Tooth and Nail (U.S. Marshals I.S.R. (Interspecies Response) Book 1) by Patricia Logan

Author:Patricia Logan [Logan, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Westburg Publishing Corp.
Published: 2024-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

By the time they got to the house where Ari was renting a room, it was dusk and just beginning to get dark. They’d passed a couple of lowriders on their way into the neighborhood but so far, they hadn’t spotted any thugs hanging around. They’d had to pass one young boy on a bike when they’d turned onto Hunter Street. He’d been turning lazy circles in the middle of the street one moment and then ridden off at a fast clip the moment he’d gotten a good look at the two of them. Eoghan knew they needed to move fast. The boy was no doubt some sort of lookout and he’d just ridden off to notify El Jefe.

As soon as they pulled up in front of the house, Ari groaned and pointed to the skeletal remains of his car. What was left was pretty gruesome. The doors, roof, trunk, hood, all of the car’s innards with the exception of the engine—which was too heavy to lift—were absent. The radiator, hoses, and even the seats, both front and rear, were gone. It was a slightly shocking sight to see.

“Well, at least they left the gas cap,” Ari said, pointing to the shiny round object laying in the gutter in front of the house.

Eoghan looked up, startled, when he heard a door open, his hand automatically going to his weapon. He covered it as he looked around, only to find a small, round Hispanic woman coming down the front steps. She was dragging a very large suitcase along behind her. Ari broke away from him and jogged to catch up with her at the halfway point on the front walk. Eoghan glanced around, keeping his partner’s back in sight at all times and his head on a swivel as he followed him up the path. He was bent toward the woman, speaking to her in low tones. When he saw Ari reach out and give her shoulder a squeeze, it was more proof of what a very nice man his partner was. She smiled up at him and then reached up, patting him on the cheek.

“I’m sorry, Aristotle. You’re a good boy. I’m sorry about your car.”

“It’s okay, Mrs. Campos.” He turned and looked behind him and then held out his hand. “This is my partner, Eoghan Sapphire.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Sapphire,” she said in thickly accented English.

“You too, ma’am.” A volley of automatic gunfire went off nearby. It couldn’t have come from more than a couple of blocks away. Mrs. Campos didn’t flinch. “Come on, Ari. It’s time to go now.” The sun was disappearing behind the roofs of houses, blanketing the whole street in darkness. He glanced at the skeletal car before looking back at Ari. “Do you want to tow what’s left? We’ll need to call for a flatbed trailer.”

Ari contemplated it for a few moments before shaking his head. “No. There’s no need to.”

After several single gunshots rang out, Ari finally turned away from Mrs. Campos and quickly walked down to meet him on the sidewalk.

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