Kate Summers 04-Behind Her Mind 4 by Fuller Levi

Author:Fuller, Levi [Fuller, Levi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, American Suspense, Police Procedural, Crime Thriller, Murder Investigation, Serial Killer, Novella
Publisher: Blue Scallop Digital LLC
Published: 2021-07-13T05:00:00+00:00

Kyle nodded, watching Jack and Kate walk away. He felt the unease in his belly grow. Her watch wasn’t dead. It had been ticking steadily when she’d held out her wrist, only it was set five hours behind. He’d bet good money that her phone wasn’t dead either.

“Her behavior doesn’t surprise you. Did she lose time often when you knew her?”

Kyle felt his thoughts derail, as Landers’s soft question reminded him that the man was not only still there, but still watching him like a humanoid bird of prey. “What do you want, Mr. Landers?”

“What mankind has wanted since their dawn.”

Kyle raised an eyebrow in silent question.

“Truth.”

“And you think that truth is hidden in Kate’s past more than twenty years back?”

Landers’ lips tilted up on one side. “You could be an amazing detective if you learned to let go of your preconceived notions.”

Kyle fought down a wave of irritation. The earlier questioning had been much like this. All strange answers, or statements that didn’t seem readily relatable to the question posed. But in the hours since, he had gone through enough to know that that was not the case. Enough to know that Landers was the key, but he didn’t quite know what the lock was yet.

“Why do you do it?” Kyle asked, beginning to walk and gesturing Landers to follow. He was testing his own theory here. If Landers was the type of person that he was thinking of, then Landers would not need to ask what he meant.

“Do you really wish to know?”

“I do.”

“Because of the fragility of human nature.”

“Can you elaborate?”

“Some truths cause less devastation when reached by the person who holds them, rather than flung out by strangers.”

Kyle felt his lips tilt down and paused at the door, but spoke confidently, for once not confused by Landers’s answer. “You mean Kate has suppressed something—an important something—from her parents’ case, and you’re trying to irritate her into remembering it?”

Landers laughed, the sound somehow wholesome and too big for his small frame. “You know what, Detective Green, I like you. I was worried at first. A lot of people can’t work with their enemies, and you were a key player.”

Kyle felt his confidence fade again, swallowed by renewed confusion. “I’m your enemy? How?”

“Wrong again. It is alright. You’re getting better at this,” Landers said, still smiling.

Kyle sighed. “Is throwing people some kind of thrill for you?”

Landers shrugged. “If I help people become their best self, I’ll accept being known as the flea. Good evening to you then, Detective Green. I would like to continue this discussion. Perhaps tomorrow.”

Kyle buzzed the man out, having neither the energy nor courage to try and hold him longer.

The flea? Kyle chuckled. Yes, a small irritating bug that kept biting and nipping until you were smart enough to kill it. That sounded about right.

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