All His by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blake Pierce
Published: 2022-08-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Nicky couldn’t believe the horrible ultimatum she was listening to. The voice that came through the other end was distorted with some sort voice scrambler, and the techs were working quickly to try to trace the call—but nothing was coming in.

In the small police room, Nicky was surrounded by Ken and other officers who were listening in. She needed to negotiate, to get this bastard to not hurt any of the girls.

If they really were alive.

“How do I know you’re telling the truth?” Nicky said into the phone. “How do I know you actually have them?”

“You don’t,” the voice said. “But if you want one of them to live, you’re going to have to choose. Choose wisely.”

Nicky stared at the floor. She was freaking out, and she knew it. She had to hold it together, to get everyone out of this room, to get somewhere she could think.

For a moment, she wondered if she should even believe this guy, who was clearly unstable.

“I don’t understand why you’re doing this,” she said. “What’s the point of all this? What are you getting out of it, personally?”

“Oh, but this is personal, Agent Lyons,” the voice said, amused. “This is very, very personal.”

She had to figure out this guy, find out what he wanted. Maybe there was a way to get him to give up whatever he wanted. Maybe there was a way of getting him to release the girls.

“Come on,” she said. “You want to be famous, right? Some sort of mastermind criminal? Just tell me what you want.”

The voice laughed. “You really don’t get it, do you, Agent Lyons?”

“Get what?” she said. “I don’t get what you want. Why are you doing this?”

The voice took a breath. “What I want, Agent Lyons, is a family.”

Nicky’s eyes widened. “Family? What are you talking about?”

“I want a family,” he said. “And these two sets of twins—these beautiful, innocent girls—these are my family. I love them. I want them with me.”

“You want a family? A family of what?” Nicky said, her voice shaking. “Those girls aren’t your family, they’re your victims. Let them go.”

“I don’t care what you call it,” the voice said. “I just want a family to love. This is… just a family of my own invention. My own family.”

Nicky shook her head. This guy was insane. But in a way, she was getting some of his pathology. It could be useful later, but she needed more out of him. She looked at the officer on the computer, who was trying to trace the call, but he just shook his head. Still no luck.

This guy was a ghost.

Time for another topic, one that would hopefully throw him off: “What about the vehicle you used to take the girls?” Nicky asked. “It was an ATV, correct?”

A pause on the other end told her what she needed to know. She’d been right about the ATV.

She thought back to what Yancy had said; how he’d met a guy in a bar, a guy who liked twins… a guy who said Rosie’s name.

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