Remorseless: A British Crime Thriller (Doc Powers & D.I. Carver Investigate Book 1) by Will Patching

Author:Will Patching [Patching, Will]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Will Patching
Published: 2012-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

Part Three: Redemption

Judy was worried. It was after midnight and Doc was not yet home. She knew he was working too hard on the Leech case and she was fretting that he might not cope, that it could be dangerous to his fragile state of mind.

And now his mentor, the Judge, was dead. She knew how close they had been... Yet more bereavement for him to handle. She was sad for the Judge, but even more so for poor Colin.

Josh stirred as she rolled away from him, watching him sleep in the half-light of their new bedroom. In her man’s home.

Her thoughts shifted, to the other man in her life. Tomorrow she would see John, assuming he made the effort to return from New York. Of that, she wasn’t sure and Sarah, her solicitor, had said John’s barrister was being tight-lipped about it.

Oh well, we’ll see tomorrow.

She brushed Josh’s hair from his face and thought how innocent boys can look while sleeping.

Was she being too hard on John? The doubts had crept up on her, escalating as the court hearing approached. Was it going to be hard on Josh, limiting his father’s time with him, insisting on a chaperone?

Maybe she was overreacting. She told Sarah so that morning, but her solicitor was adamant. ‘You must do this. To protect the boy’s interests and your own.’ Sarah had told her she should drop the name Finch too, go back to her maiden name of Turner. Her hand stroked Josh’s neck, an automatic gesture of love and affection, one she was barely aware she was doing.

No, she would keep the name Finch... It was her son’s name. Sarah had accepted that as reason enough, but was dismayed to hear Judy and Josh were living somewhere other than their home. That they may be in danger, as a result of Judy’s job.

She had been aghast, concerned for their well-being of course, but more than that. She was paranoid that John’s barrister would get to hear of it. He would have the judge laugh her out of court for accusing John of endangerment when her own job put both her and her son at risk. From a lunatic killer. Judy had not even considered that.

Anyway, she decided, there was no way John would find out... at least until after the hearing, and then it would be too late.

Her mind drifted to Leech. Was he a threat to her? Would he really harm her if, as Colin said, she somehow failed to live up to his fantasy, his idealised version of her?

He had to find her first.

No, it could never happen. She would never see the man again...

We’ll see.

His voice, revisited when she listened to the recording, echoed in her ears. She moved closer to Josh, her arm wrapped round him now, protecting him.

That was what he’d said to her. We’ll see. Was he stalking her?

She still had not told Colin about Leech asking to meet her when he got out... Colin had so much on his plate right now.

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