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With a wink, he walked out. In the reception area, Noah was waiting, a sheaf of papers in hand. Micah took them, glancing through each of the pages. “I appreciate it. Thanks. There aren’t many names here.”
“No. But I think you might find it more interesting to learn what name should be on there and isn’t.”
“Oh?” Micah’s pulse sped up. This could be their break.
Noah’s blue eyes danced with excitement. “The other day, I was about to enter a patient’s room, and I heard him call someone by name. The patient referred to the man as his brother when they were talking, but after the man left and I checked on the patient, I made a casual remark about it. The patient backtracked and said the guy was his friend, and he called him brother in a friendly sense, you know?”
“Yeah. But you didn’t feel that’s the way he meant it?”
“Right. I thought to myself, no, he definitely was calling him brother. But whatever. It wasn’t a big deal, so I forgot about it. Until I checked the visitor’s list.”
“And?”
Noah pointed. “The brother, or whoever the man is, isn’t on it.”
The excitement grew, but Micah remained calm. “Okay. Who’s the patient?”
“Tyler Anderson.”
“I knew it,” Micah hissed, resisting the urge to pump his fist in the air. “What name did you overhear him call the other guy?”
“Parker. Does that help?”
“Yes! I fucking knew it!” Grabbing Noah, he wrapped the smaller guy in a big hug.
Which, of course, was the exact moment Nix stepped out of the elevator, wearing a huge frown. “What the fuck, man? Don’t you have a mate?”
Letting go of a flushed Noah, Micah grinned at his friend. “Yes, you idiot, and so do you. But that’s beside the point. We’ve got him. I know who our monster is, and Noah’s the one who had the puzzle piece all along!”
“He did?” Nix looked at Noah, who smiled shyly. “Awesome. Good work, man.”
The nurse shrugged. “I was just in the right place at the right time.”
“Anyway, we need to get this info to Nick and the team. I need a current description of Parker, too.”
“Better yet,” Noah suggested, “we can pull up the security feed. Hand out his picture.”
“Great thinking. We need to know how often he’s been showing up, whether there’s a pattern. When the last time was he visited. Then we’ll need to see Tyler, and let him know we’re on to his brother. Lean on him.”
“We’ve got to call a meeting with Nick and the team,” Nix said. “Run all this past him. Maybe there’s a way we can set a trap when Parker comes back to visit.”
“Okay, meeting first. We’ll see what Nick says.”
Nix started back toward the elevator. “I’m on it. See you in the conference room.” He left without looking back.
Micah couldn’t help but notice how Noah’s face fell once the man was gone. “Give him time, my friend.”
“That’s what everyone says. But I’m not sure all the time in the world will be enough.” He smiled sadly. “I’ll get to work on having one of the guys pull up that security footage.”
“Cool.”
The blond walked away, and Micah shook his head. Stupid fucking Nix. What the hell was his problem?
The other detective mission would have to wait. In a hurry, Micah pulled out his phone and called Nick. The man didn’t answer, though, so he had to leave a voice mail. “Hey, it’s Micah. Conference room with the team, ASAP. I’ve got info on our mystery creature. Not a mystery anymore.”
You were right, Mom. He was someone close to me, from my not-so-distant past. Thanks for trying to help me. I love you, and I miss you so much.
He could’ve sworn he felt a touch on his face, and then it was gone.
