Reno and Trina: In the Shadows of Love

Author:Mallory Monroe
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Mystery, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, United States, African American, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Austin Brook Publishing
Published: 2015-04-09T18:30:00+00:00

After the doctor confirmed that all X-rays were negative, Trina, Reno, and Jimmy headed out of the hospital and was relieved to feel the cool night air against their tired faces. A limo was parked and waiting near the exit doors, and so was Debrosiac, one of Reno’s “street” security. He was standing further away, purposely in the shadows. He knew Reno was well trained and would see him. And he did.

“Get Tree into the limo,” he ordered Jimmy, and then walked over to a man Jimmy did not realize was even there, until he saw his father heading in that direction. Jimmy looked at Trina, astounded.

“Did you see that guy there?” he asked her.

“No. But that’s why your father hires men like that. They know how not to be seen.”

“Damn he’s good,” Jimmy said. And that awesome sense of responsibility, of following in his father’s footsteps when he knew he wasn’t worthy to put on shoes that grand, burdened him again. But he did as he was told and helped Trina into the limousine.

Reno walked over to Debrosiac and they shook hands. “What you got for me?”

“We found the video before the cops could get a hold of it,” Debrosiac said, and handed Reno his smartphone. It showed the copy he had made of the video.

“Where was it?” Reno asked as he watched the video.

“The one you’re watching now is the one across the river at the tire plant.”

The video showed a car, a Bentley, ramming Trina’s car from behind. Reno saw Trina’s car spin out, lose traction, and then sail over the rail. His heart was in this throat when he saw that it was even more horrific than he had thought. What angered him, however, was when the driver, instead of stopping to help his wife, to make sure she was okay, or even to call in an anonymous tip to the cops, sped away. “Motherfucker,” Reno said.

“The next video,” Debrosiac said, “shows the driver. It was taken by a business camera at the bottom of the bridge. And it’s a good shot, boss.”

This Reno had to see. But when he saw the driver, and saw that it was some chubby, middle-aged white woman, he looked at his man. “She was the driver?”

“She was the driver,” Debrosiac said. “It looks real random, boss. Like she did it and just didn’t give a fuck.”

“Yeah. Like Tree’s life wasn’t shit to her.”

“That’s why I love street justice,” Debrosiac said. “You may not be able to stop the crime, but you can get even.”

Reno looked at him. “You got it?” he asked.

Debrosiac smiled as if he was full of himself. “We got it, boss,” he said. “Name and address.”

Reno exhaled. That was why he hired Debrosiac: he knew how to take care of business. Then he handed Debrosiac back his phone and walked over to the limo.

Jimmy was standing outside, completely expecting to get in his Camaro and go while his father got in the limo and escorted Trina home. But when Reno came with a different plan, Jimmy knew then he should have known better all along.

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