Darkness by Kate Sherwood

Author:Kate Sherwood [Sherwood, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Published: 2017-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

“Why the fuck did you tell her?” Hockley hissed. They were standing by the station’s front door, where Jericho had caught Hockley on his way in from lunch.

“I didn’t tell her,” Jericho said after pulling Hockley out the door and into a more private spot in the parking lot. “She got a hint from Wade, and then worked it out herself. The main clue was that you all stopped giving her information, if you want to know the truth.”

“Wade Granger? Why is he involved?”

“I think you’re focusing on the wrong stuff here. Kay knows, she’s pissed at—well, pretty much everyone, but definitely you, me, and her dad. She’s looking to bust some heads. If you want to manage the situation before it explodes, this is your chance.”

“It’s always right to focus on Granger. He’s the source of all problems in this goddamn town.”

“You’re upset,” Jericho said with exaggerated kindness, “and it’s making you extra-specially dramatic. I understand. And, honestly, I don’t really give a shit if Kayla goes over and reams her dad out and blows the FBI’s whole case out of the water. I think it’d be good for her, and I don’t have the same jones for punishing the old guy that you do, so—okay, sure, let’s talk about Wade some more. That’ll be nice.” He smiled. “I mean, it makes sense for you and me to be friends. We have so much in common, since both of us seem to form inappropriate attachments to people under federal investigation.”

That rocked Hockley back for a couple of seconds, at least. Then he said lamely, “We’re investigating her father. She’s just—”

“Collateral damage?”

“Goddamn it,” Hockley said, but he seemed to be talking about the whole situation, not Jericho’s contributions in particular. “Okay, yeah, I need to talk to her and figure out how to get in front of this. Can you—”

“Come with you and see what she wants me to do? Sure.”

“I was thinking more along the lines of staying out of it and keeping your mouth shut—” He saw Jericho’s expression and shrugged. “But, sure, coming along and helping out is good too.”

So Jericho tagged along, and it was nice to watch Kayla directing a portion of her anger in Hockley’s direction. But after that burned off, she was back to looking hurt and betrayed, and that was not how he wanted to see her.

“He didn’t want me to run for sheriff,” she said as she stared out the window. “Didn’t want me to be a cop at all. He said it was because he worried about my safety, but I don’t know, it kind of felt like he thought I wasn’t tough enough to do it. So if he screws my career up like this, then he ends up being right, doesn’t he? I couldn’t handle the job.”

“You know I’m not a big fan of your dad,” Jericho said, “but I honestly don’t think he’s that much of an asshole. Do you?” She didn’t answer, so he continued. “I think he’s probably just arrogant.

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