Empty Rooms by Jeffrey J Mariotte

Author:Jeffrey J Mariotte [Mariotte, Jeffrey J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Thriller, mystery, crime, police procedural, Detroit, comic books, Superman, missing girl, kidnap, serial killer
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: 2014-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

She was in the nest now. Missy Trimble, she said her name was. Just like that, Missy, then a momentary gap, then Trimble, as if she rarely spoke one of them without the other.

Welker had locked her in, from the outside. He’d told her that if she needed him, if she had to use the bathroom or anything like that, she could pound on the door and he would hear her, let her out. She was an agreeable girl, although she had fussed and cried at first. Once he had pointed out that nobody could hear her she had calmed down. Now she was taking the whole thing almost as an adventure. She regarded with some amusement the baby doll he gave her, and she asked after her mother with some regularity. All in all, though, she was better behaved than most girls on their first night in a strange man’s home.

Of course, so far he hadn’t laid a hand on her, beyond what was necessary to muscle her into the car and to keep her quiet while they drove away. She might well do some screaming later on.

He had left her in the nest so she could have some time to herself, to reach an acceptance of the new reality in which she found herself. He needed time alone as well, to get online and see if his message had been received. If he could just make a simple phone call, or a visit …

But no, they had set up their communication procedures for a reason. If he went to prison, he would never see his angel again. He had to stay safe. Changing the schedule was bad enough, but speaking directly, or even sending an e-mail—those were things that could be intercepted, used as evidence in court. The communication method they had come up with was virtually foolproof, and their messages would be taken as purely innocent by anyone who happened across them.

It worked, and he was comfortable with it. He was frustrated because it could be so slow, and he didn’t know how much time he had. Events needed to race along at a speedy clip. He drummed his fingers on the keyboard as he waited for the computer to come to life, listening for Missy, just in case.

When he was done here, he would have to go back in, to see just how comfortable she had been able to make herself. He wanted his guests to be comfortable. He was a good host that way, really he was.

He always took good care of his angels.

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