Chapter 287 - SIDE STORIES BOOK 1- DAVID AND RAWLYNNE CHAPTER 1
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Rawlynne
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"Raw, I need you on this ASAP." My boss, Director Harris, threw a file onto my desk before slouching into the chair across from .
"What's this?" I asked as I grabbed the manilla folder.
"Serial kidnapping in Colorado Springs. They've had eight kids go missing in the course of two weeks." I could see him itching to grab the pack of cigarettes from his pocket, but he wasn't allowed to smoke inside so he just had to push past it.
"Eight?" I felt the shock settle on when I heard what he had said.
"Yeah, and there is crap for evidence. Half the kids even disappeared from their hos and nothing." There was tension in his voice and the set of his shoulders.
"Any suspicion of the parent's?" That's always the first place to look at a case like this, but the fact that there were so many of them made that a little less likely.
"No, it all seems to be clear that it was done by soone else. The kids ca from good hos, no abuse, nothing that sticks out at all. But the fact that we have nothing to go on is pissing off." His voice was full of anger and barely controlled rage. Harris had a soft spot for kids and he knew I did as well. "You're the best I have for a case like this Rawlynne. I need you on it right away."
"No worries, Harris, I will head out imdiately. Do you have so contact info for soone I need to make feel very uncomfortable now that we're stepping in?"
"It's all in the file, so do your best to get this settled as soon as you can."
"No worries, I will get it done, boss. I've never failed yet."
With that Harris left and I could already see Jackson making his way toward my office. Jackson McIan was my partner, a year younger than but fiercely loyal and protective of . Jackson was the brother I never had growing up.
"So, do we have sowhere to go?" Jackson was a sweet guy that was often misunderstood by others. His light blonde hair and warm chocolate colored eyes were all innocent looking, but his bodybuilder's physique and imposing six foot two stuature worked against him.
"I was thinking of going alone." I told him as he flopped into the sa chair that Harris had been in a few monts ago.
"What? No way, Where you go I go." I knew that he was going to insist on that. He always insisted on going with .
However, there was a reason why I wanted him to stay ho this ti. I knew that the place I was going was crawling with wolves. I had no pack and was considered a rogue. Ever since my parents died I decided not to be involved in the whole thing. But if this was exactly what I was expecting it to be then there was no staying out of the wolves' territory this ti.
I suspected a strong supernatural force behind these kidnappings. They weren't the first and they wouldn't be the last. Harris knew about , about what I really was, but he had known for a long ti. Jackson didn't know, and he didn't need to know. But what I was, what I am, that let crack these types of cases wide open.
"Co on Raw, we go together, you know that. I have to keep an eye out for my little sister."
"Jack, I'm older than you." I reminded him for at least the thousandth ti.
"Semantics. I'm bigger so you're my little sister." He was grinning at . When Jackson and I t a few years back he had just lost his sister in an accident. He seed to latch onto then, and not really knowing that I was missing that whole family essence I latched onto him as well. We made the perfect team, always in sync.
"I'm going with you." He insisted, leaving no room for arguing.
"Fine, but no one else, we will handle this alone, just the two of us."
"Sure, no prob." He was grinning now, all seriousness washing away from him in an instant. "Soo." He dragged the word out a little before smiling at again. "Where are we going?"
I put my head in my hand, shaking the laughter from before I made fun of him. He would have insisted on going with without knowing the destination, and he would never back out after finding out. He was always like this.
"Colorado Springs."
"Another kidnapping?"
"Serial." I handed him the file. "Eight kids in two weeks. We need to stop the bastard."
"Damn, what do you think they're after? Trafficking? Sex ring? Or a child killer?"
"I don't know yet. I won't know until I review everything they have and that we have."
"How soon do we leave?"
"Tomorrow. I want to get this over with soon."
I looked at my watch. It was still early so we could get it all planned out now. Too bad that the local office in CS was out of commission. They had a bombing suspect who had wanted to make an impression. Thankfully no one was killed, but there had been quite a few people hurt in the explosion. And unfortunately the office was not back up and running yet. It would have been easier to use their facilities while we were there.
Calls were made to the proper people. And I couldn't help but notice that one of the nas and numbers in my file was not police related. Though the person did have a private investigator's license, this man was actually a CEO of a massive company. The kind of company that is passed down through the generations and is very selective on who they hire.
This was the company that was owned by Reece Gray, Alpha of the Red Springs wolf pack, the largest pack in the country. This was going to be touchy, he probably would not take kindly to investigating on his territory.
Shortly before I was due to leave the office, I got a call on my cell phone. A call from soone in the? Colorado Springs Police Departnt.
"Hello?" I answered as I shut my door, sothing that earned a curious look from Jackson.
"Is this Agent Otsana?" A rough man's voice answered on the other end.
"Yeah, who's this?" I could hear my prickly nature already rising in my voice.
"My na is Detective Masterson with the Colorado Springs Police Departnt."
"You're calling awfully late, aren't you Detective?"
"Well, I assu I had a busy day, sa as you usually do." He chuckled a little, at least he seed to be an amiable guy.
"What can I do for you, Detective Masterson?"
"I hear you're on your way here for a visit. When might we be expecting you?"
"I already told your Captain this. I will be there tomorrow afternoon."
"You know how it is, they never communicate very well." He was laughing again. "I will be working with you primarily when you get here. Just look for and I will set you right up."
"Oh, speaking of. I want to have a eting with Mr. Gray." I was pretty sure I knew why this Detective Masterson had reached out to , if he reacted how I expected now, then I know I was right.
"With Reece?" Bingo. He didn't just know that man in question, he was on a first na basis with him. That ant that Detective Masterson was one of them too. Heh, I wonder what they will say when I finally show my hand. I had my ways of hiding my true self even among my kind.
"Yes, Mr. Gray's na ca up in my investigation and I would like to talk to him. I hear he even went to question the victim's families."
"Mr. Gray is a very good man that cares about his town. He's no suspect here." He was definitely loyal to his Alpha.
"Still, I'd like to et him for myself. You know, just to be sure."
"Yes ma'am. I will set up a eting for tomorrow for you."
"I would appreciate it." This was going to be interesting. "Have a good night, Detective Masterson." I hung up then, smirking to myself. The good detective there had called to snoop out info on , most likely he had been inford of my visit but not the arrival so he called to find out all just so he could pass along all the details to his Alpha.
Oh, this was going to be interesting indeed. I just hoped that when they find out who, what, I really am that things don't go too bad. I usually never reveal myself to the Alpha's of territories that I investigate in, but then again most of them don't run packs that are the largest in the country. This man, this Alpha, was not soone to trifle with. I had to tread carefully, that's for sure, but I was still betting that it was going to be fun.
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