Wraith Hunter by Clara Coulson

Author:Clara Coulson [Coulson, Clara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Knite and Day Publishing

Chapter Thirteen

The last time I was in the DSI dungeon, a possessed girl caught fire and nearly burned the place down. That cell where Ally Johnston died is still under repair. I walk past it on my way down the hallway of holding rooms, until I come to the door of an undamaged cell sitting wide open, as if it knows it’s waiting for a new arrival. Inside the room, Riker is already seated at the table, his cane propped up against the table’s edge, his hands interlocked on the tabletop, his dispersed reflection in the table’s polished metal surface cast in a pale glow by the bright overhead lights. Ella, restless, circles the table once every thirty seconds, her boots padding softly against the floor.

I enter the holding cell and take a position against the back wall, between the two chairs Ella and Riker will use when they interrogate Wallace. I want to be visible. I want him to see me. I want him to know he made a mistake last night, treating me like a disposable source, and now it’s come back to bite him in the ass. I want him to focus on me, and I want there to be a silent, biting conversation between us, even as Ella and Riker break him down from the outside in.

To be honest, I want my anger at Wallace to distract me from the fact that Cooper Lee is still missing, but my presence here does serve as a psychological tactic that’ll be useful during the interview. The guy who got fleeced by the Wolf last night, looming in the background, dressed all in black, his hard gaze affixed to Wallace, never wandering. Vincent Wallace isn’t the most stable person, emotionally, and though I don’t like exploiting people’s mental problems—I have enough of my own to know I’d be horrified if they were used against me—we need Wallace to spill his secrets faster than a busted dam spills water.

Because, as of ten minutes ago, we have less than twenty-four hours to solve the riddle.

Less than twenty-four hours to stop another magic bomb from going off.

Less than twenty-four hours to prevent more death and destruction in Aurora.

This isn’t the time to play the case slow and steady. We’re on the clock, and therefore, so is Wallace.

Naomi leads the Wolf into the room, shackles around his arms and legs, and pushes him into the single chair on the side of the table opposite Riker and Ella. Producing a key, she unlocks one of the cuffs on Wallace’s wrists, then jerks his hands around his body and relocks the same cuff after slipping it through the metal loop on the table. She checks her handiwork, ensuring that Wallace is secured, and nods respectfully to my teammates and me before backing out of the cell and closing the door.

Wallace looks more bemused than scared. Limp, shaggy hair hangs over his eyes, which blink, slow and heavy, not quite sure how to process what they see.

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