Hidden In Darkness by Alice Winters

Author:Alice Winters [Winters, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-16T18:30:00+00:00

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I walk into the department as my head moves on a swivel. “I feel important.”

“Yeah, you are. You’re…there to keep me from stubbing my toe,” he says.

“‘You are very important, Felix. You have saved my ass multiple times. I’m so lucky to have you,’” I say as I try to talk like Lane. It’s nowhere close and it just makes me sound like I’m a heavy smoker.

He snorts. “Take us over to the elevator.”

I lead him with me over to the elevator and hit the up button as I watch people move about. The door opens, and a woman looks at us in surprise.

“Lane!” she says.

“Hey Jenny,” Lane says before quickly stepping past her even though it looks like she’s interested in talking more.

He’s acting calm and collected, but I can tell he’s a little upset. He doesn’t like people seeing him like this, but he’s going to have to get used to it.

“Would you rather hold Copper’s leash? He probably won’t lead you into anything,” I say as I squeeze his hand.

“Sure,” he says as he lets go of my hand and holds his out.

As soon as I set Copper’s leash into his hand, he wraps his fingers around the leather. I watch as he gathers the leash up as the elevator dings. The door slides open and I step out, instinctively wanting to reach for him to pull him after me, but Copper starts walking, and Lane follows.

“Where are we going?” I ask, but I don’t have to wait for an answer because a man in a button-up and dress pants is walking toward us.

“Hey, Price,” he says when he sees Lane.

He looks to be in his sixties with eyes that I can only describe as birdlike. I feel like with those eyes he could catch me doing anything even if his back was turned to me. He’s wearing a button-up that is pulled tight over his gut. Two of the buttons should win an Oscar for how hard they’re working at keeping it together.

“Sir,” Lane says with a respectful nod. “Did you send anyone out there?”

“Yeah, let’s talk,” he says.

He starts walking before he seems to remember that Lane is blind and looks back at him like he’s unsure of what to do with him. I’m so glad Lane can’t sense these looks he gets from people because I think it would make him upset or angry or a combination of both.

So, I start following the man, and Copper follows me.

“Whose dog is that?” the man asks curiously.

“Reed’s. I’m not quite sure why we have it,” Lane admits.

“Because Mick was treating him poorly and because Mick is a dick,” I say.

The older man nods slowly like he’s not sure how to confirm that information. “And this is?”

“I’m Felix,” I say with a smile.

“The babysitter James hired,” Lane says.

“I see. Aaron Walsh,” he says as he holds out a hand.

I reach out and take it. He gives it a solid, bone-crushing shake like he has to prove his masculinity and I glare at him, but he doesn’t seem to notice.

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