It was late at night, almost 10 pm but Mrs. Lopez still found herself in the forensic lab. Sometimes she felt that they weren’t paying her enough for the work she put in to get some of the crimes solved. This was the third consecutive night that she was in the precinct with nobody around. She had just called Detective Reynolds over. It seemed she was the only person who was trustworthy in the precinct currently. And it was embarrassing that it was coming from an officer who had just joined them here a few months ago. Jain had a rough start to life in the Los Angeles police department. Mrs. Lopez had been watching her closely and she noticed how she had been bullied everywhere she went. Even by her partner Stanley Rogers. Mrs. Lopez wasn’t a fan of Stanley that much anymore. How he treated Jain disgusted her, especially at her first crime scene. Mrs. Lopez was the only one who had all the secrets of each officer in the police station intact. She was the only person who had access to e
“Mrs. Lopez. Are you sure about this?” Jain asked. “I’m certain, Detective. I had to run the test a couple more times after I called you to ensure that I didn’t make any mistakes. This bullet matches the bullet from a gun which is used specifically by everybody in this station. Including you, Detective.”Jain ran her fingers through her hair in shock. The killer was in this station. Now she understood what Mrs. Lopez had been talking about. The people that were meant to protect the citizens were criminals themselves. What was the police force turning into? Whoever it was, there was no way she could find that out easily. There were hundreds of officers at the station. Was it possible to find out that one person from here? And worst of all, she didn’t know if it was male or female. Looking for the criminal was like looking for a needle in a haystack; it was impossible. “I can’t believe this,” Jain said. “Does anybody know about this?”Mrs. Lopez shook her head. “Only both of us, Dete
Rylan Daystar walked into the room rolling up his sleeves. He hated the fact that he had to leave the party earlier. It seemed to be a recurring theme. Every time he chose to go to a party, something always happened. Lana had been kidnapped by Seth Mannen. He was sure of it. If he was innocent, he would have said so. Rylan didn’t know how to feel about this. He was still mad at Lana, but he couldn’t turn his back on her. Judging from Seth’s actions in the past, it was obvious that Seth was going to kill her. He tried several times but always failed. Maybe that was because he chose to stay far away from it. Rylan never knew that Seth would eventually want to get his hands dirty. It was surprising. To him, Seth was a weak man who knew how to hide in the shadows letting other men work for him. Now he had Carlos Borges with him, there was going to be trouble. Rylan couldn’t let anything bad happen to Lana. Carlos Borges working with Seth meant that they were planning something gruesome. K
Rylan stepped out of the Audi dressed in a black suit. He had a mask on his face and two guns in his gloved hands. The warehouse seemed quiet on the outside. But he knew Lana was in there. And there was no way he was leaving here without her. After taking time to pinpoint her location, he was going to make sure he made it worth it. It was time to straighten his limbs. A guard stepped out of the warehouse and Rylan immediately hid by the car. He watched the man move to a dark corner. Rylan watched him closely as he urinated by the bush nearby. He shook his head in disappointment. He waited until the man moved back into the house before coming out of his hiding place. Rylan knew he couldn’t just waltz in there. It would be a dead wish. He had to calculate his movement before he attacked. Like knowing the number of guards he was going against. If Carlos was in charge of this, it meant that he had gotten help from some of the cartel members. It was certain that he still had connections
Detective Jain Reynolds placed her gun back into the holster as she stared at the figure tanging before her in the shadows. “What are you doing here?” She asked. Stanley sighed and took a puff from his cigarette. He had lit up a stick while she tucked her gun. He exhaled the smoke spreading it across the dimly lit hallway. Jain didn’t look particularly happy about that. “I should ask you the same thing,” he replied. Jain rolled her eyes. She hadn’t expected to see Stanley here. This was supposed to be a mission nobody had to know about. There was a lot she was hiding from Stanley and she didn’t want him to find out. Especially the fact that the killer was likely someone in their police force. So many thoughts ran through her mind on her way here. Could it be the Lieutenant? He barely showed up at the crime scenes. It could be Mrs. Lopez too or even Stanley. Jain shook her head in disbelief. She was being too paranoid. They both were helping her. It would be wrong to accuse them of
“Here you go,” Rylan said, handing over a mug of steaming coffee. Lana who was seated on the couch with a blanket covering her, got it from him and nodded in appreciation. She took a sip from the coffee and it almost burnt her lip. “Hot!” She gasped. Rylan winced. “Sorry.”“It’s cool,” she said and took another sip. Rylan sighed and took a seat beside her. Lana sipped the coffee once more as she recalled what had happened. Rylan had saved her, and after all that she had done to him, she wondered why he would do something like that. Lana had been so stupid to have left the house. Rylan had told her that she should stay home where it was safer, but she had defied him again, and like usual he had to save her ass. He was in his white undershirt now and it was stained in blood. He had managed to wipe the blood off his face before coming back down. “Are you alright?” He asked her. Lana was still feeling terrified, but she was better. She had thought she would die. It was so obvious a
“Shit!” Seth said, slamming his fist on the wall in anger. Carlos who was beside him was silent as he placed his hands in his pockets. They were at the warehouse now and before them was a sea of dead bodies. Carlos clenched his jaws in disappointment. His men hadn’t been able to hold off Rylan Daystar. He thought they stood a chance considering the numbers. But as usual, Rylan showed him what a formidable foe he was. This made him crack a smile. “I knew this would happen,” Seth continued. He had known his plans would be thwarted by Rylan. He always had a knack for ruining things. Especially things that belonged to him. Seth had known that he would go to find Lana immediately after he left the party. He had told Carlos about this and he looked very relaxed about it. That was the same expression he had on now. “Aren’t you going to say anything?” Seth asked Carlos who was busy looking around the warehouse calmly. He reminded him of Noah and how nonchalant he usually was. Carlos seem
“What is that?” Miss Lopez asked. Jain looked at the mask one more time before turning back to them. “This belongs to whoever killed those men,” she replied. Miss Lopez was confused. “You’re saying one man did this?” She asked. Jain looked at Stanley who folded his hands with the cigarette in his mouth. “It’s likely,” he replied. “What? That’s impossible!” Miss Lopez said. Jain looked at the mask one more time. Her guts were telling her she knew who exactly was behind this, but she was scared to mention the name. It struck a fear in her she didn’t fancy. “We have seen a couple of incidents like this before, Lopez,” Jain pointed out. “Yes. But that was different,” Miss Lopez reminded them. “They were gang members surrounding the scene. But this…”“No opposition gang members are lying around. And if you look properly, all bullet wounds are precise which means they must have come from one person.”Miss Lopez tried to put the pieces together and she realized that Jain was makin