The Shadow Moon: Wolf Awakenings by Caroline Frye

Author:Caroline Frye [Frye, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-10T06:00:00+00:00

TALA

On my way home, after my run in with Channing at the station, I stop at the local bake shop and grab some coffee and extra creamer. I pick up a couple of mugs. Gracie likes to collect them. Although, I’m not sure why—they are mustard yellow and look like most other cups, but Gracie has weird tastes, so I grab the cups and jump in line.

While I’m in line at the checkout, I bump into one of the cops investigating the recent killings. It’s a cop I haven’t talked to before and he’s also got a coffee and is smiling down at me like I’m a jelly filled donut.

I smile back and strike up a conversation about the deaths and disappearances. I learn his name is Fletcher, and I ask him about the case. “Have you gotten any leads?” I ask casually, stirring creamer into my coffee.

Fletcher sighs and takes a sip of coffee. “Nothing yet,” he says. “Clues don’t appear overnight. It usually takes a lot of digging around. Sometimes a clue will just appear from out of nowhere when you’re least expecting it.”

I take a small sip and lean forward smiling. “Now surely, Channing has an idea or two about what’s happening, but he won’t tell me a thing.”

Fletcher diverts the conversation and tells me all about Will Channing. Who his family is, when he became police captain, etc. I know what Fletcher is doing, but I listen intently to learn more about my boss and about Fletcher. Clues come from everywhere, and who knows, I might just learn something that will come in handy for later, so I let him talk.

We finish our coffees and I’m ready to get going, but Fletcher asks if he can buy me a second coffee. We talk for hours.

I feel good for once. I know I’m not supposed to talk about this stuff but the fact that he’s talking to me about it anyway makes me feel special, especially after what Channing said. Discussing the case with someone makes me feel like I’m contributing.

When Fletcher asks to know more about what Channing has been doing to investigate the deaths my guard goes up and I become slightly suspicious.

Time to pull out the dumb rookie card. I nibble my lip, smiling. “Uh, I’m not really sure. He has everyone at the station working on the case, except me. I think he has a lead, but he won’t share so...I haven’t seen you around much, what exactly are your duties? If you don’t mind me asking?”

Fletcher’s eyebrow goes up, and he almost stutters. “I ahhh...I’m just sort of an informant. You know, usually in plain clothes looking incognito.” He grins again, but then he grabs his cup and stands. “It’s getting late, I’ve got to get going. I didn’t mean to take up so much of your time.”

I say my goodbyes and head home feeling much better but wondering what Fletcher had hoped to learn with all the questions. He didn’t fool me for a second, his friendly actions were all pretense.

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