Enemy Way by Aimée & David Thurlo

Author:Aimée & David Thurlo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A Tom Doherty Associates Book

TWELVE

Ella was driving home the long way to give herself time to think. It was 11:00 P.M. and the day had passed before she knew it. They now knew the identity of the murdered boy. George Nahlee, the boy who had tried to quit the gang. Had this been his payback? Justine and she had spoken to those in the gang that they knew about, trying to get a lead, but it was soon clear they could expect no help from the other gang members. As usual, Justine’s cousin Thomas had been out of the house, and her aunt didn’t know where he was at the moment.

Though none of the officers had given out the details of the murder, the viciousness of the act had been hard to keep secret after the family had been called to identify the victim. Rumors were running rampant, and members of the press were calling the station constantly, asking for details and interviews. Particularly gruesome crimes always made the biggest headlines.

Ella was halfway home when Billy Pete called on her cell phone. She pulled off the highway to talk so she could give the call her full attention without worrying about watching the road. She wanted to pick up every nuance of this conversation. It didn’t surprise her that the Fierce Ones would have heard about the latest killing. If they hadn’t been responsible for it, and she doubted they were, the question was how they’d react to the news.

Billy had a question right away. “Do you think the boy was killed because he wanted out of the gang? That’s the word that’s going around. His own gang members had beat him up just the other day. Everyone at school saw the results.”

“I don’t know yet, and it’s premature to even guess. Because it’s an open case, I couldn’t discuss it with you even if I knew.” Ella reminded.

“If you don’t know why he was killed, then we can rule out robbery, which narrows it down. It’s a bit coincidental, don’t you think, that he tried to get out of the gang, and now less than two days later he’s dead, execution-style?”

“What makes you think that was the way he died?” Ella asked.

“I thought you might be handing that question back to me. It’s a great way of not confirming the facts without lying. So I guess my sources were correct. I’ll be talking to you later.” Billy concluded.

“No, wait. Listen to me before you hang up. Righting this particular wrong isn’t the responsibility of the Fierce Ones. The police will handle this.” Ella pleaded.

“You’re not doing a very good job so far. I bet you don’t even have a suspect.”

“Every investigation takes time, but we do solve most of our cases, especially murders. The only help we want or need from the Fierce Ones on this is limited to the presenting of evidence or testimony.” Ella was adamant.

“Who said you’re getting their help, or that I speak for them? I was calling out of curiosity.

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