Discovered by Daniel Marc Chant

Author:Daniel Marc Chant [Chant, Daniel Marc]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2017-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

By the afternoon the entire village was in chaos, more than even that morning. Helicopters had been flying back and forth with men and equipment for most of the day and a lot of the press had been cleaned out. The village no longer looked like a media circus or a small peaceful holiday town. Instead it resembled a staging post for a military operation. Tents covered the entire docking area at the edge of the loch. Jeeps and sandbags were everywhere and uniformed men patrolled everything. No guns were in sight but Devon doubted that there weren’t any. Amongst it all McCallum had strode around like a conquering hero, giving orders and barking commands that were always instantly followed.

“It’s insane,” Arthur said.

He had joined her on the bench outside the hotel. She’d been sat there most of the afternoon, watching everything as she read through more of the research that Danny had sent over. Helen had kept her readily supplied with tea and cake and had passed on news from other parts of the village which were being taken over by the mercenaries.

“I can honestly say I’ve never seen anything like it,” Devon said. She poured Arthur a cup of tea. “Even when I was investigating the Beast of Dean there was nothing like this. Just a few farmers with guns and dogs.”

“If McCallum wasn’t here it’d probably be that way,” Arthur said. “Then again if McCallum wasn’t here there’d be no problem in the first place.”

“I don’t know if he had anything to do with those deaths but I’m starting to think he did,” Devon whispered to Arthur. “It’s all too convenient don’t you think? People are against him and the hotel. Suddenly two people turn up dead and he steps in like a hero to save the day and everyone loves him.”

“Aye, the thought had crossed my mind,” Arthur said. “Still lass, I can’t see even him having someone killed just to help his ratings go up.”

“No, you’re right,” Devon said. “But he’s still taking advantage of the situation and of people’s fears. I don’t like it. Why can’t people see what he’s up to?”

“People are scared,” Arthur said. “When they’re scared they do irrational things and cling to whatever offers the quickest chance of getting them away from the fear. I’ve seen it before, out on the ocean. Fear does funny things to a person.”

“Yeah…” Devon said. She watched McCallum, “Yeah, it does.”

“You’re gonna talk to him?” Arthur asked as he followed her gaze. “Will he listen do you think?”

“He hasn’t so far,” Devon admitted. “As far as he’s concerned I’m here to boost the idea of his hotel as a monster hunting spot. I’m not an advisor, I’m not an executive. I’m just a professor in need of money who he hired so he could say he was trying to be thorough.”

“Try anyway,” Arthur said. “You may be a consultant but he’ll listen to you I think. Even just a little.”

“And if he doesn’t?” Devon asked.

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