Silence Ends: Double Helix Case Files by Jade Kerrion

Author:Jade Kerrion [Kerrion, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948642125
Publisher: Jade Kerrion

Dee was rarely up at eight in the morning on Sundays, but Danyael had told her that it was her only chance to meet with Jason Rakehell. Yawning, Dee slumped down on a park bench next to Danyael. Not even the scent of coffee wafting from her steel travel mug could dispel the scowl from her lips. Stifling another yawn, she looked around, studying her surroundings.

The small park at the corner of Good Hope Road and 23rd Street was scarcely deserving of the name. It was a patch of land formerly occupied by a derelict house. The city had torn the building down, installed a few benches, and then abandoned the park to the care of nature. The lawn was more weed than grass. “You come here often?” Dee asked.

“Every Sunday morning.”

“Why?”

“The clinic doesn’t open until noon.”

“What do you do out here?”

“Read, hang out. What else do you do in a park?”

Not much, considering that the park was a pathetic excuse for a park. Dee tried not to look too skeptical. “Have you ever been to Fort Stanton Park?”

“The last time was many years ago.”

“It’s a great place,” she rushed on, trying to block out the wistful tone she had heard in Danyael’s voice. Of course, he would not go to Fort Stanton. The heavily wooded grounds around the ruins of the fort were too hard to navigate on a crutch. “It’s so quiet and peaceful there. Is it always so empty? There was hardly anyone else there when I was there.” Except Edward, of course.

“From what I recall, yes.”

Dee peered at a tall and broad-shouldered man making his way toward them. “Is that Jason Rakehell?”

“Yes.”

“He doesn’t look much like you,” she commented.

Danyael pushed to his feet as his brother closed the distance. The two men clasped hands and then hugged briefly.

Jason pulled back, his dark gaze raking over Dee. “So this is the person you wanted me to meet?” He extended his hand to her. “Jason Rakehell. What can I do for you?”

Her presentation was somewhat more polished; she had worked on it for most of the night. While speaking, she watched the play of expressions across his mobile features. Jason was more expressive than Danyael, who had serene equilibrium down to an art form. Jason’s features were harsher and lacked the sculptured precision of Danyael’s features, but their eyes were almost identical, dark and deep-set, fringed by absurdly long eyelashes.

When Dee’s voice trailed into silence, Jason cast Danyael an amused look. “Have you lost your mind?”

Dee bristled, but Danyael seemed unfazed. “No more than you have by acknowledging me as your brother,” he said quietly.

“It was a personal choice—”

“With the potential for professional repercussions—”

“My job is less important to me than you are.”

A faint smile crept across Danyael’s face. Warmth coiled in Dee’s heart at the pleasure and relief that flashed through Danyael’s eyes. Jason’s simple affirmation clearly meant a great deal to him.

Dee slipped into the brief silence that followed. “This is our chance to make a difference.

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