Chapter 31

Fox

Dani. My lovely Dani.

Even whereas she’s sleeping.

I don’t have to fret about by chance waking her. Being stealthy has all the time come naturally for me. The query is whether or not I ought to.

She gained’t be joyful both approach. If I wake her to say goodbye, she’ll attempt to cease me from leaving. I can’t assure I’ll go after that. It’s onerous sufficient watching her sleep understanding it’s the final time I ever will. If she opens her eyes proper now and tears fall out, I’ll lose sight of what actually issues. A life with me is not any life in any respect. It’s a dying want.

I’ll let her sleep.

I placed on a swimsuit and drop the flash drive into my pocket. It sits there, burning a gap like a lit cigarette — however I suppose a stick of dynamite is a extra correct comparability. In an hour, one of many deadliest secrets and techniques on the planet shall be uncovered, together with anybody who is aware of about it. There are some large names on that listing, larger than me or Mercer and even Ronnie Lamb. They gained’t be joyful.

However Dani shall be secure.

One final look. Her eyes twitch behind her lids. Given the previous few days she’s had, I can’t be certain if it’s a very good dream or a nasty one. Even in darkness, her face is so shiny — filled with coloration and life. I guess I’m glowing a bit after final evening, too.

One final good evening along with her. Not less than, I received that. Not less than, I received one reminder of the way it feels to be within her and what she tastes like. Of what noises she makes after I contact her excellent. What it’s like to listen to her moan my title once more.

Not less than, I’ve that.

Fuck. I can’t depart her but.

I stroll over to the mattress and kneel beside it. She lies on her again with the comforter as much as her shoulders. Her unnatural, black hair is somewhat tousled however that’s okay. She’s nonetheless essentially the most lovely girl on the planet. Mercer tried to vary that however even these stitches don’t do a rattling factor.

I attain out to the touch her, however I cease earlier than my fingers graze her pores and skin. I can’t danger waking her, regardless of how a lot I wish to hear her voice or look into her eyes one final time.

Dani. My lovely Dani.

I hope you bear in mind me the way in which I’ll bear in mind you.

I step exterior. The air is mushy and heat. It’s the primary morning to this point this 12 months that’s felt extra like spring than winter. It’s nearly becoming that good climate reveals up the second I enter a concrete field, however I’ve had worse luck, that’s for certain.

It’s a protracted drive into town. The nearer I get, the bigger the rock in my intestine feels. I preserve her face in my thoughts and it shrinks a bit. I consider her smile and it will get even smaller.

The police station comes into view. I park the automobile on the road exterior.

I inhale and exhale slowly.

That is it. That is the second when all the pieces adjustments.

The uninteresting rumble of voices fills my ears as quickly as I enter the station. Uniforms jolt across the entrance foyer, brushing previous a desk Sergeant who appears to be like a bit pissed off that she determined to indicate as much as work in the present day. Her eyes shift between a stack of paperwork and the tv on the wall.

I preserve my focus and stroll as much as the desk. “Excuse me.”

“I’ll be proper with you, sir,” she mutters with no look in my path.

I glower, however I suppose I ought to get pleasure from my previous few moments as a free man. Take a breath. Benefit from the daylight.

The tv grabs my consideration, but it surely doesn’t preserve it. I’m not too keen on twenty-four hour information networks. They only fill time and await the subsequent catastrophe to strike. Right now’s speaking heads appear fixated on fireplace. Flames ravage an workplace block in…

Burbank?

I shift barely, turning to get a greater view. I’ve lots recollections of strolling down that avenue to fulfill my mom for lunch.

Bennett’s workplace.

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