HUNTING (PAVAD) by Calle J. Brookes

Author:Calle J. Brookes [Brookes, Calle J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lost River Lit
Published: 2013-06-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty

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Malachi stared at the collection of chess pieces lining his desk, looking for any hint—anything at all to explain why he had been chosen to be the recipient of such a gruesome game. Had he angered someone? Put someone away that he shouldn’t have? Or was it something else?

Allan Knight was meeting him in ten minutes to discuss why he’d forwarded the body of the latest victim—the pawn—to PAVAD. Perhaps the other agent had seen something or had more information.

That was one of the hardest parts for Malachi—the lack of information.

This was his longest running unsolved case since his entrance into the FBI. The one bastard who’d eluded him the longest and he’d targeted Malachi. What did that say about Malachi’s abilities?

What kind of personality was he dealing with here?

Knight knocked on his office door and Malachi waved him in. They’d known each other for years—had worked together since the beginning of Malachi’s time in St. Louis almost five years ago. Before that they’d worked together a time or two. He liked Knight, and respected him as an agent. “Allan, how many weeks has it been?”

“About two weeks give or take. Your Thanksgiving party.” The day he and Julia had been kidnapped and taken to that North St. Louis basement. “How have you been? Any indications who it was?”

“I’ve been fine. And he’s still out there. In fact, I have a few questions for you that might help me. That victim you had transferred to our M.E.—indications are she was killed by the same guy.”

Knight nodded. “I figured as much when I saw the card.”

“Card?”

“I sent it over with all the evidence my team and the CSU team collected at the scene. A business card for a Dr. J. Bellows was found near the woman’s head. I called ahead, but your Dr. Bellows was out of her office, I think.” Knight settled into the chair in front of Mal’s desk. “I found it concerning. I would have called you myself but I was pulled away for one of my own cases.”

Malachi picked up his desk phone and dialed the forensics lab supervisor. Dr. Brewster answered. Mal requested the card be brought to his office immediately and the supervisor agreed.

“Allan, tell me everything that stood out to you. Where was she found?”

As he listened to Knight share all the details the other man had, once again Malachi was doomed to disappointment. Knight had no more than he had—because there wasn’t anything else to go on.

Someone out there was playing this game with Malachi, and Malachi didn’t even know where the board started or ended. Or who was now playing. He had a nasty feeling the game was getting far more personal.

Paige had been sent two pieces after the attack on her, and Malachi knew those pieces were meant to come to him. And now Julia had been targeted to find a piece, from a new set. That would eventually have come to him.

Dammit, why did it all have

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