The Wolf by Alex Grecian

Author:Alex Grecian
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781405922418
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2018-03-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

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Lieutenant Keith Barent Johnson hated to work late, but it was the night before a holiday, which meant that there were housekeeping duties to perform and paperwork to finish up. He fervently hoped that the new trooper, Skottie, would be able to get through the morning’s shift without too much trouble. Thanksgiving wasn’t likely to be as bad as the Fourth of July or New Year’s Eve, or even Christmas. He didn’t anticipate a lot of drunk drivers, but the roads were a little slick from the melting snow, and street crews would not be operating. There wouldn’t be sand or ice melt spread across the blacktop. And there would be a lot of travelers out and about, headed to Grandma’s house for a slice of pumpkin pie or to the local Chinese restaurant after the turkey burned and the gravy seized up in the pan. If Keith had to guess, he figured Skottie would be facing at least four or five accidents, cars in a ditch or up a tree somewhere. He just hoped there wouldn’t be any fatalities. Those were tough to deal with under any circumstance, but were especially difficult during the holidays. If Skottie ran into any trouble, he would come in and help, of course, but he was afraid Gwen wouldn’t like that at all. Not after he’d missed taking the girls out trick-or-treating last month. That hadn’t been his fault, and he knew she understood that, but the knowledge didn’t make things a lot easier. Gwen was getting a little frayed around the edges, trying to cope with a teenage boy and twin girls, none of whom were inclined to listen to her. She needed a little help, and he’d promised her he’d be there, at the very least so he could deal with his parents when they showed up. He thought she’d appreciate it, too, if he made his famous butterscotch pie for everyone and maybe did the dishes afterward while she relaxed for once.

But it all depended on Skottie Foster handling things on her own.

So he was getting things ready for her, trying to anticipate whatever she might run into and squaring away any distractions. He had just decided there was nothing else he could do and his holiday was in the hands of fate and proper planning, had his keys out, ready to lock up, when his computer chimed. He shook his head and flicked out the lights in his tiny office, then sighed and flicked them back on, crossed to his desk, and clicked the Safari icon in the dock at the bottom of his screen. He had a new e-mail from Captain Clayton, and he leaned forward over the back of his chair to open it.

The captain had written a single sentence: Look into this, Keith. Below that was a forwarded message from Major Thomas. The New York address of a law firm was at the top, followed by six paragraphs. He had to read it all before he was able to process it.

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