The Bite by Andy Lee Barnes

Author:Andy Lee Barnes [Barnes, Andy Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-22T06:00:00+00:00

48

We had driven home in a morbid silence. Karson had insisted on driving, he didn’t speak as if he knew I needed space to process it all. Not that you could effectively process such an horrific death. Feeling numb and hollow I headed up the stairs.

“I'm going to shower.”

“I will wait here until Ethan gets back.”

I stopped halfway up the stairs, turned back. “Where is he?”

“He stayed at Jefferson’s house to see what else he could find out.”

“The man's dead! His body still warm and you break into his house?”

He reached for the whisky decanter and poured a drink. “We still need to find out what his plans are, and perhaps he may find out why he was killed.” He sat the bottle down, lifted his glass and took a sip with a blatant look of indifference. It felt wrong to me, but I had no compelling argument.

“Did he kill them? Jefferson? Did he kill the Tolle’s?” I asked, holding the balustrade with one hand to steady myself against the answer. I surprised myself by praying he didn’t. He seemed nice, not just nice, but descent, I needed to hear a mask of normality was exactly as it appeared. “Did you read his mind to find out?”

“I can read thoughts, but he would have to be thinking about it to know. I need to place my hands on the side of his head to delve deeper or sink my teeth into his neck, which wouldn’t have been an issue later had he remained alive to do so.”

“Why didn’t you let me take him to the office, I could have asked him.” I threw my hands out exasperated. “You could have followed me, and we would know.” And he would still be alive. Maybe.

He stared at me, his face devoid of emotion, finally he spoke gruffly, “I was not about to let you go anywhere with that man.”

Arguing further was as pointless as a pressing the walk button twenty times. I turned away, feeling on the verge of breaking. I couldn't undo the zip at the top of the dress, it had a clasp that my arms couldn’t bend back far enough for my fingers to reach. I struggled, twisted, and pulled; my temper rose. I felt myself beginning to crumble, tears sprung to my eyes. “Just fucking undo,” I hissed. I missed having someone to help me then and the feeling of being held. I heard the fabric rip a little, but the zip and the dress, remained stuck.

I would have to ask Karson. I wiped at my eyes and blinked back any remnants of tears, drew in a deep breath and opened the door. I didn’t have to call out, he stood at the door.

Startled, I gasped and jerked back. “Don’t tell me you heard that?”

“I did, need some help?”

“Yes please,” I muttered, rotating so he could unfasten my dress. His fingers brushed against my skin, prickles landed on my neck and my heart raced under his touch. And he would know.

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