Glassford Girl: Boxed Set (Complete Series) (Time Jumper Series) by Jay J. Falconer

Author:Jay J. Falconer [Falconer, Jay J.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: BookBreeze.com LLC
Published: 2015-04-10T04:00:00+00:00

Jim watched Alison finish chewing that last mouthful of steak, take a slug of his whiskey, and put the glass on the table.

“So that’s it?” Alison asked, spinning the glass around in his fingers.

“That’s it. That’s all I know,” Jim answered, scooping the photos from the table. He tucked them away in his folder.

“What about the charred areas left behind after she disappears?”

Jim threw his hands up and began to emphasize his words with hand gestures. “No clue. I agree; they’re bizarre—but I can’t explain them. Not enough information. Now, if you were to arrange a firsthand look at them for me, I might be able to come up with something.”

“That’s never going to happen, Millsy. Captain would never grant a civilian that level of access. Especially a reporter. Despite what you may think, there are rules. And some of us try to abide by them. So, what about the Morgan kid?”

“They must have met on the street somewhere. Got a little teen romance going, I think. It’s totally harmless. They’re just kids. I don’t know what he was doing at my place, though. I thought he was supposed to be in juvie.”

“Yeah, I checked on him. He got out early. Some kind of new program.”

Miller cocked his head and furrowed his brow when he heard a strange noise. It was muffled but distinct, and sounded like it was coming from outside. Near the side yard where he’d left the trash cans sitting when Alison showed up earlier.

“I know that look,” Alison said. “Seen it many times when we were in the shit together.”

“I thought I heard something. Sounded like metal clanging together.”

“Probably a rat digging around in your trash.”

“That was no rat. Someone’s outside!” Miller said, flying out of the booth. He ran to the back door. Just before he got there, he heard the prowler smash through the old patio set outside.

Miller pushed the door open and caught a blur of movement to his left. He swung his head to investigate. His eyes locked onto the intruder while his brain gathered in the facts: Long red hair. Female. Slender. Pretty. Teenager. Holy shit! It was Emily Heart. She was crying, and obviously angry. She gave him a “how could you” look. Then, in a dash, she disappeared through the back gate and turned left.

“Wait! It’s not what you think! I can explain!” he yelled, but she never answered.

He ran to the back gate and went through the opening, but she was gone. He wasn’t surprised. He knew the girl was quick, and skilled at egress and evasion. He’d seen it. Outside the library the day he was gunned down by Alison’s men.

When he turned to go back inside, his eyes made a momentary sweep of the area to his right, panning across the far end of the alley. The end of the alley opposite from where Emily had darted off to.

His eyes caught a glistening flash. It took a second to register, but when it did, his mind realized that someone else was there—watching his encounter with the girl.

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