Fire and Obsidian by Andrew Grey

Author:Andrew Grey [Grey, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-377-5
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-05-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

FIVE SCHOOLS and he was getting nowhere. James had talked to the others, and they’d reported the same thing. They were running out of possibilities. He had one more on his portion of the list, but Clay and Pierre were already heading back to the station. This was turning out to be a waste of time. Maybe Mattias was right and James was barking up the wrong tree. Still, he had one school to go.

He pulled into the Riverside Elementary parking lot and exited the car. James got out his badge, went to the front door, and rang the bell for entrance, looking up at the camera. It probably would have been easier to call, but he needed to impress how important this was and it was easier to put him off on the phone.

A woman came out of the office, the hallways filling with children flowing around her. “May I help you?” she asked from the other side of the door.

James showed his badge, and she let him in. “I need to speak to Principal Miller, please,” James said. “Are you her assistant?”

“Yes. Gloria Malton.” She smiled as the last of the kids passed by her. “Recess. Let the kids run off some of that energy.” She opened the office door and led him inside.

A striking woman came out of the other office. “What can I do for you, officer…?”

“Detective Levinson, but please call me James.”

“Kim Miller,” she said, and they shook hands. She motioned to her office. “I hope none of my kids are in trouble.”

He loved how she said “her kids,” like she cared for each one. “Nothing like that.” He took the offered seat. “Please stay as well,” he told Gloria. “Look, I’m sure you’ve heard about the rash of robberies that have been taking place.”

“Yes, of course,” Kim said. “But what does that have to do with us?”

“One of the people involved has been selling the goods, and they’ve been seen with a child.” He sighed. “We’re checking with all the schools to ask if they could please keep an eye out and let us know if they hear or see anything. The woman they were with had a southern-type accent, and we suspect that they might have arrived in the area a few months ago….”

Both Kim and Gloria shared a look and then turned back to him.

“You know something.”

Kim took the lead. “Yes. We had a couple of families move into the area, and they enrolled four children soon after the start of the school year. Classes had started just a few weeks ago.” She seemed reluctant, and James couldn’t blame her. “I have no idea if these families have anything to do with what you’re looking for or not, and I can’t allow you to speak with the children without their parents present.”

James understood that, and he saw the problem. “I don’t expect you to break any rules. However, if you could, check with their teachers to see if the children talk about anything unusual.

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