The Twisted Web by Rebecca Bradley

Author:Rebecca Bradley [Bradley, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-12T22:00:00+00:00

37.

‘She’s been dead between one and four hours,’ I said to Aaron as I climbed into the car beside him. He was brooding in the driver’s seat.

‘The kids might have just missed the killer then,’ he replied. ‘They were very lucky not to run into him. Who knows what he’s capable of.’

‘Looks that way. We need to get a detailed statement from them.’ I looked to where the kids had been standing. ‘Do we know if their parents agreed to let us get the interviews done this evening?’

Aaron nodded. ‘Pasha and Martin took one of the kids back to the station to do the interview. The other one is booked for the morning. His parents insisted on taking him home. I don’t know if it was because he was in trouble or if they were worried out of their minds. Either way there was no way anyone could talk them out of taking him home tonight.’

‘Okay. At least we have the one.’

I could see Ross talking to Dewan. He could make friends with anyone. Talk to anyone. He was so easy going. Well, he was now, there had been a time when he had spiralled downwards and Detective Superintendent Catherine Walker had wanted to kick him off the unit. I’d fought for him and he’d proved to me that it had been the right decision. He brought himself back from the brink.

I glanced at Aaron. And here I was again. Though these circumstances were completely different. This was not Aaron’s doing and I would fight tooth and nail for him to stay. Just not at the expense of his health.

‘What Jack said…’ I started.

‘He’s right.’

‘I know he is. Jack is always right.’ I had to have a straight conversation with him. I needed for him to be well. To not put himself at risk this way, plus I needed all the information so I knew what I was dealing with because of the position Baxter had put me in.

‘Why are you here tonight, Aaron?’

‘Baxter.’

I clenched my fists. My nails dug into the palms of my hands. Sharp pinpricks, pinching at my skin. I’d thought as much. ‘What about him?’

‘Why would I give him a reason to push me out?’

‘Going home at the end of a shift is not a reason to be kicked out of the unit, Aaron. We had this conversation earlier. You were confident that you were good to be here. What happened?’

‘The day happened. I didn’t realise how exhausting it would be. I thought I could return to work and be the same person I was before I left.’ He rubbed at his chest.

‘Aaron?’ I was scared. My own chest tightened with fear, my breath trapped as I waited for him to respond.

‘No, it’s fine. I’m just acutely aware of it being there.’ He let out a long sigh. ‘I feel as though I am carrying around a body filled with heavy metal. As though my bones, the stuff running through my veins is iron. Dragging my own body about is not the meaningless thoughtless activity it used to be.

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