Slasherazzi by Daniel A. Kaine

Author:Daniel A. Kaine [Kaine, Daniel A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The pounding of drums and wailing of electric guitars sliced through the blissful embrace of sleep, yanking me from its arms and dragging me backward through several hedges before I returned to the waking world. I groaned, and Vince echoed the sound.

“Seriously? That’s your alarm tone now?” he asked, pulling the covers up and over his head. I fumbled about blindly for my cell and hit the snooze button. My entire body felt heavy, and my head even more so.

“It’s a good song,” I mumbled before yawning loudly. “Tell me I don’t have to get up.” “You don’t have to get up. Who needs a job and paycheck anyway?”

I sighed and forced myself out of bed. With both hands, I rubbed at my eyes and then did a slow zombiewalk to the shower. By the time I had finished, Vince was waiting for his turn. I dressed and headed to the kitchen where I poured two glasses of orange juice. I set Vince’s down on the counter, ready for when he finished his shower, and guzzled down my own before reaching into the junk drawer for a small brass key.

I went out into the hallway and unlocked the study. I walked over to the desk and picked up the top page, which contained notes on the fourth victim. A cold chill spread over me, and a lead weight dropped into my stomach. I hadn’t been in the study since before my date with Vince, and somehow, the order had changed. I turned away, went back to the kitchen, and set the glasses down on the counter. After everything last night, was history repeating itself? Footsteps echoed down the narrow hall, followed by the clacking of shoes against the tiled kitchen floor.

“So how about that breakfast? I’m starving,” Vince said. He wrapped his arms around me from behind and leaned in close until I could feel his breath against my ear. I clenched my fists hard enough to make my arms shake.

“Get off me.”

Vince stepped away, and I turned to face him. He frowned, his expression filled with worry. “Alex, what’s up? Did I do something wrong?”

I snorted and folded my arms. “I dunno, Vince. Why don’t you tell me? Did you do something wrong?”

“No. I mean, not that I know of,” he replied. “Alex, come on. You’re freaking me out now. What’s this all about?”

“Don’t play dumb,” I yelled. “You’ve been bugging me for weeks to try and get some information about this case—then you suddenly give up? It almost seemed too good to be true, but I’m starting to see why. This was your plan all along, wasn’t it?”

“The only thing I planned was to try and win you back. And it seemed like it was working until just now.”

“Yeah, it worked right up until you broke every goddamn promise you made to me. I know you’ve been in my study. So tell me, did you find something that was worth all this?”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Vince said, raising his voice.

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