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I fear for humanity with people like this out there.
It’s the daughter’s ex-boyfriend. Quite the shady-looking character, complete with a DUI arrest about a year ago. He reeks of entitled frat boy. And not an intelligent one; he didn’t even attempt to hide his tracks.
He needs to be brought in for questioning by law enforcement. But since they didn’t go to the cops in the first place, the senator must not want to involve them for bullshit political reasons. If that’s the case, Big Al will probably send someone to have a littlechatwith him. Or maybe the senator will handle his dirty work on his own. But knowing what I do about people like him, he won’t.
Damn.The ex-boyfriend. That hits a little too close to home.
My heart goes out to the senator’s daughter when she finds out he’s behind the threats. Sounds like her luck is similar to mine in the boyfriend department. Nothing much worse than being burnedbadlyby someone you trusted. Far too relatable, sadly.
Unlike me, though, she escaped before someone’s life was irrevocably ruined.
My stomach clenches uncomfortably as a lump settles in my throat.
An image of blood pooled on the unfinished concrete slab flashes across my mind, and the smell of lumber assaults me as if I’m in that building again. Just like it was yesterday instead of fifteen years ago. The sounds of the pained groans and labored breaths ring in my ears.
I blink and shake my head to force away the haunting memories.
As the horrific images fade from my mind, they’re replaced by memories of a betrayal by someone I cared about. The bitterness slithers through my veins, sending an uncomfortable tension rippling and piercing under my ribs. And it happened to me not once, but twice. First back in college, then again a few years ago on the trafficking task force by my former pseudo-boyfriend, Tony.
How can someone intentionally harm an innocent person they claim to have feelings for?
Then the hypocrisy hits me, and the discomfort blooms exponentially. While not nearly on the same par, I betrayed Cal. Even after I realized I liked him.
Son of a bitch. Cue the self-loathing.
Even if Klein didn’t have time to genuinely begin tocarefor me, I did set him up for a similar heartbreak. Especially once I realized how sweet and trusting he was and how much he liked me. It wasn’t the start of a drunken one-night stand— not for him. You don’t spend all night opening your heart to someone you never plan to see again.
My shoulders rise and fall with a shaky breath.
Focus on the here and now, Mia. Back to work.
After I send a message to Tomer to let him know what I found about the senator’s daughter, he tells me to send it to Big Al.
No doy.The email was already partially typed.
Once I send the email to our fearless leader, I spot the sticky note with the police and ambulance information from Klein’s CVS emergency.
Come and play with me,it calls like a siren.You know you want to.
While worrying my lip, I stare at the offending paper.
Be gone, devil! I banish thee!
Three seconds. Then four. Five.
And the damn thing stilldoesn’t ignite.
What would it hurt to look up one little 911 call? Technically, they’re public records. Any news reporter could call the county and request the transcript or audio file.
Don’t do it, Mia. This isn’t how you earn him. If you want to know what he was doing, just ask him.
But he won’t tell me. He doesn’t trust me.
And you think this will get him to trust you?
What if he needs help? If I assist him with whatever is wrong, then maybe he’ll give me another chance.
You aren’t built to help people. You’re built to be a creeping creeper.
