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She chewed the lipstick from her bottom lip as she clicked on the confidential report accompanying the email. Her eyes greedily sca
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‘Hey you,’ Will said, dropping a thick file onto his newly cleaned desk.
Je
The look in Will’s eyes relayed he could come up with several suggestions. ‘How are you feeling?’ he said, pushing aside the paperwork to unwrap the chocolate egg.
‘Fine. My hand’s a little stiff and I can’t do much typing but it’s better than it was.’
Will frowned, but Je
‘You’ll never guess what I’ve found out about Claire,’ Will said, keeping his voice low.
‘As long as it’s not gossip,’ Je
Will looked affronted. ‘What do you take me for? It’s about her abilities. Haven’t you ever wondered what they are?’
Je
‘Go on then, what is it?’
‘Zoe said she can read auras, you know, the coloured energies people have around them. They change according to your moods. She can even tell if you’re lying. I wish someone had warned me, I’ll be on my guard from now on.’
Je
‘Afraid not,’ Will said. As he chatted animatedly about his discussion with Zoe, two things crossed Je
‘Are you all right? You’re looking very miffed,’ Will said, throwing his chocolate wrapper into the bin.
Je
‘Sounds ominous,’ Will said. ‘Nothing bad, I hope?’
‘I’ve had a breakthrough with the Raven case. Zoe and I have accessed the Facebook group Emily Clarke was using before her death.’
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Claire did not look surprised to see Je
‘I take it someone has told you, then,’ Claire said, folding her arms.
Je
Claire smiled. ‘That’s one way of putting it. I’m an empath. I can read people’s energies, see their auras, and take on other people’s emotions. Sometimes I can determine if they’re telling the truth or not. Just like with you earlier today. I knew you were hiding something, but I trusted it was for a good reason, and if it were important, you’d tell me. Everyone is entitled to their privacy, Je
Je
‘No. Think of it as a copper’s intuition. Evidentially you can’t use it, but it can point us in the right direction.’
‘It’s a cool trait. Remind me to bring you into interview.’
Claire smirked. ‘It’s not foolproof, so I don’t rely on it too heavily. I mean, it’s not like a lie detector test. But let’s put all that aside for now, I’m more concerned about your investigation. It’s time we called the DI in here, and work out a plan of action for the Raven.’
Claire was impressed to see Je
Officers would be briefed and kept on standby for any forthcoming raids, and although Ethan had given her a telling-off for withholding information, Je
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An evening call from her sister was the last thing she expected, and Je
‘Hi, how are you?’ Amy asked.
Je
‘Mmm? Oh yeah, fine … Josh stop that … no, Lily isn’t allowed Lego …’
Je
‘Sorry,’ Amy said, ‘I was wondering if you’d be free to babysit Josh and Lily some night? Just for a couple of hours. I haven’t been out with David for ages, thought it would do us good.’
Je
‘Yeah, sure, I’d love to … oh crap, hang on, my pan is burning.’ She turned off the pan and pushed it to the side. A thought occurred to her. Je
‘It was all right,’ Amy said flatly.
‘Just all right?’ Je
‘Oh yeah, he’s been off it for some time now. He goes to AA, or so he tells me. He’s got a girlfriend, she’s American.’
Je
Amy snorted. ‘Anything’s an improvement on that silly woman. Dominique, this one’s called, very glam. She was his hypnotherapist.’
Silence passed and Je
Amy whispered conspiratorially down the mouthpiece of the phone. ‘She’s very wealthy. I liked her at first but now …’ A door closed in the background and Amy’s voice drew closer to the phone. ‘… She’s a bit pushy, and she doesn’t like kids.’
Je
‘And dad’s no better, he didn’t even bring them a bag of sweets! And I know I’m always telling you off for buying chocolate but they could have brought Josh something, the tight gits.’