Dragon Gate by Gary Jonas

Author:Gary Jonas [Jonas, Gary]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Urban, Paranormal & Urban, Sword & Sorcery, urban fantasy
Amazon: B00FSFW2UI
Barnesnoble: B00FSFW2UI
Publisher: Sky Warrior Book Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-10-10T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

JONATHAN SHADE

Esther appeared in the room where Rayna and I were still talking. “There are a couple of bulls coming in,” Esther said.

“Put away the good china,” I said.

Esther popped away.

“What did you say?” Rayna asked.

“Sorry, Esther just let me know the cops are here.”

“It’s a little disconcerting to have you suddenly turn and say something nonsensical.”

“You’ll get used to it.”

“Maybe if I were to hang out with more homeless people.”

“Or with me,” I said and realized I might enjoy her company more than I wanted to admit.

We went to meet the police at Graham’s office. The lead cop was a woman, and her partner was a thirty-ish man. Graham greeted them with a nod as he looked up from his computer.

“Dr. Noble, thank you for your help earlier,” the lead cop said.

I looked a question at Graham.

“We spoke on the phone earlier,” Graham said then made introductions. “Detectives Kramer and Fredericks, this is Jonathan Shade; his partner, Kelly Chan; Brand Easton; and my sister, Rayna.”

Kramer was a middle-aged woman who might have looked better with her hair down, but with it pulled back, it gave her an intensity that probably helped her on the job. A glance in her eyes made me think she was no-nonsense but fair.

Based on the crow’s feet at his eyes, I adjusted my estimate of Fredericks’ age to mid to late thirties. He had a tan that suggested he’d just returned from a tropical vacation since it looked natural. He had the look in his eyes that told me he’d seen a lot but that he kept it all in check.

Kramer directed her attention to Graham. “We notified your uncle about his daughters. We were unable to locate Horace Jenkins’ next of kin.”

“They’re in Wales,” Graham said.

“Your home is still a crime scene, so you’ll want to make other arrangements for tonight.”

“Very well,” Graham said. “Do you have any news for us?”

“It’s early in the investigation,” Kramer said. The Boulder police were more cautious in the way they handled things since the JonBenet Ramsey case back in the nineties. “You said no one else was at the house. Correct?”

“That’s correct,” Graham said.

Kramer nodded and jotted a note in her pad.

I figured Graham knew it would only raise more questions if they discovered I was there at the time. Rayna looked at me, but she seemed to understand too.

Graham shrugged. “Like I told you on the phone, my sister and I have been here all day.”

“And how are these three involved?” Kramer asked, pointing at Kelly, Brand, and me with her pen.

“They’re providing security for me and my sister at the moment. After our parents were killed, it seemed prudent.”

“No offense, Mr. Shade, Ms. Chan, and Mr. Easton, but you don’t look like a security team.”

“That’s the idea,” I said.

“Have you noticed anything unusual since you’ve been guarding them?”

“It’s been quiet,” I said. “We haven’t seen any threats or suspicious behavior from anyone, though clearly we would have seen something if these two didn’t have to work today.

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