Killer Instinct by Green S.E

Author:Green, S.E. [S.E., Green,]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2014-04-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

BY MONDAY IT’S ALL OVER THE NEWS.

DECAPITATOR CAUGHT!

His name is James Donner. He is from Alaska. He is sixty-

five years old and works as a traveling plumber. He has proof

he lived in each state where the serial decapitations occurred.

He commits the crimes only once a year in September to

mourn the loss of his wife, who was brutally murdered by a

man who hacked her up with a knife.

His wife had been blond and worked as a preschool teacher.

This, of course, explains how James picks his victims.

He’s textbook.

K I L L E R I N S T I N C T

Too perfect if you ask me.

The question from every reporter: Why turn yourself in now?

James Donner’s response: It was time.

Personally I’m just relieved it’s not my real father.

I’ve been researching James Donner pretty much nonstop

since he came forward. If he truly is the Decapitator, then I

should be connected to him in some way. Otherwise why send

me the messages.

And why when I look at his image don’t I sense some sort

of link?

I’m dying to know what my mom thinks. What the FBI thinks.

“The girl sitting beside me redirects my attention when

I hear her say, “you know all those flyers that were hanging

up for the missing cocker spaniel? I heard the guy that took it is that disturbed dude. He lives a few blocks over. What’s his

name?”

“Marco? Ugh. He’s awful.”

I tune in to their conversation. We have a substitute today

in AP English, and she’s letting us do pretty much whatever.

“He went to school here,” the first girl says.

“Didn’t he get expelled?” the second girl asks.

Marco. I remember him. Senior when I was a sophomore.

Did get expelled for bringing a knife on campus. I thought he was in jail for mistreatment of animals. Clearly, I thought

wrong.

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“He carved some weird Nazi symbol in the cocker span-

iel’s back.”

The second girl gasps. “A swastika? Is the dog okay?”

“Poor thing had to have stitches.”

I’d hunt Marco down and kill him if he did that to Corn

Chip.

“And then,” the first girl goes on, “did you hear what he did

to that cat?”

Second girl groans. “No.”

“Cut off its tail.”

“No!” second girl cries.

First girl shakes her head. “Slim remembers him. Don’t ya,

Slim?”

I nod. “I do.”

First girl laughs. “Didn’t your sister go out with him?”

God, I hope not. “Don’t think so.”

“Well,” second girl chimes in, “someone needs to carve a

swastika in his back. Let him see how it feels.”

The bell rings and everyone files out. I go to my locker and

grab my things. Marco Morales. I make a mental note as the familiar craving crawls just below my skin. I’m going to find

out where this guy lives. Yes, I’m definitely going to find out about this guy.

“Hey, you.” Zach comes up beside me.

“Hey.”

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K I L L E R I N S T I N C T

“Wanted to let you know I talked to my ex-girlfriend, and

she’s not going to give you any more problems.”

I don’t bother telling him she came to my house.

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