River Dogs by Jak Akerman

Author:Jak Akerman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: crime, serial killer true crime
Publisher: Jak Akerman

Paolo spent that evening at home, sprawled on the sofa in his lounge while slinging back shots of wine straight from the bottle. He’d stayed at the hospital for five hours, just sitting there in the small, private room with the pinking of the cardiac machine and Maristella’s shallow breathing as company. She’d looked peaceful and composed, though beneath the white cap of bandages the puffy yellow stains of old bruising remained. He’d kissed her pale lips and the limp fingers of her hands. She would pull through, the doctors had told him, it was just some kind of fluid putting pressure on her brain’s reticular system. They wanted to wait a little longer before risking entry. Risking entry. His wife had hated his job, but had he ever truly considered her feelings. Was this all his fault?

For the first time in fifteen minutes, Paolo moved his eyes to rest them on the half empty bottle that dangled from his hand. He had to stay in control, he told himself. He simply had to. There were hundreds of lives under threat. And the perpetrators of such evil that had left him decimated had to be stopped. By any means.

Slowly, he allowed the bottle to slip from his fingers and settle on the floor. Now, turning his head into the sofa, he closed his bloodshot eyes. The hours passed but he did not move from that position, even as darkness engulfed the room, until finally a fitful sleep overtook him.

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