Total pages in book: 23
Estimated words: 21317 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 107(@200wpm)___ 85(@250wpm)___ 71(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 21317 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 107(@200wpm)___ 85(@250wpm)___ 71(@300wpm)
“Chief.”
“Davenport. You in town?”
“Not yet, sir. Got stuck a couple of hours away after my truck broke down.”
“I hate to say I told you so, but I’ve been telling you to sell that junk for years.”
I chuckle. He’s been trying to convince me to buy a new ride. Guess I don’t have much choice now.
His voice changes, and he clears his throat. “So, I sense something. Why are you calling?”
“Yeah, so. I hitchhiked after I was standing in the middle of nowhere. Driver’s a girl. I noticed something was off, and she was scared out of her mind, jumpy too. Almost had a heart attack when a motorcycle roared past us. Did a bit of digging, and she told me she escaped from a compound deep in the woods.
“I have her sketch right here, and I’ll send a pic to you. Says a guy who calls himself Father has an entire community of women and young girls. They’re taken care of like they all need to be perfectly healthy. They also get blood work done every few months. By the time the girls turn 18, they have this graduation. And it’s really just them leaving the compound and being brought to a small clinic so their organs could be harvested.”
Chief doesn’t respond. The only obvious sign he hasn’t hung up is his heavy breathing. “You have an idea what this Father looks like?”
“Curly hair. Brown eyes. Scar near his mouth.”
I hear him curse under his breath. “You say you have a sketch for the location? I’ll gather the team as fast as I can and go where you are. It might take some time because there’s some asshole or a team of assholes leaving black duffel bags in public areas, so we’re out in full force. Everyone’s breathing down my neck since people are panicking. Send me your motel address.”
Something niggles at the back of my mind. “You’re not really surprised. Do you know about this?”
“Yes. We’ve had several reports about organ harvesting somewhere west of here. Deep in the woods, like you said. Someone sent people to scour the area and found nothing.”
“It would be hard to find it tonight.” I give him the motel’s address.
“Send me the photo. I’ll just check something.”
He mutters another curse, which is surprising because he rarely does so. “I was right. There’s a precinct near this location, and I’m friends with the new Chief who moved in almost at the same time as me. He says he’s currently cleaning up the ranks, so he might not know about this but he’ll go back to the office to check.”
“Yes. Dani said two girls escaped before but were brought back by police officers. They’re in her Father’s payroll.”
“We have to be careful. We don’t know how far and deep that bastard’s claws reach.”
“Figured out as much.”
“Plan is to surround them. Can’t have a chopper announcing our arrival.”
“Right. I’ll wait at the motel so we can follow you.”
“We’ll do it first thing tomorrow as soon as we can. It’s gonna be a pretty big operation. Keep your lines open.”
It’s past 10 and I fully expect Dani to be deep asleep, especially after the long day she’s had. I’m still pumping full of adrenaline, unable to rest until I find these fuckers and make sure they can’t harm anyone anymore.
When I step inside, I see her on the bed, watching TV and in nothing but my t-shirt. Her toned legs stop me in my tracks, and I have to shove my hands in my pockets to keep myself from reaching out and running my hands and tongue along her curves and dips. Damn. It’s getting more and more difficult to restrain the animal who wants to devour her.
And I’m getting dangerously close to acting on my thoughts. Especially after getting a taste, I crave for more. The way her folds part around my tongue? I can only imagine just how it’s gonna feel for my dick.
“You talked to him?” Her voice snaps me out of it, and thankfully, she doesn’t notice the bulge in my pants. The very obvious bulge.
“Yes. He knows about it, actually. But no one ever gave him the exact location.”
“Is it possible Father paid him?”
“I doubt that. He transferred there only four months ago, and if there’s anything you need to know about Chief, it’s that he’s as straight as an arrow. Between the two of us, we’ve investigated dozens of corrupt officials, most of them found guilty.”
“Okay.”
“I also looked at the Jeep for any tracking devices. None.”
“Maybe he didn’t expect one of his girls to steal it.”
“Maybe.”
Our eyes meet, and the air between us crackles. When she came apart in my arms earlier, it felt glorious. I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since. But as much as I want to bury myself to the hilt inside her, I don’t want to rush her until she’s ready.