Neon Black by N.P. Martin

Author:N.P. Martin [Martin, N.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Sixteen

Irang up Knight on my way to the Black Pyramid to check in on how shit was going at work. I could hear the stress in her voice right away, the whole team clearly busting their asses on the Jester case. "We're still fumbling around in the dark here," she growled, pissed off. "Like the sick fuck is always ten steps ahead, leaving us scrambling to keep up. He's playing us, the smug bastard."

Chaos crackled in the background, everyone pouring their blood, sweat and tears into hunting down this twisted shitbag. "FBI tech squad is on the case now,” Knight went on. "Sifting through the digital crumbs, but it's a ghost trail. Just enough to string us along but never enough to nail him. Fucker knows his craft, I'll give him that."

No shit, I thought, flashing back to my little tête-à-tête with the psycho.

Knight made no effort to hide how much she despised the feds poking around. "Yeah, the suits are riding us hard, breathing down our necks like we're just jerking off here. I wanna punch 'em in the throat."

I snorted. "Sounds about right. They sure know how to win friends and influence people." I'd tangled with the FBI enough to know they tended to swoop in like we locals were just thumbs up our asses.

She heaved a sigh. "Well, fuck 'em. We're not rolling over. This piece of shit is gonna screw up sometime and we'll be there to ram a lead enema up his ass... Just—“ Her bluster faded, the crushing weight of it all briefly showing through. "Screw it. Routman said you called out sick today, but you sound just fucking fine to me."

"Yep," I said.

"Don't bullshit me, Drake. Had some 'other shit' to do, right?"

"You're better off not knowing. But I just took us one step closer to catching that kid-murdering bloodsucker. Gonna squeeze his name outta Leanna, then I'm going after it."

"The fuck you are, not solo," Knight barked. "I'm coming with."

I exhaled. "Suit yourself. I'll probably need the backup anyhow. Won't be a damn cakewalk, that’s for sure.”

"Fine. Dragging your ass in tomorrow then?"

"Count on it."

"Good, 'cause I can't handle these G-men dickwads alone another day."

I chuckled. "Before I forget, talked to Dani earlier. Wants you to ring her up." Silence on the line. "Hello? You catch that?"

"Yeah. Ring her about what?"

"Christ, Knight. Take a wild guess. Needs help picking out bathroom paint."

"Uhh sure. Okay. I'll...call her I guess."

"Terrific, have fun painting each other’s nails. See ya.”

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