Fleeting Glimpse by Victoria M. Patton

Author:Victoria M. Patton [Patton, Victoria M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946934215
Publisher: Victoria M. Patton
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Driving back to Chandra’s house, Julian gets a call from one of his detectives.

Chandra listens to the one-sided conversation as she checks her email on her phone. “What’s up?” she asks when he hangs up.

“Huh?”

“Your call. Is everything okay?”

Julian looks out his side window.

“Julian? Can you tell me about the call?”

“One of my detectives found something out about Thomas.”

Chandra wiggles in her seat, shifting her weight. She clasps her hands in her lap. “Is it bad?”

As Julian pulls up to the gate, an alarm sounds at the same time the security app on Chandra’s phone chirps. She clicks on the app.

“What is it?” Julian asks.

“I’m not sure.” She lets out a soft gasp. “It says the side door has been opened.”

George comes out from the gate. “Hey, Lieutenant Drake.” An alarm sounds in the shack. He glances over his shoulder then back at Chandra. “That alarm is from your house,” George says nodding towards the shack.

“Let us in,” Julian says.

“You got it. Call me if I need to do anything for you,” George says.

Chandra uses the app to shut off the alarm.

Julian speeds through the gate. He glances over at Chandra. Her eyes are glossy from the tears welling up. “Don’t worry.” He reaches over and takes her hand.

She looks at him. She can’t keep the salty tears from cresting over the edge. She grips his hand tight, saying nothing as he drives to her house.

Entering the driveway, nothing looks out of place. Julian scans the front yard and garage area. He looks over at Chandra. “Stay here. I mean it.”

Chandra nods. “Okay.” She grips her phone in her hand.

“I’ll be back to get you.” Julian grabs his weapon from the glove box, and jumps out of the car.

Chandra watches as he walks around the garage to the side door. Her knee bounces as she wrings her hands. “C’mon,” she whispers as she looks over her shoulder. She checks the locks on the car door, making sure they’re secure. The still of the night echoes in her ears. Her teeth chatter as she waits for Julian to return.

Shifting in her seat, she searches the darkness for signs of a would-be assailant. Her thoughts race as she thinks of Theo. She squeezes her eyes shut, rocking in her seat. “Please, please let Theo be okay.” She repeats the mantra over and over again.

She hears the click of the door lock. She sinks into the seat, hiding. She sees Julian walking towards her. Opening the door, she leaps from the car. “Is anyone there?”

Julian shakes his head. “No.”

“Does it look like they went into the house?”

He takes her by her elbow, walking towards the garage. “Not from what I could see. I think they jimmied it open ran off when the alarm sounded. Did you disarm the home using the app?”

“Yes.” Using the keypad to raise the door, she unlocks the mudroom. Her brow furrows as she glances at the side door. “Can it be locked?”

“Sort of.”

“That doesn’t make me feel safe.

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