Brink (AC Book 2) by Mikel Parry

Author:Mikel Parry [Parry, Mikel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: murder, mystery, detective, thriller, crime, psycho, suspense
ISBN: 9780997638325
Publisher: Mikel Parry Publishing
Published: 2018-12-15T08:00:00+00:00

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Cliff Notes

It wasn’t like Thomas to behave like such a stalker. He mostly had kept to himself in the past. But his acute sense of detail had recollected the directions clearly. Walking up the long, stony steps towards a gated door, he dwelled on what might happen next. Should he even be here? By coming had he damned the last real connection to the real world he so desperately wanted? This brought on some serious questions that had been growing in his mind. Why did he keep coming back?

Raising his hand up to knock on the door, he was shocked to see it swiftly open. Standing before him was Barb. She was draped in a nightgown, her sultry body tucked in tightly beneath it. She looked straight at him. Her eyes told the story.

“Thomas, what are you doing here? It’s the middle of the night and half the force is running around with their heads cut off. Thomas, there was an explosion down at the docks. I tried to call you but you never picked up! What’s going on with you?”

Thomas hadn’t realized it until now, but he had been ignoring his phone completely. It had been more of annoyance than anything to him. Pulling it out of his pocket, he looked to see a long list of missed calls; Barb, Vaun, Pete, and even a few unmarked numbers. All of which he had let go unnoticed.

“I’m sorry about missing your call and how late it is. Can I come in anyway?”

Barb frowned but opened the door. Thomas realized he had never been inside her house before. It was a beautiful blend of modern architecture dabbed with a hint of a subtle taste for the classic. Her perfume masked the air, chasing away all other scents.

“Thomas, you’ve got me worried. You stop by all enigmatic and problematic and promptly leave. Then you disappear, there’s an explosion, and I try to call, only to get no answer. Thomas, what is going on? Normally I try to keep things professional, but you have to see my angle here.”

Thomas felt himself sink. He felt like an emotional train wreck. Pieces of him seemed to keep burning away.

“Let’s sit down. I feel sick.”

Barb led him to her front room. He was met with the same comfort and warmth of her office. He also noticed a picture that had once lived in his memory somewhere else.

“Your fat cat. I’ve missed that photo.”

Barb sat a steaming cup of tea in front of him. The herbal essence lingered in his nostrils tantalizing his senses.

“Not everything has some deep meaning. I just wanted to bring it home for once, change things up.”

Thomas put the warm cup to his lips where he allowed the cozy steam to warm his face. It helped clear his mind. There was something he had always overlooked—human nature. To someone like him it was an illogical point of weakness. But it was true. Human’s changed all the time for little to no reason.

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