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NO! she screamed inside her head. I’m not fulfilling any prophecy. She dug her nails into Christian’s wrists in an attempt to aid her survival. He groaned, his breath coming in gasps. A bead of sweat rolled off his forehead, then onto the tip of his nose, before dripping onto her shirt.
Sweat dampened the roots of Je
Je
Shaking his hand, Christian stared in disbelief. ‘You bitch!’
Using every ounce of strength, Je
Rifling through his pockets, she found his mobile and dialled 999. Perhaps later she would feel sorrow for Christian, but for now, her only concern was saving Will’s life.
Chapter Fifty-Four
Je
It was the topic of the office as Je
‘So how’s Will?’ DI Ethan Cole said from behind his desk. He seemed to be getting a grip of his role, having almost lost two of his best officers. Her eyes fell on his desk in admiration as she noticed his sharpened pencils lined up neatly in row. She smiled at her superior, grateful for the opportunity to mull things over.
‘He’s champing at the bit to get back to work. His mum is so cute, she won’t let him outside until the doctors give him the all clear.’ Je
Ethan looked at her thoughtfully, as if reading her mind. ‘He’s very lucky. It could have been a whole lot worse, for both of you.’
Je
‘Thankfully there’s been no permanent damage. Still, it sticks in my gut to think Will was in my house the whole time we were looking for him.’
Ethan blew out a gasp of exasperation. ‘I’ve never met anyone like you before. There were teams of police officers looking for Will, but you sensed he was in your home. Something drew you back there, and you saved his life because of it. It’s a good thing Christian is as crap at dispensing drugs as he is at telling fortunes, otherwise you could have died. So give yourself a break, eh?’
Je
Je
Ethan broke into her thoughts. ‘They’ve taken Christian’s show off the air. His ex-wife was offered a nice payout for that story they ran in the Sunday paper.’
Je
Ethan gave a bemused smirk. ‘He’s certainly the villain of the piece now. I don’t think they’ll give him an easy time of it in prison.’
Je
‘It’s all such a waste of life. And for what?’ Je
Ethan touched the pencils on his desk, aligning them for a second time. ‘That Bert gave me the creeps. When they brought him into custody … those big black crows … the rear yard was swarming with them. Three of them slammed against the window of the SERCO van when they took him away.’
Je
‘Yes, but sometimes he helped them to come true. All the same, I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of one of his predictions.’