Through Hell and Back 03 - Embrace the Fire by Felice Stevens

Author:Felice Stevens [Stevens, Felice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

It was bound to happen sooner rather than later. Brandon had heard how Jordan was beaten up as a warning not to open the center, and knew he’d have to meet the detective who was working on the case. The reality of it was worse than he’d imagined as Neil was a seasoned professional, and Brandon imagined he saw right through Brandon’s weak attempt to escape any questions about himself. Of course the fear clawing at Brandon’s chest, willing him to run, wasn’t helping any. He forced himself to remain calm and somehow held his composure together.

After helping Dwayne and Wilson work through a tricky math problem, Brandon joined the group in the back room, where Neil was explaining what the police had learned about the Donovan person. Brandon slid into a seat next to Luke. Neil threw him a quick glance but continued to speak.

“We know Donovan was originally from the Pennsylvania area with ties to Philly and Boston, as well as New York. He would get the guns from down South, then have them transported up the I-95 corridor, making stops in DC, Baltimore, and Philly, before heading up to New York and Boston.” He consulted his notes. “There was never a shortage of people to do his dirty work, whether it was delivering guns or the drugs he happened to be selling. Most often he used drifters in those cities to prevent the police from catching him in a full-scale operation. But we finally got lucky.”

“How’s that? It would seem impossible if he never had any connection to the people who worked for him.” Jordan braced his arms on the table, his chin in his hands. “It’s so damn frustrating.”

“One of our undercover detectives heard a waitress talking at a bar in the Philly area. She mentioned Donovan had been in the night before, and she’s his regular girl when he comes around that way. Seems he’s been cheating on her and she’s pissed at him.” Neil grinned. “Never underestimate the fury of a scorned woman. She was busy spilling her guts to anyone who’d listen about not only what a lousy lay he is, but what he’s going to do when he comes up to New York in a few days.”

As the others peppered Neil with questions, Brandon remained silent, his mind working furiously. When he was younger, he’d done everything short of selling himself to make money, without thinking of the consequences or repercussions to anyone else. It was altogether possible that, when he was living on the streets in Philly all those years ago, he had come across these people and did some work for them, but if he was honest with himself, he couldn’t remember. To speak up would add nothing to the investigation, and Neil might start asking more questions about why he was homeless to begin with.

“Brandon, you lived in Pennsylvania. Did you ever spend any time in Philadelphia after you left home?”

All eyes focused on him at Neil’s question. He slanted a quick look at the detective before gulping down the nerves that were strangling him.

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