Fear the Silence (A Lexi Cole Suspense Thriller—Book 2) by Ava Strong

Author:Ava Strong [Strong, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2024-06-09T23:00:00+00:00

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Lexi's boots crunched on the fresh layer of snow, every step a reminder of the case's stubborn resistance to unravel. She and Mike trudged back toward their cruiser, parked inconspicuously at the edge of the resort's main lodge. Their breaths materialized in sharp gusts, mingling with the descending flakes that seemed to mock their efforts.

"Another dead end," Mike grumbled, his voice low but carrying an undercurrent of anger. "Guy's a creep for sure, but not our killer."

"Seems so," Lexi replied, her tone clipped, betraying her own rising irritation. The frustration between them was palpable — a silent force that threatened to burst as they opened the doors to the vehicle and settled inside.

They sat in a shared silence, the car's heater doing little to warm the chill that had settled deep in their bones — not just from the cold, but from the frosty grip of failure. Lexi gripped the steering wheel, knuckles whitening, the scar above her eyebrow twitching with a mix of anger and fatigue.

"Every minute we waste..." Lexi began, but her voice trailed off, lost amidst the sound of snowflakes pelting the windshield. Mike didn't need her to finish; he knew the unspoken truth as well as she did — their killer was still out there, claiming victims while they chased shadows.

"Back to square one," Mike said, his words muffled by the thick scarf wrapped around his neck. "What's our next move, Lexi?"

She wanted to have an answer, to provide a shred of hope or a new lead to pursue, but the emptiness of her thoughts mirrored the blankness of the whitened landscape outside. Instead, she turned the key in the ignition, the engine's growl a stark contrast to the hush that enveloped the world beyond the glass.

The snowfall intensified, a relentless barrage that piled upon already heaped drifts, threatening to bury any remaining evidence along with their dwindling optimism. Lexi flicked on the windshield wipers, their rhythmic swiping a feeble defense against the onslaught from the heavens.

"Let's retrace our steps," she suggested, though it felt like admitting defeat. "Review the witness statements, comb through the crime scenes again -- anything might help."

Mike nodded, resigned to the suggestion. "I'll call the station, see if they've dug up anything new."

As Lexi maneuvered the cruiser down the snow-clogged roads of Summit Ridge, she couldn't shake the sensation of being watched — an eerie echo of Vince's confessed voyeurism. But it was more than that; it was the sense that somewhere out there, the real predator was observing their futile dance, biding time until the next strike.

"Nothing but whiteout," Lexi muttered, squinting into the monochrome blur. It wasn't just the weather obscuring her vision — it was the case itself, a blizzard of unanswered questions and elusive truths that chilled her to the core.

Back at the station, the warmth of the building provided no comfort. The storm outside built its walls higher, each flake a silent sentinel in the growing army of despair. As Lexi poured over the reports once more, each word seemed to bleed into the next, indistinct and unhelpful.

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