The Partnership: A Suspense Thriller (A Reed & Billie Novel Book 4) by Dustin Stevens

Author:Dustin Stevens [Stevens, Dustin]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Five

The conversation in total took more than an hour and a half, long enough that Reed eventually got through his double and fries, stepped outside to feed Billie her dinner and let her use the restroom as well, and even got slices of pie for each of the three. Just short of nine it was not-so-subtly suggested that the place would be closing soon, the trio the last people remaining inside as Reed paid the check for the table and sent them on their way with two hundred dollars cash.

Whether it would be sufficient, or if Tek-Yen would ever see any of it herself, he couldn’t be certain, but if it kept them both out of trouble for one more day it was worth it.

Before leaving Reed had established that one more day was all he needed. By the same time the next night he would be making a move, going to extract Tek-Yen and anybody else he could find. The hope was that the strike could be large enough, well enough coordinated, that nobody would get hurt, the girls all taken in unison, the ringleaders of the organization apprehended.

The truncated timetable no doubt meant that some detail would be overlooked, that something small would slip through a crack, but after sitting with Tek-Yen for the better part of the evening there was no way he could let things continue any longer.

Once the initial veneer of shock and fear had faded away the girl had proven herself to be just that – a child. She had spoken in wonder of the Christmas lights that seemed to cover everything, had absolutely fawned over Billie as she tugged on her ears and mussed the hair between them.

In a sack on the seat beside him was a cloth kerchief she’d been carrying, the item sealed up tight, Reed spotting it as they were preparing to leave, a random thought coming to him, prompting the request.

If there was any surprise, any uncertainty from Tek-Yen or Basel at the request they did nothing to show it, seeming to since the genuine emotion he felt toward the situation.

The mere thought of what she was doing every night, of what people with intentions a lot worse than Basel’s were asking of her, repulsed him.

That same rage permeated his being as Reed headed for home, bypassing returning to the precinct one more time, knowing the person he needed to speak with would have finally left for the night. Instead he reached out via phone, putting the call on speaker as he drove.

“Grimes,” the captain responded, his usual extra-gruff tone reserved for phone calls on display.

“Captain,” Reed said, “how fast can you cull together that task force we talked about earlier?”

On the opposite end he could hear a door open and close, the sound of feet shuffling over carpet, before Grimes responded, “What did you find?”

In short order Reed relayed the evening to his boss, starting with what Deek had found and pushing through the encounter with Basel and Tek-Yen.

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