The Legend of Jane by Jessica Clare

Author:Jessica Clare [Clare, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2019-07-15T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

“Thank you again, sir, for volunteering to be on camera.” Luanne wiped a stray bit of glitter out of one eye and adjusted one of her striped kneesocks, camera clutched firmly in hand. “You’ve been a great help.”

The kid—Bobby—pocketed the money she’d given him and smiled in a way that he probably thought was seductive, except for the fact that he was seventeen if he was a day. “I’m glad I can help. I’m a big fan of yours.”

“Thank you. That’s sweet.”

“I mean it. You ever need anything else done around here, you just call me. I’m happy to guest star.”

She paused, thinking. She was already all dressed up as Jane and had a willing volunteer. The sun was just now going down, and she had footage for her chupacabra episode that included a “trail” and sightings, and an in-depth interview with a kid who was clearly lying through his teeth but made for a good video segment. She could shoot a chupacabra “encounter” with her night-vision camera some other night.

But for tonight, if she had help, why not kill two birds with one stone? She checked the amount of battery life in her camera—still good. And she had the planks and rope in her car. Luanne glanced over at Bobby. “Don’t suppose you know anything about crop circles?”

“I don’t,” he said eagerly. “But I know a dude with a sorghum field just a few miles away that’s totally ready to be mowed down.”

Perfect. “Lead on, then.”

* * *

Hank was just getting out of the shower when his phone rang. He yawned and headed to the receiver, peering at the caller ID. The county sheriff’s office. Damn. What now? He picked up the phone. “This is Hank.”

“Hank? It’s me, Rick Brannan. Sorry to be bothering you.”

“It’s okay. It’s my day off.” He scratched his still-damp chest, yawning. Hell. Just the person he didn’t want to be talking to today. Rick sometimes called him to take a speed patrol shift on the highway when he was short a guy for the weekend, and Hank always covered for him. Except, tonight he didn’t want to. Tonight he wanted to see Luanne’s smiling face again. Maybe they’d go out for a late dinner—or an early breakfast. “Just woke up. You need me to take a shift or something? Because I don’t know—”

“Ain’t calling about that.”

“Oh?”

“Well, we had a weird incident tonight.”

His blood went cold. “What?”

“You ever heard of crop circles?”

He groaned. “Don’t tell me. There’s a tall woman with a pink shirt on and she’s in trouble.”

“We brought her and a boy into the station. She says she knows you.”

“She’s my girlfriend,” he said flatly. Who exactly was the kid she was with? What the hell was Luanne thinking, dragging in someone else? Damn it. He’d told her to knock the crazy shit off, and as soon as he went to sleep, she went ahead and did it anyhow?

The man on the other line chuckled. “That’s what she was saying. You—”

“I’ll be there in a half hour.

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