Free Bloody Freak (A Bloody Series Book #1) by Emily Barker Page A
Authors: Emily Barker
isn't it? Running away?" Brena's eyes widened at her outburst. Alex didn't care if she had finally shocked her. "I'm done running. I'm going to figure out this case, and I don't want to hear a word about leaving again." She turned on her heels and walked away. Brena didn't make a peep as she opened the apartment door and stormed out. Guilt warred with her anger as she sped off down the street like a mad woman. She ha d never truly defied Brena before. There was never really a need. Yes, she had disagreed with her before but open hostility toward her friend was unheard of. Tears leaked over her lashes as she drove home. Memories of the past flittered through her mind, o f being alone before Bren. She was seventeen when they met. The nuns had driven her from the orphanage at fifteen, unable to deny the truth of her nature any longer. Seemingly normal in every way but one, she drank human blood. Alex had jumped from home to home, sleeping on friends couches, sometimes on the street. She was stalking a victim in San Francisco's China Town when she ran into Brena. Turns out they were after the same man. Bren had attacked Alex in a territorial dispute, when suddenly she stopped. Something she saw in Alex made her pause long enough for her to get the upper hand, but once Bren had stopped fighting her Alex eased off. She still wasn't sure what made Bren stop attacking but ever since that day she had been Alex's closest friend. She was the only person who didn't see Alex as a freak. Her sudden anger towards Bren was unnatural but warranted. She couldn't run anymore. Her conflictions sure, she drove home more determined than ever to solve the case and put Werewolves responsible to ju s tice.
Chapter Nine
"The redhead?" Adam asked Ethan outside of Brena's apartment. Ethan watched as Alex sped away in her car before answering.
"Yes. She's a person of interest, has lots of ties to the Other community, things of that nature. I just want to make sure she isn't involved in the case. Bring in whoever you want, I don't care who, just make sure they stay on her from dusk till dawn." Ethan needed Brena out of his hair until this thing with Alex was resolved. Adam certainly wouldn' t figure out the truth behind his real motivations. It was true Brena had ties to most every group in the city, all over the U.S. really. She was smart, she protected her charge.
"I'll have Dom on it," Adam said, flipping open his cell and rapidly text ing his second in command. Ethan nodded his approval. "So, how was your first day?"
"Uneventful. The lab has little on the crime scene, and their only theory is a special effects hack and a trained dog. It's the best theory we can twist to our purposes , so I'll do my best to feed into it. Best to do the same from your end as well."
"No problem. The police have nothing to go on either. I might have a problem with one or two of the guys, but nothing a little push won't fix. They're got good track rec ords with case closings but not with cold cases. If we can patch this up quick it shouldn't be a problem."
"Sounds good. I think we should start questioning the lone wolves in the city first, work our way around to the groups after." Ethan knew little about the Were population in the city and would have liked to get Brena's help but he was the last person she would help with anything.
"They'll be bailing the city like rats on a sinking ship, so I have to agree. I'll call Master Orleans, get a roste r if possible," Adam said.
"Why hasn't he sent his own men in on this? I meant to ask the King before I left but forgot."
"I'm not sure. The Beta mentioned something about investigating in their own fashion, whatever that means." Adam glanced in hi s rear view mirror and Ethan turned to see a red Mustang pull in behind them. Dom had arrived. Ethan waved an arm out the window and he waved back.
"Good to go. You can drop me off at the
Chapter Nine
"The redhead?" Adam asked Ethan outside of Brena's apartment. Ethan watched as Alex sped away in her car before answering.
"Yes. She's a person of interest, has lots of ties to the Other community, things of that nature. I just want to make sure she isn't involved in the case. Bring in whoever you want, I don't care who, just make sure they stay on her from dusk till dawn." Ethan needed Brena out of his hair until this thing with Alex was resolved. Adam certainly wouldn' t figure out the truth behind his real motivations. It was true Brena had ties to most every group in the city, all over the U.S. really. She was smart, she protected her charge.
"I'll have Dom on it," Adam said, flipping open his cell and rapidly text ing his second in command. Ethan nodded his approval. "So, how was your first day?"
"Uneventful. The lab has little on the crime scene, and their only theory is a special effects hack and a trained dog. It's the best theory we can twist to our purposes , so I'll do my best to feed into it. Best to do the same from your end as well."
"No problem. The police have nothing to go on either. I might have a problem with one or two of the guys, but nothing a little push won't fix. They're got good track rec ords with case closings but not with cold cases. If we can patch this up quick it shouldn't be a problem."
"Sounds good. I think we should start questioning the lone wolves in the city first, work our way around to the groups after." Ethan knew little about the Were population in the city and would have liked to get Brena's help but he was the last person she would help with anything.
"They'll be bailing the city like rats on a sinking ship, so I have to agree. I'll call Master Orleans, get a roste r if possible," Adam said.
"Why hasn't he sent his own men in on this? I meant to ask the King before I left but forgot."
"I'm not sure. The Beta mentioned something about investigating in their own fashion, whatever that means." Adam glanced in hi s rear view mirror and Ethan turned to see a red Mustang pull in behind them. Dom had arrived. Ethan waved an arm out the window and he waved back.
"Good to go. You can drop me off at the