For Justice by Jeannette Winters

Author:Jeannette Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
Publisher: Jeannette Winters
Published: 2018-06-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

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Hydria never thought she’d be working for someone like Bennett Stone, and surely not in the role he’d offered her. She wasn’t sitting behind a desk. He threw her right into the heart of it all.

This job was nothing like working at the police department. Hydria wasn’t sure how to describe it. It felt like a cross between what armed security would do, and what Steve did in the Marines. Bennett had explained in detail why he needed her in Tabiq. It had sounded horrible, and she figured Bennett had exaggerated in order to make sure she was overly prepared for what she would encounter. It wasn’t as though she was ignorant of what was happening in the world, but she only knew what the news broadcast. Bennett told her she couldn’t believe what she saw on TV as it didn’t paint the real picture.

She couldn’t imagine what Bennett had been trying to tell her a few days earlier on the plane trip over. It only became clear as she found herself walking the halls of the medical center. Hydria had been asked to act as the liaison/security for any women who came in for treatment for symptoms that might be caused by abuse. That was no different than in the States. There was abuse against women, men, children, and the elderly. She couldn’t remember the last time she had worked and not encountered at least one victim of such crimes.

However there was a major difference, and she felt it immediately. The local authorities appeared to be on the women’s side but hadn’t always been. She saw fear in the victims’ eyes as they were questioned on what had happened to bring them to the hospital.

Hydria took a different stance and used gentle tones and less intimidating body language in order to gain their trust. As she did, some of the women she assisted asked about Ziva Henderson. Bennett had explained Ziva’s role to her. Not only had she been born and raised in Tabiq, but Ziva had played an integral part in setting up and then taking down the head honchos. It was clear if it wasn’t for her and Alex Henderson, the people never would’ve trusted or accepted any help. She was told over and over again how much better things were now. If this is good, I can only imagine what it was like a few years ago.

Hydria had dreamed of traveling to far off places and meeting people from all walks of life. She had her passport ready and waiting but had never used it. It was something she’d gotten when Steven joined the Corps. If he’d been stationed overseas, she wanted to be ready to visit him. Instead, he was deployed in places one couldn’t vacation, or at least shouldn’t. This would be one of those places.

She saw Bennett walking down the hallway toward her. Hydria hoped she hadn’t screwed up already. She’d only been on the job a few days, but he’d made it clear there was no room for errors.

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