Hunted by Alex Collins

Author:Alex Collins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: T L Haddix
Published: 2022-11-07T18:14:39+00:00

Chapter 28

As Beth let herself into her apartment late Monday afternoon after Taylor Bolen’s memorial service, she turned her ringer back on. She’d switched it off before the funeral and hadn’t felt like dealing with her messages directly after. Now, however, she had to get back to work. There were a few missed calls, and she kicked her shoes off as she dialed her voice mail. The first message was from Gordon.

“I have what you asked for, but I’m not comfortable talking to your voice mail about this. Call me back.”

His paranoia made her to smile, and she quickly deleted the message and returned his call.

He answered on the first ring. “Gordon here.”

“Hey. I just got in and heard your message. Are you able to talk for a few minutes?”

He hesitated. “I am if you can give me one minute to wrap something up on another line.”

“Sure, that’s fine.” While she was waiting, she grabbed a drink from the fridge and made her way to her office, sinking into the chair behind her desk with a tired groan.

Very shortly, he was back on the line. “How are you this fine Monday, Ms. Hudson?”

“I’m doing well enough, all things considered, sir. How about yourself?”

He laughed. “Oh, the usual—I’m going crazy here. I have the information you needed.”

“Were we right, then? Is there a pattern?” She felt a welcome rush of excitement as she grabbed the folder where she had stashed her notes.

“Oh, yes. All the disappearances? They happen around the new moon. Every single one of them. Whatever’s happening is occurring on the darkest nights of each month. Does that mean anything to you?”

She considered the revelation. “Not really, other than the fact that maybe whoever is doing whatever they’re doing they’re trying to stay unseen. Does that make sense?”

“It does. I came to that conclusion myself.”

She picked up a pen and made a quick note in the file. “What about the occult aspect of all of it? Was there any connection in that arena?”

“Maybe, maybe not. To a lot of occultists, the dark of the moon is a time for renewal and healing. However, some do consider it a time to bring justice to bear. That might be an avenue worth pursuing.”

“I’d say so.” She tapped her pen on the paper. “So does this mean I can go to the sheriff with this info now? Are you finished looking into things on your end enough for me to do that?”

“Yes. I think it’s wise. They need to know what’s going on.”

She nodded. “I’m going to try to set up a meeting with the sheriff, two of his detectives, and maybe a couple of other people tomorrow or Wednesday to bring them up to speed. Any chance you’d want to sit in on that meeting?”

He blew out a breath. “I’d like to even if it’s just as an observer. Let me reach out to Wyatt Dixon. I’ve spoken to him in recent weeks about the occult case, and I want to make sure I’m not stepping on any toes by being there.

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