Justice: A Suspense Thriller (A Reed & Billie Novel Book 5) by Dustin Stevens

Author:Dustin Stevens [Stevens, Dustin]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Kydala Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2018-07-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Seven

The events of the last two days were swirling in Reed Mattox’s head as he pulled up to the quaint ranch house in a bucolic neighborhood, the place no different than a thousand – a million – others just like it dotting the country.

Painted light blue with pale yellow shutters, the grass had already been cut once for the year, everything neat and trim.

It was nearly impossible to believe that just a few days before, that had been Reed, sitting on his back deck, enjoying what felt like the start of spring. With the competing smells of fresh cut grass and seared beef in his nostrils, it seemed like all was right with the world.

What a difference forty-eight hours can make.

Beginning with an unexpected call from his captain, the time since had been a swirl of blood spatter, pawn shops, realty companies, angry media, and now an ill-advised quasi-partnership with a woman he was reasonably certain he would never see again.

The scene at the apartment complex might have been a top three spectacle, but there was no doubt this case was going to climb even higher in his rankings before it was done, the outcome still a long way from certain.

Easing off the engine, Reed reached into the passenger seat, taking up a plastic grocery sack, the container crinkling loudly in his hand. Pulling it over onto his lap, he said, “Come on, girl.”

Not bothering to wait for the back door, Billie spilled between the front seats and down to the asphalt behind him, taking a few quick steps to slow her momentum before leveling out. Flipping the door shut, the two moved up the front walk and onto the stoop, Reed’s hand raised to shoulder height to knock when the door swung open.

Pausing, Reed stood with his mouth ajar, his fist raised by his side.

In all the times he had visited the place, never before had it opened without him banging at least a half dozen times.

And never had it opened to reveal the person he was there to see on the opposite side.

“Hey man,” Derrick Chamberlain said, a juice box in hand, the straw bent at an awkward angle above it.

Known as Deke to anybody that had known him for more than a few seconds, he was a college friend and neighbor of Reed’s former partner Riley.

A veritable idiot savant, while Riley had gone into law enforcement, where she met and partnered with Reed, Deke had parlayed his advanced computer science degree into a job working from his grandmother’s basement.

A job constructing and performing cybersecurity that just happened to net many times what the two police officers made annually.

Combined.

“Oh, hey,” Reed said, glancing to his fist before slowly lowering it. “Wasn’t expecting to see you standing here.”

Bringing his brow together for a moment, the comment seemed to genuinely confuse Deke before he shrugged, letting it go.

“Yeah, grandma’s watching Dancing with the Stars in the living room. I came up for a drink, saw you pull up.”

Not sure what to say, or even if he should, Reed only nodded.

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