When You’re Safe by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2023-09-18T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The passersby would have thought nothing of the person standing staring at the store window in the afternoon glare. Surely it was simply another window shopper on the busy streets of London. They would have had no idea the person was a two-time killer.

But the killer knew what had been done. The killer knew what had also been left undone. Staring at the store window, the killer could see the reflection before them. If reflections could talk, what a conversation would have been had between them.

Since the previous night, when the news had reported the presence of an FBI agent as part of the investigation into the DeGrey deaths, the killer had done a little bit of research.

Finn Wright, the killer thought, looking at their own reflection staring back at them. That man is a problem.

In the killer’s mind, the reflection spoke back: “Are you scared? Are you afraid of prison?”

No, the killer thought. I’m afraid of not finishing what I started.

“Good,” the reflection said, nodding its head. “Fear is for amateurs. It’s the DeGreys who should be frightened, not us.”

But maybe we should wait, the killer thought. Some light research had thrown up a few articles about Finn Wright and a looming court case in the US. That date had now been moved to next week. The FBI agent wouldn’t be around for much longer. I could wait until he’s gone, then kill again.

“No!” the reflection said. “And who will appear when Finn Wright is gone? Another FBI agent. Then another. Other police officers, inspectors, constables, forensics experts. They’ll keep coming until you’re caught. Get the job done, then the good will come of it. Prison isn’t a foregone conclusion. There’s nothing here that says I have to get caught.”

But does it matter if it takes months rather than weeks? Surely all that matters is that the right thing happens in the end? the killer thought.

“No!” the reflection screamed. “Get it done! Now!”

Suddenly, the killer realized that several people were walking by, looking nervous.

Did I say that out loud? The killer didn’t know, but there was a feeling that they had just screamed at themselves in the store window. Stress was mounting, but the reflection was right.

I will. I’ll do it now. Right now, the killer thought, looking at the reflection. A grin crept across the reflection’s face while it nodded knowingly.

The decision had been made. Today, another DeGrey would die.

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