Behind The Shadow
Author: Sher Reev
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

The police car zoomed along the street of the city of Caveolina. Sniff himself had taken the mantle of the driving wheel. He thought hard about what the man he met in the hospital had told him.

When he asked to see the old man's poisoned dead body, Howard had denied having the body in the hospital in Caveolina.

"Twillightoria where the big cases always end up", he had said to Sniff in the most disapproving of ways.

Sniff could not wait to get more information about this dead man and what his relationship with Hermes and Haisley was. Speaking of Hermes, he still did not have full knowledge of this person or how he really looked like. Judging by Howard's description, he knew the person would be a around six feet tall and most probably a spectacular fighter. But that was just about it. He had no more clues.

The only group of people that could provide him with the information he needed that moment were all irreproachable.

Another one of these people who could provide an insight to this d
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    Parked at the side of the road, the vehicle remained unmoving and still. Sniff took a cigarette from his shirt and slid out from the vehicle with staggered and scattered steps."Come over here, Mark. You drive the rest of the way". He opened the door to the other side and as the assistant stepped into the driver's seat, Mark wore a grumbling face that was ignored if noticed at all. Sniff took his place beside him while putting a light beneath his cigarette.The car starts again after a while and with a whistling sound, it kissed the rough ground on its way."What else do you know about this guy?" Sniff cleared the deafening silence some moments later, inhaling a slow long streak for himself."Hermes?" Mark focused on the road. He was not such a good driver and at times like this, he always tried his best to not get distracted by anything. He had never enjoyed having to be the one before the wheel, and Sniff knew this very well. But as usual, it turned out that his boss would sooner p

  • Herald of Vengeance   Criminal Minds

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  • Herald of Vengeance   Diana Back At Home

    She sat in the centre of it all. The noises, the exclamations, the "I knew it"s and the "I warned you"s. It was overwhelming for sure, but she knew it was the price to pay for finding herself in this unfortunate coercion of fate."I knew it! She should never have left this city!" Her father said, visibly agitated and seriously fuming."I told you not to let her work in that place!" He faced her mother and shared her some part of the blame."But you were there 9." The woman returned the share. "She said she was trying to prove herself? You could not stop her then."Prove herself? To who really? Was that supposed to impress me? Are you not the one who feeds her all the confidence?"Dianna could not take it anymore. And before anyone of her two parents could raise their already usually loud voices one more time, she stormed away from their midst in rage and found her tiny pretty but tired legs skipping towards what used to be her bedroom.Storming into the familiar room, she slammed the

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    "Welcome, my friend! It is really pleasure to see your old face once more. Is this your beautiful daughter? May I say she looks just like her mother? Too much, I tell you. Too much."Guerrero welcomed Andre with smiles and hugs. He seemed really glad to have the honour of saving Andre and helping him out of the country."Everything is set, my friend. The boat is ready, the sailors are waiting. All that remains is for you to step into the boat and set sail to freedom."Andre understood his words well, but he was no longer anxious to leave at this point."Diego and my son are still behind. We need to rescue them first, only then can I go anywhere."Guerrero frowned. "That does not make any sense, Andre. Diego knew what he was walking into when he decided to help you in your foolish mission. I am sure he wants you to leave now that you can, you do not want to get caught too. Now that would be too much a loss for anyone of us to bear. And your son? I heard news about your son. He seems to

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    Behind the Purple Veil

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    Infiltrate The Infirmary

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