The Slayer's Apprentice by Zathyn Priest

Author:Zathyn Priest [Priest, Zathyn]
Language: nld
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Publisher: Torquere Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

By dawn's break the following morning, news telecasts and bold print on newspapers headlined the relationship between Dylan Firth and Senior Constable Daniel Hart.

Ready to talk to press for monetary inducement, neighbors in the apartment block revealed the emergency situation they'd witnessed only days before and the comment made by Constable Rachel Young, ‘I thought you hadn't slept with him yet.’ Rachel's unprofessional remark infuriated her Senior Sergeant and Paul Somerset. It also threw Daniel into the limelight, his photograph displayed beside Dylan's schoolboy missing person picture. For all intents and purposes, Daniel had been set up by the media to look like the pedophile Phoenix had accused him of being. Rachel was suspended until further notice.

The phone call T.C.S. promised to make never eventuated. Something had gone awry, delayed him, distracted him, and possibly even unsettled him. If Phoenix was the one who'd placed the first call, perhaps he'd been told to hang back, told to wait until the media dust settled on his reappearance. Or maybe Phoenix himself had made the decision. Feeling the heat a little too hot on his heels, he was waiting until it began to cool. How Phoenix could have come to be in possession of Paul Somerset's mobile number was a stumbling block, but not a brick wall. There stood a very good chance it had been provided for him by T.C.S. personally. If a person had the knowledge, the right connections, or enough money, phone numbers were not safe from disclosure.

His allegations pertaining to sexual assault at the hands of Ralph Clarkson pointed the needle onto one thing more conclusively. Phoenix was a cunning, compulsive liar focused on getting his own way at the expense of others and showing little to no concern as to how his lies affected their lives.

* * * *

Another scene of domestic regularity greeted Paul and Steve when they arrived at Phoenix's apartment early the following morning. Echo sat watching a children's program on the television while Phoenix tidied the kitchen. Daniel, on the other hand, appeared far less relaxed when he opened the door to let the two detectives inside.

Paul dropped a cardboard folder onto the kitchen table and folded his arms across his chest. “We've spoken to Ralph Clarkson."

Breaking in with an unwanted interruption, Daniel took his ringing mobile from his pocket. “I have to take this call."

"Call them back, Senior Constable!” Paul ordered.

Ushering Daniel toward the door, Phoenix undermined his order swiftly. “Go. Answer it."

Daniel left the kitchen and Paul shook his head in irritated disbelief. “You've got him on a short leash, haven't you?"

"Fuck off!” Phoenix snarled. “It's an important call and you can wait in here until I come back. Don't touch anything!"

"Excuse me, Phoenix.” Extending his arm out, Paul halted Phoenix mid-stride. “You've got some explaining to do and you might want to try a little respect!"

"Pity The Slayer doesn't kill you and do everyone a favor!” He gave Paul a sharp shove. Paul seized him roughly by his arm.

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