Page 23 of Shattered Love
Dominic
Walking into the station,I nod at the few of the officers that greet me.
My sergeant sees me. “Stone.”
I walk into his office, he chucks me a file that I quickly read. Another fucking kid dead, a girl this time. Seventeen. I slam my hand down on the desk. “What the fuck.”
There is a knock and Carter walks in. The smile that usually plastered on his face falls and it’s as if he can read my every thought.
“Another one?”
I nod.
“Shit, Stone.”
We stand in silence. Me, Carter, and the serg. We’ve been working on this case for a couple of months. Some sick fucker is selling homemade drugs to teens. I’ve seen some nasty stuff. Sewage waste being bottled to kids to consume, crushed glass mixed with cocaine. I don’t know what this substance is and the lab tests aren’t producing results fast enough.
The photos are graphic. I can’t bare to keep the file open. Carter grabs it from me and covers his mouth when he sees the images. “Emily McKenzie. Does her family know?”
Our sergeant nods.
We decide to head out and see if we can find any new leads.
Carter turns to me as we get inside my car. “How’s Avery. She still sick?”
My fingers tighten on the wheel and I clench my teeth so hard that I am surprised I didn’t break one.
She hasn’t been sick though for the last couple of days and am praying to God it stays that way. “No not last two days.”
Carter grins. “I can’t wait to be dad, Dominic.”
Being a father scares the fucking shit out of me. But Avery calms my storm. If she believes I’ll be a good dad, then I have faith.
Carter’s smile drops as his eyebrows pulled in, it looks weird to see with him without that grin on his face. He doesn’t say anything, he just gazes at me like I have something on my mouth before he blows out a breath. “I think she might be cheating.”
I laugh out loud. Is he insane? I swerve as I look at him and then back to road. “Want to explain that shit? Where is this coming from?”
“She’s going away more. She is staying away longer isn’t that how it always starts?”
I drag my teeth over my lips, fuck I wish Avery was here. She would know what to say. I’m temped to call her. I am not good with this shit.“Look man, that woman loves you. God bless her soul because I can’t understand what the fuck she sees in you. That’s love right there.”
He smirks and tries to punch me in the chest, but I’m too fast for him. Carter leans back in his seat. “Thanks, man.”
Carter gets a call. “Hello? Yeah…what? Umm. Okay. I’ll tell Stone.”
I glance at him. “A new lead?”
“Yeah sarge says something about an animal. You know anything about that?”
This is fucking useless.
“He wants us to head back to the station.”
Driving back, I am pissed about that waste of fucking time. “What animal do you think he was on about?”
“Unicorns that shit rainbows.” Carter laughs.
Dumb shit. He always knows how to lighten the mood.
