Scorned by Denver Murphy

Author:Denver Murphy [Murphy, Denver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: THE BOOK FOLKS best-selling British crime fiction publishers
Published: 2019-08-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty-one

Lexie knew she needed to move soon. Fears that her gang had gone soft had proven unfounded by how quickly they had reacted to her clocking the two coppers as they had left the house. Years living on the margins of society had trained them what to do and the simple instruction of starburst was enough to see them break in different directions, and one advantage of running with three guys was that it came as little surprise that she wasn’t chased.

Sometimes traditional stereotypes worked in your favour and Lexie had been happy to see the boys perceived as the greater threat. One upside of living in Lavender Crescent, recently given the ignominious title of St. Albans’ roughest street, was that their usual activities went unnoticed, or at the very least unreported. The downside was its stupid layout.

It had been a snap decision to have the group turn right, away from the police but, at the same time, away from the easiest route out of there. As lead in the group Lexie hadn’t wanted to effectively walk into the officers’ arms.

But that left her with a tricky decision now. It had been a risk to crouch behind a parked car as soon as she had rounded the first corner but one that had paid off. Cole had continued running past without a glance in her direction and, after a few anxious moments, the female copper had done the same.

She assumed Taylor must have spotted her from the other side of the street because he then veered off towards a property in an attempt to lead his pursuer astray. It was fortunate Lexie had taken the opportunity to move herself because he was back on the street seconds later, with his lead reduced by half.

It may only have been a case of moving into the nearest front garden, but it had been enough to see Lexie remain undetected, and she had waited there until all sounds of the chase had gone. Creeping out and edging her way back around the corner in the road it was no surprise to see the two police cars stopped at the end. Her initial disappointment at seeing Taylor marched towards them, and Cole hefted out of the rear of one, was met by the knowledge that, with two of the gang down, they would begin searching for her, and it was only a matter of time until they sought to apply the dog unit; perhaps even the police helicopter.

Lexie had no idea what had happened to Jordan and, having not seen him at any point, she could only assume he took the decision to follow the most direct route. Given that neither of the plain clothes coppers had any obvious injuries she guessed he must have been successful, although she accepted it might be wishful thinking on her part. In truth, she couldn’t give a shit what happened to him, but his bag had held the money and she knew that as soon as she was away from immediate danger her next concern would be how to reunite herself with it.

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