CROSSOVER (THE CHASER CHRONICLES Book 1) by Dalglish John C

Author:Dalglish, John C. [Dalglish, John C.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

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Despite being sore from my training with Buddy ‘Chuck Norris’ Daniels, my afternoon at the office was productive. ICM hired me to watch one of their disability claimants, and two other calls came in to inquire about my services. I was about to leave for home when the door opened.

“Hello? Anyone home?”

“Hi, Mandy. What brings you down here?”

Her hair was tied up in the usual bun she preferred when working. She wore no makeup, not that she needed any to begin with. She preferred her work to do the talking, not her looks, and I’ve never seen her look remotely provocative on duty. At least, not intentionally. “I was following a lead at an office down the street and thought I’d pop in.”

Her face scrunched up as if she’d just stepped in vomit.

“Oooh! What happened to your neck?”

I reached up and touched the spot where Buddy had landed his last blow. It hurt, and I flinched involuntarily. I went into the bathroom to look in the mirror. An ugly bruise of green and yellow had formed.

“I did some sparring with a friend this morning. Obviously, he got the better of me.”

She followed me to the bathroom and reached up to touch my neck.

“That’s awful. You okay?”

“Yeah, I’ll be fine.”

She withdrew her hand, concern still painted on her face.

“Who’s this sparring partner? Do I know him?”

“What makes you think it was a him?”

She rolled her eyes at me.

“Let’s say I was hoping it wasn’t a woman.”

“Jealous?”

She laughed.

“No, just hoping my best friend wasn’t getting his butt kicked by a girl!” She put her hands on her hips. “So, you didn’t answer my question. Who is this sparring partner?”

“His name is Buddy Daniels. He came into the office last week. He has a really nice home gym, and he invited me to work out with him.”

“Well, tell this guy to go easy on you, or I’ll have him arrested for assault.”

It was my turn to laugh.

“I’ll pass that on to him. You want to grab some dinner?”

“Love to, but I can’t. I’m due back at the station for a meeting before I can call it a day.”

“Okay. I’ll walk out with you.”

As we got to the street, I caught movement in the alley across the way. Harbinger was watching us, or rather me, and I wondered if he’d been there all afternoon. Mandy nudged me.

“Hey, what are you looking at?”

“Oh, I thought I saw someone across the street I recognized.”

She got in her car, which was still in one piece for going on a week, and I closed her door.

“I see your car is still unscarred. How long will that last?”

She laughed. “No telling! See ya later.”

“Bye.”

When she’d driven off, I crossed over to the alley. Harbinger was gone, but the unsettled feeling was still with me. I scanned the entire street, but couldn’t find any sign of him. Still, the hairs on the back of my neck wouldn’t lie down.

I crossed over to my car and got in, searching the street once more in the car mirrors.

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