Samantha Moon Origins Trilogy by J.R. Rain

Author:J.R. Rain
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Danger

I stop the Momvan in my driveway at close to ten at night, after a marathon gauntlet of statements and reports.

Perhaps I got lucky in that most of the interviews didn’t come until after sunset. Once it got dark, I went back to being my old self―no grogginess or hesitation, perfect clarity of mind. I still lamented my slow reaction time to the investigators, but considering they believe (wrongly) that I didn’t suffer a fatal gunshot wound, they regarded that as ‘survivor’s guilt’ or something. Chad was shot and I wasn’t―or so they thought―so I’m normal for feeling as if it’s my fault.

Not like I’m going to admit I took a bullet that should’ve killed me and didn’t.

I’m still not sure I’ve totally admitted it to myself.

Danny’s at the dining room table working on the laptop. He looks up as I shut the front door. “Crap, Sam. How you holding up?” I nod and give him a smile. Truth is, I’m holding up damn fine, physically; after all, the hole in my chest is healed. Psychologically, I’m a total mess. I’d filled Danny in on the situation via a slew of texts, so I’m not surprised when he springs from the chair and jogs over, meeting me near the middle of the living room. “How’s Chad doing?”

I hold on to him for a few minutes of silence, trying to decompress my thoughts before giving him a rundown of my partner’s condition. My partner who I’d nearly killed.

“Glad to hear he’s going to be okay.” Danny smiles at me when I finish. “Now, what about you, babe?”

“I had to shoot two men.” I want to shrug, but I don’t. Shrugging isn’t the right response here. Not when I almost killed two men today. I did watch two men die, but, even wounded and lying on the floor, Chad had better aim and reaction time. Something is really wrong with me during the day. So, I don’t mention that having shot them didn’t affect me much. For years, I’ve dreaded that moment and how I’d handle it if I ever had to take someone’s life. Now that it almost happened, I’m horrified at myself for being so blasé about it. I should care that I nearly took a human life. I should care that two men died right in front of me. I should care a lot…

But I don’t. Something deep within my brain makes me think, they’re only humans.

He cringes. “Sam…”

“There’s something else, and I’m not sure if it’s worse.”

Danny blinks. “Worse than you shooting someone?”

“First off, I’m sorry for not telling you about the mirror right away. That said, you’re the first person to know this next bit.”

He tenses. “What next bit?”

I raise both hands to my chest and flatten my shirt so the neat, round hole in the fabric is obvious. “The bastard didn’t miss me.”

Danny puts his finger on the spot, the tip warm against my skin. “You were shot. Here?”

“Yes.” I hold eye contact. “It didn’t even hurt.

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