INK: Abstraction by Roccaforte Bella

Author:Roccaforte, Bella [Roccaforte, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Itzy, Kickass.to
ISBN: 9781310007347
Amazon: B00KMJB8OG
Published: 2014-05-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Division of Trust

Harry

Shayleigh and Eli close the bedroom door, completely dismissing us. She’s got to understand this is something we have to talk about. What I saw here today was a complete game changer. I don’t know if this was some sort of illusion or what the hell it was, but I certainly know it’s way out of my league, so it has to be out of hers.

Miranda glares at Carl, who’s on the phone, probably trying to reach McNab. I’d like to speak to him myself. I’m not sure exactly what happened, but he disappeared pretty perfunctorily. She turns to me. “Harry, we can’t help her if she doesn’t talk with us.”

“I understand that, but why don’t we let her get settled in. I’m sure I have as many questions as you do, probably more,” I answer, trying to avoid speaking directly about what I just saw.

“I don’t want to alarm you, but the organization is getting impatient with the lack of progress. We don’t have any answers, but we have several dead bodies and the number is growing.” She tilts her head to the side as a show of sympathy. “I’m not sure how much longer I can hold them off.”

“Hold them off from what?” Carl asks, standing directly in front of us.

Miranda turns her body fully toward me, excluding Carl from the conversation. “We have to solve this fast; we have to figure out how to disarm the Specter. I would like to approach this by not having to throw your baby away with the bathwater. But if we don’t do something soon, it won’t be up to me.”

“What are you saying? Are trying to say that Shayleigh is in danger from the organization?” I’m immediately incensed and stand to get some distance from Miranda.

“No, Harry, it’s just that we need to diffuse this and fast. People have to stop dying. As it is, Shay doesn’t have an alibi for Nigel’s murder, and what if they do find Aiden’s body in the river, what then?” Her tone is calm and I notice how many times she’s addressed me by name to continue to create a sense of familial safety. I may have been out of the cop game for a while, but you don’t forget these tactics.

“Miranda, my little girl isn’t murdering people and we are going to figure out who is. Not to mention we have another case to solve, namely who kidnapped and tortured her. Or have you forgotten what she’s just been through?” My tone is metered so as not to show weakness in my outrage.

“Aiden’s body is not in the river,” Carl chimes in and turns to me. “Harry, Miranda is an absolute threat to Shay.” There’s boiling rage in his tone as he turns to leave. He stops in the hallway door and turns to face Miranda, branding her with his anger, “I won’t let you hurt her.”

“Carl.” Miranda calls to him with an offended tone, but he ignores her completely.

I sit and stare at Miranda for a solid minute.

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