Infected by Andrea Speed

Author:Andrea Speed [Speed, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery/suspense
ISBN: 978-1-64080-118-9
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00

17—The Real Meaning of Christmas

ROAN’S IDEA, on the surface, didn’t seem so bad. They paid a visit to the Seattle Police Department, where everyone seemed surprised to see him. Roan told them he was here visiting Kevin and started asking questions about how far they’d gone on the case, if anyone had taken a look at the Jungle, things of that ilk. It seemed innocuous, if nosy, but Roan had told him in the car that he was trying to draw attention to himself. It was a reminder to whoever was behind this that, if they were smart, they’d flee now and never look back. If they weren’t smart—which seemed to be true, based on what they’d done so far—they would come after Roan. Chai couldn’t imagine anyone being that stupid, but Roan said his being away in exile might convince them he was weak and not up to it. Roan also hinted that the lion was itching to get out, which didn’t sound good or wholly sane. But he knew that was a blinkered response on his part. All his life he’d seen well-meaning PSAs and ads in gay magazines pointing out that infection didn’t make a person subhuman or some kind of horror movie were-beast, and yet…. No, that wasn’t fair. Roan wasn’t a were-beast either. He was human. It was simply that his infection took an odd turn somewhere. Like, super odd.

Holy shit—were there gay magazines anymore? It occurred to him he hadn’t seen one in ages, save for ones online. Then again, when was the last time he’d stopped by a bookstore? Chai suddenly felt terrible and illiterate. Next time Holden went to one, he was going with him.

Chai thought about this and a million other things as he let Roan do the talking, leading him through the Seattle Police Department precinct number… well, fuck, he’d already forgotten. It didn’t help that he’d felt intimidated seeing so many cops at once. He’d never felt so powerfully that he didn’t belong somewhere, save for that time in third grade when he discovered he was the only nonwhite kid in class. Jesus, that was weird. Luckily they moved to a place a bit more desegregated.

Chai couldn’t help but notice a lot of the cops would give Roan intense side eye as soon as he was faced away from them or out of the room. Chai was getting the idea that yeah, a few of the cops didn’t like him, but holy fuck, they were terrified to show it in front of him. He’d always wondered what scared cops, and now he knew it was a gay infected guy with a nice smile and a nasty Mr. Hyde side.

Roan let them know he was staying in town for a couple of days and would probably check out the Jungle, see what was going on. He was warned—politely—not to get involved in a running investigation, and he assured them he wasn’t, but he was convinced the shooting of Kevin and the attack on Holden were related.

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