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My gut churns as I watch her go through her shift, her expression falling every time she turns away from a customer.
I remember our only meeting, with the tentative smile she had on her face before the conversation turned sour.
Landon and River were behind the change.
They brought her happiness.
I swallow.
As much as I can’t stand River, I’m glad he was there for her.
And I’m glad she had Landon, too.
You could have been there for her too, if you were still working for the Bureau.
I shake the thought away as I continue studying the footage.
Something finally catches my eye.
There’s a customer lingering far too long near the back of the café. He pretends to look at the signs above the counter, but his gaze follows the workers.
First, he watches April as she’s at the register. Then his gaze flicks to Skylar, who is busy organizing the pastry case.
He’s there for a good ten minutes.
April looks up and says something to him, but he shakes his head and she walks to the back.
That’s when he goes up to the counter and speaks to Skylar.
I growl as I watch their interaction.
It takes almost ten fucking minutes before he decides what he wants to order, and in that time, April leaves, and it’s just Skylar and the other Omega left.
The café was already closed.
My gut instinct tells me something is off about him.
He stayed there too long for a reason.
He was the last purchase of the day, and I’m able to locate the digital receipt in the café’s sales reports from that date.
John Briggs.
It takes some searching, but I find a John Briggs within the county.
He’s unemployed, but his most recent job was at a hospital.
No arrest record. One parking ticket.
That should be fine. That should be all there is to it.
But I rewatch the footage, and he just looks…off. He observes April for far too long.
And when he goes back to Skylar, giving her a grin, I want to jump through the screen and tackle him.
I haven’t trusted my gut like this in years. I haven’t bothered to.
I’ve learned that a hunch usually has a kernel of truth to it, and I intend to find out everything I can.
