CHAPTER FOUR
–FOSCA –
“Oh, no.”The words are tumbling from my lips in a mere whisper.
Blinking a few times, I step back from the examination table and snap off my gloves.Throwing them into the garbage bin, I wash my hands and finally get to safely rub my eyes.Maybe what just happened was a daydream.A brain fart.Neurons in the brain bumping into one another instead of sending and receiving.
Anything other than witnessing what my future mate was seeing through his damn eyes.Well, I think that’s what I saw.No.It might be some twisted daydream, nightmare shit from not sleeping more than a few hours a night.All thanks to my brother ruining my life when he started his killing spree.
“Good.You’re done?”The detective’s voice fills the room.
I turn to face him and nod while I reach out to end the recording.“I’m going to type up the report first thing tomorrow and email it to you.”
“Homicide?”Nathan asks.
I nod and walk back to the body.“Yes.Blunt force trauma to the head.I’ve analyzed the fracture patterns and there are impressions we could match to a possible murder weapon if you manage to find one.Everything will be in my report, which you will have tomorrow morning.”
“I haven’t found the crime scene yet,” Nathan grumbles.“Clearly someone dumped him from one of the balconies.I’ve checked every room and none of them give me an impression of a crime scene.No blood, no strong cleaning scent, nothing.I also checked the roof.Dammit, all we have is the body and where he was found.”
“Tom Pierce didn’t have any family or friends who might have information why he was here?”I wonder.
“I hoped to find some leads there as well.Turns out, Tom quit his job, bought a bus ticket and came here to Lexmore Beach.His parents have no clue why and haven’t talked to him since he got on the bus three days ago.They said it was very unlike him.In fact, he never left town and was still living in his parents’ basement.”
“Strange,” I muse.
“Yeah.Okay, Fosca, you have a nice night now.I’m looking forward to reading your report tomorrow morning.”He nods and moves toward the door.
“Goodnight, Nathan.”I release a sigh and reach for a new pair of gloves.
I’ve already placed the organs back into the chest cavity and stitched the body back together.Dave took the biological specimens for toxicological testing over an hour ago.
“Are you still here?”Dave asks as he walks inside the autopsy room.
I give him a small smile.“Nathan came by for a short recap.”
“Sure he did,” Dave murmurs.“He’s just trying to get into your panties.”
My eyes widen.
Dave waves his hand.“You never notice when guys are flirting with you.Go.I’m going to finish up here, and you, doll, you are going to enjoy the rest of your night.We both know you have no life and will be here bright and early tomorrow morning.This way you’ll at least have an extra hour to enjoy your nightly swim.”
“I’ll never say no to an extra hour of swimming.”I grin.“Thanks, Dave.”
“Shoo.I’ll see you tomorrow,” he says without looking at me.
Quickly disposing of my gloves, I shrug out of my protective equipment and walk into my office to grab my purse.A few minutes later I’m walking down the road and head straight for the beach.
Moving here was a necessity, knowing my brother would eventually show up to kill Sevrin.Though, once I arrived at Lexmore Beach and saw the ocean?I felt right at home.The scent of the sea is soothing as I take off my high heels and let my bare feet sink into the sand.
