Alarick went to the room where Charlotte was being held. He opened the door and stepped into the room. Two guards stood at opposite sides of the room. They noticed Alarick and acknowledged him by giving him a status report."Good day sir. She tried to escape through the bathroom window earlier but after we caught her she's been a bit more cooperative. We suspect that she might still try something though that’s why we’re inside here and not outside the room."Alarick looked at a pouting Charlotte who folded her arms and sat cross legged on the bed. She looked at Alarick and rolled her eyes as she turned away."All right. I'll keep that in mind. Excuse us for now,, she won’t try anything while I’m here.."Alarick dismissed the guards inside the room. The men wasted no time in obeying Alarick's command and soon only Alarick and Charlotte remained in the room. Alarick sat on a free chair in the room and stared at Charlotte. Charlotte felt his gaze and shrinked into herself. Alarick said
Alarick and the rest of the men in the station had geared up. Each man wore a kevlar vest complete with a gun, baton and holster. The equipment the station had wouldn't have been enough but Alarick had made a call for that also. The hired men came with their own legal equipment.Maurice turned to all the men in the station."You all have your various locations and you all know the drill. Let's head out."Maurice led the way as all the men went outside and occupied their various vehicles. One by one, each car left the lot of the police station heading on their own assigned destination for Dylan and his accomplices.Alarick turned to Maurice as they sat in their own police vehicle and spoke before they moved."Are you sure this is the right call?""We have to be as inconspicuous as possible.""And you think that driving around in a cop car is inconspicuous. We might as well turn on the sirens and scream out that we're looking for Dylan and his men."The two men at the back of the car th
The door was kicked open and the men silently rushed into the room holding their guns up. The room had an open floor plan but was completely wrecked. Rat droplets, broken glass, discarded containers. They could only guess what would be in the other parts of the room.Alarick and Maurice took the lead and sneaked up behind the two low columns that separated the room from the kitchen. A sound like the clattering of pans rang through the room and they all alertly turned towards the sound. It came from a room behind them. Slowly, the two officers advanced towards the door with Alarick and Maurice following behind them. They all relaxed before the door was slightly opened up by one of the officers. He peeped through the crack and saw a figure squatting down in a corner of the bathroom. He winced at the smell that came out of the room but he ignored it. The officer turned back to the rest of them."I see a man in the corner. I'm not sure who he is because his face is hidden."Maurice whisp
It all happened in slow motion. There were two gunshots but only one bullet ended up lodged in Alarick's body. Alarick was pushed back by the force of the close range shot. His back hit the top cap of the booth before he fell back down on the table in front of him. Blood splattered and pooled on the table he just fell off. Maurice and the other officers acted quickly and rushed to the table. Maurice checked up on Alarick who was hunched over on the ground gasping for air while the other officers held Eddie down and restrained him. Maurice slapped Alarick's cheek in fear. "Alarick!" Alarick couldn't respond. He was winded from the shots but he could hear what was going on around him. "Fuck! Let go of me!" Eddie groaned. "Stay down bastard!" An officer replied. "Why the hell would you shoot me? Who the hell shoots the person they want to arrest?" He whined. "We shoot when the person puts other people in danger, now stay down." Blood dripped from the bullet wound in Eddie's shou
Alarick walked purposefully into the station after having his bruise checked by his family doctor. “I’m back. Has Eddie been checked out by the paramedics? Is he up for interrogation?”Upon hearing Alarick’s voice, Maurice looked up from his desk and removed his glasses.“You’re back early. Who allowed you to leave the hospital early?”Alarick, who now stood in front of Maurice’s desk, put his hands on his hips and looked around the room.“I have the right to leave when I want to, don't I?”Maurice followed his gaze. To him Alarick seemed chirpier than usual, like he was happy to be back here. He didn’t know if it was from the sheer excitement of getting important information or from the painkillers his doctor must have prescribed. All in all, Maurice knew Alarick would be restless if he didn’t have anything to do, so he decided to keep him busy.“Well, you still have to wait a bit. Take a seat.”Alarick sighed. The enthusiasm he was feeling earlier had dissipated a little due to Edd
It didn’t take long as a contract was drawn up in the police station by Allison with Alarick’s help. Alarick stepped back into the interrogation room with the paper in his hands. He placed it in front of Eddie who took it quickly to read. Alarick waited until Eddie looked satisfied with the contract he held. Alarick took out a pen from his suit jacket and slid it over to Eddie. “Is there anything you would want to change?”Eddie shook his head.“No. Everything you said you’d do is in here.”“So, you’re ready to sign?”Eddie looked at Alarick for a bit more to make sure that he was making the right decision. He had tried to think about it while the contract was being made but he couldn’t come up with a straight answer. His mind was uneasy but this was the only way he saw out of the shit show he had made on his own. Eddie took the pen on the table, let out a breath and signed the paper. He passed it back to Alarick who made sure that the paper was signed. Alarick slid the paper away an
Alarick drove as fast as he possibly could back to the police station. He ran into the building and straight to the interrogation room frantically searching for Eddie. Maurice, who was gearing up with some men, saw Alarick and shouted out his name."Alarick! Alarick! What the hell!"Maurice left the officers he was with and ran after Alarick. Alarick had a thought that they might have carried Eddie back to the cell but was lucky to find Eddie on his first try still chained up in the interrogation room.Alarick rushed over to the table and slammed his hands on it once he noticed that Eddie had a condescending smirk on his face. Alarick realized that Eddie had played them. Eddie had played him. "Tell me where Dylan is holding my family." Eddie looked up at the looming figure over him."I don't know what you're talking about."Alarick's gaze intensified."Where are they Eddie? I'm not playing around."There was silence in the room until Eddie burst out laughing. He put his hands on hi
Alarick, Maurice and the rest of the officers in the station had worked and searched for the missing offenders till the sun came up. Some of them had fallen asleep during the night but none of them left to go home. Alarick rubbed his eyes due to the stress. He hadn’t rested since he came out of the interrogation room and joined them. He turned and looked at Maurice. Maurice had tried to stay awake for as long as he could but eventually fell asleep on his desk, his face shoved into a pile of papers.Alarick turned back to the work at hand. It was currently 9:12am. Several hours since Dylan contacted him. He had little time left and so much to cover. Having the officers search with him was a huge help but now that most of them were asleep the workload had piled up. He couldn’t blame them though. They weren’t meant to be here and he knew that staying up for so many hours could take a toll on someone. Alarick’s eyes twitched as sleep called to him but he was brought out of the trance whe