting up on the bed in a cotton hospital gown when Leah walked into the room. She was glad she had been able to shower and wash away the grime from her body.

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