Jennifer Harlow - 04 High Moon by Jennifer Harlow

Author:Jennifer Harlow [Harlow, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780989394475
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Publisher: Devil on the Left Books
Published: 2014-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Alpha Males

The dead will still be dead in the morning, but if I have to examine one more piece of disintegrated clothing, I’ll be joining them. We often work twelve to twenty hours when on a case, but I’m usually on the move, interviewing people or chasing down leads out in the field. Seven hours in the lab testing and combing the objects of the dead, sometimes literally with a fine tooth comb, seems like an eternity. Wish I was out interviewing hookers again. Strange how a year ago I wouldn’t know a prostitute if she was standing under a neon sign with “Hookers For Rent” on it, now I’ve made the acquetiance of a dozen. Today’s weren’t as helpful as others have been. No one could tell me anything new about Lindsey or the SUV that picked her up. If the wolves picked up any others from a red light district, the girls didn’t know or wouldn’t say. “Hos come, hos go,” I was informed, including Naomi Ash. Poor girl. OD’d six months ago. Bye bye lead.

When I returned to mobile command from my ho run, Nancy was swamped in the lab with the arrival of bodies two and three, later four, so I jumped in. For forensics work an investigator needs an eye for miniscule details and the patience of Job, which is why I absolutely hate doing it, now more than ever. I examine the same piece of clothing three times without even realizing it. There could be DNA coating everything, and I’d miss it all. Okay, I’m not that bad. The ripped clothes have tons of canine DNA from three, sometimes four different wolves. No visible fingerprints though. By hour seven my eyes are so gummy you could make bears out of them. Time to call it a day.

Nancy, who shockingly said nothing about my earlier inappropriateness, gathers our things as I power down the machines. There’ll be no more bodies tonight. The searchers at the park left at sundown but will continue tomorrow. Like Nancy, Carl and Dr. Neill jump at the chance to finish for the day. While I wait for them, I retrieve my cell phone from the meeting room. I know me. If it was nearby I’d be checking it every ten seconds for one of Will’s texts. I missed three. “Thinking of U.” “On my way back.” “Luv u.” I coo as I read each of them. He is so thoughtful. I text back, “Coming home. Counting secs until—”

“Ahem.”

Once again I’m so into my thoughts, I fail to realize there’s someone behind me. Not a good trait for an officer of the law. Especially when I spin around and find it’s a vampire who gotten the drop on me. Well, he’s already done the damage back there. I can still sense the knife he planted between my shoulder blades. Oliver’s gone causal tonight with black cargo pants, black sweater, and hair pulled back in a small ponytail. I’m not sure

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