Cleansed by Death

Author:Catherine Finger [Finger, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Religion & Spirituality, Christian Fiction
Amazon: B01CV4YN8W
Publisher: HopeSprings Books
Published: 2016-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

I left Kira’s office with peace, trimmed in what could only be described as joy. Not that happy Christmas morning kind of joy, but something more profound and far-reaching. The lingering sweetness of the moment I’d experienced with that Magnificent Being in the meadow filled me with longing to return to His presence. Every part of my life seemed to be shifting and changing at such a rapid rate, even this new bundle of oppositional forces didn’t surprise me. Who knew what would happen next? I just hoped He would be there to help me face whatever came next—whenever.

When the taxi dropped me off, the police station was a ghost town. I arranged for my squad car to be retrieved from the Mexican restaurant. After that, it was easy to dodge any meaningful human contact and hide out in my office until mid-afternoon, sorting holiday cards, reading reports, and surfing the federal databases in search of clues about the Mentor Sister Serial Killer. Mitch could handle this evening’s ceremony at the college just fine without me. I was clicking open another file when my desk phone rang.

“Chief Oliver.”

“Hey, Josie.”

“Nick! Just the man I’m looking for.”

“Well, I’m glad to hear that... finally.”

“Calm down, tiger. I was just searching through ViCAP for updates. You got anything?”

“No. He’s remained dormant so far.”

“Good. I hope we make it through the holidays this quiet. I’ve got enough horrors of my own.”

“One woman’s horror is another man’s opportunity. When you coming home? You must’ve opened all your holiday greetings and moved your pens from one corner of your desk to another enough by now.”

“Home? What do you mean by ‘home’ exactly?”

“Why don’t you come on home and find out? I’ve decided to stick close to you for the foreseeable future. And you seem to have plenty of room right now, so I didn’t think you’d mind if I rented out a spot in your basement.”

“As in, the one located underneath my house?”

He laughed. “Yes.”

“Without even asking me or checking to make sure I have a renter’s permit?”

“I bought groceries.”

“Coffee?”

“Of course.”

“Ice cream?”

“C’mon, beautiful. You won’t even know I’m here. I’ll be the model boarder. Besides, with the way this case is going, you’ll see my pretty face only at the station. See you in twenty.”

He hung up before I could object, and I sat alone for a moment, smiling. I wouldn’t have to face my empty life completely alone. I’d never really been a landlord before, but how hard could it be?

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