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I’ve kept my promise, going back to see Lana, even though I spend all the time sleeping. She stays cuddled against my side, strumming her fingers through my hair, as though she has nothing better to do.
“He’s smart. Police presence has increased,” I say numbly.
I’ve never felt so personal about a case.
“What does ‘you can’t’ supposed to mean?” he asks, pensive as he studies the close-up of the writing on the body.
“I don’t know. You can’t stop me? I think he got interrupted.”
“Then there could be a witness. I have that press conference coming up in three hours. I’ll see if I can get anyone to come forward.”
I nod absently, running my finger over my lips. The director has put all our other cases on hold. This is currently our only priority, and we’re to treat it as though it’s our only case.
“Forensics came back on those fibers we found on the last victim’s body,” Hadley says, dropping a file to my desk. “I looked into it, and you can only find that type of thing in an old factory that was closed down four years ago. Homeless people shack up in it fairly regularly. He could be there and blending in. It’s about two hours from here. I’ll send the address to your phone.”
I’m out of my chair and grabbing my gun in the next breath, and Donny races to catch up with me as I head out the door. Hadley stays behind, but Lisa and Elise join us as we burst through the doors, practically jogging.
Donny makes the calls for backup, and I pull up my phone to see the address Hadley has already sent. He’d need a vehicle to get from there to here, so I call Hadley.
“What’s up?”
“You and Alan start sifting through any car thefts between here and there. He’s got wheels. I doubt he’s taking the bus after soaking in a blood bath.”
“On it.”
She ends the call, and I pocket my phone, rushing my steps. We better catch the son of a bitch.
Lisa and Elise take the lead in their SUVs, and I follow behind them with Donny at my side, both of us turning on our lights. “Fuck,” I hiss, whipping into a gas station when my low fuel light pops on.
I call Elise as Donny hops out to hurriedly push some gas into the tank.
“You’ll get there before us, but don’t go in until we’re on the scene. Got it?” I say the second Elise answers.
“Got it. We’ll have to wait for local PD to back us up anyway.”
I hang up, tapping my fingers impatiently on the steering wheel as I wait for Donny. Deciding I need to do something, I text Lana.
ME: You okay?
LANA: Bored to death, but fine. Playing cards with Duke and taking all his money. You okay?
Have I mentioned I really hate Duke being there alone inside the house with her? If she didn’t need a protective detail, I’d be kicking his ass for seeing her more than I get to.
ME: I’ll be fine once this guy is in cuffs.
I don’t mention the shoot-to-kill order.
LANA: Stop worrying about me. I promise I’ll be fine. You don’t know this about me, but I’m a survivor. <3
I don’t know a lot of things about her. But a past doesn’t make a person, and that’s all she’s holding back. I trust that she’ll share that when she’s ready.
Donny hops into the car, and I pocket my phone before cranking it back up and squealing out of the parking lot.
Donny handles organizing the swat team, telling them to pull back until we arrive on scene.
A loud truck passes us, blowing its horn, and Donny flips off the driver as I keep my tunnel vision, never slowing down.
We’re about twenty miles from our destination, when I slam on my brakes, my stomach roiling as I stare at the SUV off the side of the otherwise deserted road. The backend is crushed, the glass busted out.
