Fight for the Future by Chogan Swan

Author:Chogan Swan [Swan, Chogan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23 — Tough Love

“We only have a few minutes, Kest,” Ayleana said.

Kest looked at the form stretched on the hospital bed. IV tubes trailed into the arm and monitors flashed and beeped in a steady rhythm. Officer Dan Laslie looked pitiful and small with an air tube in his throat. It was hard to believe when he was awake and behind a badge that he could cause so much pain and destruction.

Ayleana had set Alex and an operative from the intelligence team to see what they could find out just spending a few hours digging. It seemed that having a badge and coming from a family with money were potent opportunities for sadistic pastimes.

As the only victim who could pass judgement, Ayleana had asked Kest to make a decision. If Laslie were awake to be charged with the three counts of rape—that they knew of—the lives of three women and one child would be thrown back into turmoil and fear. And there was more, a long, long list of more.

Kest reviewed the list, seeing the pages scrolling through his memory, pictures and statements. “He sleeps until there’s a system that can be trusted to try him for his crimes,” Kest said, turning away.

“And the other?”

“Yes, Take him out of the gene pool.”

The bedsheets rustled for a moment and Ayleana appeared at his elbow. Together they walked out of the room and took a nearby stairwell down to the basement and into the parking garage.

“Is there some way to let those women know he’s not going to wake anytime soon?” said Kest.

“Not if we want to maintain security and protect our sources.”

Kest sighed. “I hate that his medical bills will be paid by insurance subsidized by the taxpayers he abused rather than taking the funds from the family who enabled him.”

Kest twisted his head to look at the sky. A few raindrops pattered on the sidewalk then stopped. It was his last day in the town he’d grown up in. His mom’s apartment was empty, everything she’d wanted kept was packed into a storage unit. He’d said goodbye to the friends who were staying here and to his grandparents. There was nothing left to do.

“Hwei Yu asked me to bring you by for a special plate of golden mountain tonight. Would you mind?”

Kest smiled. “The last supper of the prisoners of destiny.” He put his arm around Ayleana’s shoulders. “Let’s go.”

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