Take Down by Jess Anastasi

Author:Jess Anastasi [Anastasi, Jess]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-221-1
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-04-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“WHAT THE hell is going on out here?”

Jake glanced up from where he’d been talking to Olsen as Grant Jones banged through the side gate leading from the house yard next to the garage. The man’s gaze shifted back and forth between the cruisers with their lights still flashing and Danny leaning against the wall of the garage. Some neighbors had started coming out to see what the commotion was all about.

From the tightening of Grant’s expression and the way he focused on Danny—not to mention everything Danny had told him about the man—it seemed he was all ready to start blaming Danny even though he had no clue what was going on.

Danny clenched his fists, color coming back into his pale features, but since it was most likely caused by the defensive anger he could practically see building as Danny’s shoulders bunched, it probably wasn’t going to help the situation in the least. The last thing this crime scene needed was Danny getting into a fight with his father.

“Olsen, do you mind filling in Mr. Jones?” he tossed at the other officer, as Jake was already heading toward Danny.

Olsen nodded, as though he wasn’t surprised—was Danny’s antagonistic relationship with his dad common town knowledge? From what he’d learned about the way Everness operated, it seemed gossip was a thriving commodity and everyone really did know everything about everyone else—he wouldn’t have been surprised.

“Hey,” he said as he stopped in front of Danny, where he was cagily watching his dad, who’d effectively been intercepted by Olsen. “How’re you holding up?”

Danny shifted his attention to him with a wan smile. “Are you using some kind of concerned cop routine on me?”

“Is it working?” he countered instead of answering.

“I’ll let you know,” Danny murmured, gaze sliding back to his father, who was now at least looking suitably shocked at the news of the dead body and had maybe forgotten about being angry at Danny, at least for the time being.

The sheriff’s SUV patrol vehicle pulled up, both doors flinging open as the sheriff climbed out from behind the wheel and Detective Stevens got out of the passenger side. Jake felt an unaccountable swell of nerves as Stevens glanced into the trunk and spoke to the nearest officer.

Danny had found two dead bodies in just over a week. It wasn’t a coincidence; this made it seem like someone had targeted him. But why, for what reason? The first body, that had to be an accident. The killer couldn’t have known Danny would be the one to crash into the stationary car. But since then he’d been shot by a crossbow in seemingly random circumstances and now this. The problem was, none of the pieces fit together into a picture that made sense, and as Stevens glanced up at Danny, lips pressing into a thin line, that swell of nerves turned into a full tsunami.

Stevens came over to them, sending him a respectful nod before focusing on Danny.

“Daniel, is it?” Stevens asked, holding out a hand to shake.

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