CRUSHED a gripping crime thriller full of twists (Detective Tracy Collier Book 2) by Emmy Ellis
Author:Emmy Ellis [Ellis, Emmy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books Mystery, Crime Thriller, Suspense
Published: 2024-04-11T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Fourteen
Tracy stepped inside the station, glad of the warmth compared to outside, tired after a fitful night, her dreams full of Lisa and the hassle she could cause if she didnât sod off out of the picture. Damon had noticed â they lived together now instead of renting two separate places like they had in the city â mentioning sheâd kicked out at him a few times. She must have been fighting in her sleep. Probably warding off her father, and John, her old chief, a man whoâd shown her âloveâ as a child â a love she hadnât wanted.
The only words for it? Sexual abuse, no love about it.
She debated whether to go and visit Vic on the front desk, see if he had any news for her that had come in overnight, left for him to relate to her from the sergeant who manned the desk in the dark hours. She ought to, really, but fancied getting another coffee down her neck before tackling anything. The one sheâd had at home hadnât done a thing to perk her up.
A Winter coffee, that would be nice.
She headed up the three flights of stairs after Damon. He went left into the incident room, she went right to Winterâs corridor. It was still early, a few minutes until eight when the rest of the team would turn up, so she could afford a natter with the chief. Besides, she wanted Winter to tell her what was going on with Kane, except sheâd have to act surprised or nonchalant and make out she hadnât heard any of their conversation.
At his door, she knocked then entered at his call to come in. He stood at the filing cabinet, staring at his coffee maker, the carafe thankfully full, just intermittent drops dripping in from the filter.
âMorning, sir.â She smiled as brightly as she could and shifted her focus to the machine.
âI knew I shouldnât have offered you a coffee the first time.â He grinned. âLet me give you that link now before you drink my stash dry. I forgot to send it before.â He moved to the desk, scribbled on a pad, and ripped the page off. âHere you go.â
âThanks.â She folded then slid it into her pocket.
âYou want one, I take it?â He raised his eyebrows.
âThatâs what Iâm here for. You can smell it down the corridor.â She sat once heâd gestured for her to take a seat, crossing her legs at the ankles and thinking how sad it would be to get on his bad side if he found out about Lisa.
He poured the drinks, and she kept her mouth shut until heâd settled behind his desk. The first sip had her closing her eyes and wishing she was in sunny climes drinking it on a balcony overlooking a beach instead of this cold, austere office in a dreary UK town.
âDo you want to start?â he asked.
âMay as well.â She took a deep breath. âKane turned up early evening yesterday. He was on Nadaâs computer â no one else was around.
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