Darkwater Cove: A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller (Darkwater Cove Psychological Thriller Book 1) by Dan Padavona

Author:Dan Padavona [Padavona, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Three hours later, the flight to DC boards with Hunter and Amy missing. Darcy leaves messages on their phones, but she might as well be speaking in a vacuum. The male flight attendant tells Darcy to shut her phone down while they await takeoffs. She’s near the front, Hensel stuck somewhere in the back of the plane with the flight filled to capacity. The man beside her is too large for his seat. Darcy leans into the aisle to buy herself breathing space. As soon as the plane lands, Darcy accesses her messages. Hunter is back home, thank goodness, but no one can locate Amy.

With a degree of guilt, Darcy sleeps through the connecting flight. Hensel shakes her awake, and her eyes open to gray daylight while the vent blows cold air on her. The plane is empty except for the flight crew. Hensel reaches into the overhead compartment and grabs Darcy’s bag.

“Any word on Amy Yang?”

“Nothing.”

“She’s survived this long. Never discount she escaped a serial killer. Have faith. She’ll show up today.”

Bleary-eyed, Darcy shakes her head and follows Hensel down the ramp. Lightning splits the eastern sky. As if the charge tears a hole in the dark underbelly of overcast, rain pelts the car and blurs the way forward.

“Let me drive,” Darcy says, rubbing the clouded windshield clean with her shirtsleeve. “I’ve slept enough.”

“Nowhere to pull over. Anyhow, I caught a few hours during the flights.” A road sign flashes past. “We’ll be there in twenty minutes.”

Bronson’s bright red pickup is the first thing Darcy sees when they turn the corner into her neighborhood. The truck grounds her, makes her believe she won’t topple off the spinning world. Hensel shuts off the engine.

Wearing a nightshirt, Jennifer stands barefoot in the doorway. Circles beneath her eyes scream the girl hasn’t slept.

“You have to find her,” Jennifer says, throwing herself into Darcy’s arms.

Darcy drops her bag and holds her daughter and tells her it will be okay, though recent events make her words seem empty.

“Why did she run away? She was safe here, Mom. Now she’s alone, and that man is stalking her.”

“It’s been twelve hours. The police know the killer targeted Amy. They’ll declare her missing and begin the search.”

“We should be looking for her, not standing here waiting for the police to do their job.”

Over Jennifer’s shoulder, Darcy spots Bronson in the living room. He has his jacket on, keys jangling in his hand. He approaches, and Darcy can’t decide if she should hug Bronson.

“You made it back,” Bronson says, twirling the key ring around his finger.

Darcy sets her bag down and leans against the wall.

“Tell me Hunter hasn’t pulled another vanishing act.”

“Sound asleep in his room.”

“Good. Are you heading somewhere?”

Bronson’s eyes swerve to Hensel in the doorway.

“I’ll take a drive over to Smith Town and look for Amy in case she headed back that way. Afterward, I suppose I should eat something.”

“Oh, shit. I’m sorry I haven’t shopped this week. I promise I’ll pick up food after I shower.

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