Five Goodbyes by Melody Anne

Author:Melody Anne [Anne, Melody & Henley, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, Author John Henley, best, Comedy, enemies, fbi, Fiction, fighting, Friendship, Suspense, Thriller, Series, Romance, Melody Anne, murder mystery
Published: 2023-06-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

My sleep is abruptly interrupted by the blaring ring of my phone. My hand blindly flails at the nightstand until I make contact with it. I squint at the screen, which is far too bright for my eyes, confused and alarmed to see the name flashing on the display. It takes another two full rings in my hand before I answer.

“Hello?” I ask, trying to shake the grogginess from my voice.

“I'm in jail, Hunter. I need your help,” Isaiah says, his words rushed and panicked.

My heart rate surges hearing Isaiah’s voice in such a panic, and then his words sink in. “Why are you in jail? What’s going on? Are you okay?” I ask in rapid fire succession.

“My friends and I were attacked at the club, the cops came, and brought all of us down here. I can explain more when you get here. I’m sorry man. Please don’t call my parents. I’ll talk to them after they wake up.”

“They booked you guys for a fight?”

“It got a little out of control, and to top that off, I lost my wallet in the melee. I would’ve paid the club for the damages right there if I could’ve found my wallet, but it’s gone. I’ll explain more once you’re here.”

The stress in his voice is undeniable, and I know it won’t help trying to dig for info knowing that other people are watching and listening to him right now.

If I had any frustration at being woken up at three-thirty in the morning, it’s gone now. That small frustration has been replaced by a bunch of other thoughts and emotions, which I suppress while on the call with Isaiah.

“Okay bud. What jail? I’m on my way now,” I tell him over the speaker of my cell as I get dressed.

After I receive the information, I calm his nerves by telling him I’m on my way. I jump in my car and am on 95 South within minutes. Miami can have a lot of traffic but at this hour, there isn’t any. I feel confident in pushing well past the top of the speed limit the entire way. I soon pull up to the building ready to find out what in the hell is going on.

I contemplate calling Jasmine during my drive, but know there isn’t anything she can do for Isaiah in this moment. What it will do is stress her out, and the last thing I need is to deal with this situation and try to talk her off a ledge that I put her on. Nope, I’m keeping a lid on all of this until we get Isaiah back home safe and secure.

“Special Agent Hunter Sparks,” I say cooly to the intercom at the entrance of the jail. I present my badge to the fish-eye camera next to the button I’ve just pressed.

I thought about trying to get into the jail without the badge, but I know at this time of the morning there will be next to no chance of that happening.

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