Legacy of Darkness
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Authors: A C Andersson
Legacy of Darkness
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Contents
Cover
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Epilouge
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to my best friends Kelly, Paul little Evelyn and Baby Annie
Congratulations!
Big Thank you must go to Rod and Sophie D, as without your advice, input, encouragement and enthusiasm for my work this book would not have been possible.
I will also take the time to thank my parents for being the best Mum and Dad a person could hope for and to all my true friends, you know who you are
PROLOGUE
Jessica Folds walked home briskly that night or as briskly as a girl could in six inch stilettos. The midnight air was cold and sharp and Jessica cursed herself for not bringing a coat. Still it had been a great night; the party had been so much fun even without copious amounts of alcohol. Her friend Charlotte had been right about the figure hugging little black dress. From the moment she had walked into the room the boys had been unable to take their eyes off her! The dress was also impossibly short and she found herself tugging it down on more than one occasion as she danced and flirted with the guys on the dance floor.
But of all the guys Jess kissed and danced with, it was Jason Ryder who she really had eyes for. The hot captain of the football team was the guy that all the girls wanted to be with, but on this night he only had eyes for Jessica.
As the cold air really started to bite, Jess was thankful she didn
t have much further to walk, a couple more blocks and she would be home. Once more Jessica allowed her mind to wonder back to that sexy dance with Jason, his hands gently caressing her curves, his sweet lips pressed against hers as they shared a long lingering kiss, a smile crept across her face as she recalled him cheekily grabbing her backside.
But a strange feeling brought Jessica back from her memories, a feeling that tied her stomach into knots; it was the feeling that she was being followed. Jess quickly composed herself, telling herself that she was being foolish and that she was almost home.
But just to be safe Jessica decided to pick up her pace and started to walk much faster, glancing behind her to see if anyone was perusing her. As she turned round she couldn
t see anyone behind her, but wait a second, Jess strained her eyes looking down the street, she could have sworn she saw movement in the shadows up ahead. She shook her head
must have been a cat or something
she told herself as she carried on walking.
Moments later Jessica was convinced she could hear footsteps closing in on her, the sound seemed to getting closer with every step as if someone was gaining on her. Jess was now gripped with fear and did the only thing she could do in her situation, run! Jessica ran as fast as her six inch Stilettos would allow her to, she really wanted to take the damn things off but she knew if she stopped now her stalker would have her. Jessica
s mind started to run away with her now imaging all the things her stalker could be, was he just a thief after money and her mobile, or was he a rapist or possibly a serial killer? The thoughts weren
’
t exactly comforting and Jess started to panic, tears began streaming down her pretty face smearing her makeup
Then as if in tune with Jessica herself the heavens wept, heavy rain began pouring from the night sky, almost instantly saturating Jess
s little black dress, forcing the material to cling to her skin, restricting her movement even further and increasing the difficulty of running for her life. As the ground became rain soaked, with large puddles forming in the tarmac pavements and roads, Jessica
’
s legs suddenly started to feel extremely tiered and her feet were becoming sore from the stilettos, her mind wanted to push on harder and faster but her legs were just unable to respond, Jessica began to slow down., when out of nowhere she felt a slight chill in the night air, a light breeze blowing past her just for the briefest of moments. Bemused by the strange sensation Jessica turned around to once again find that nobody was behind her, was it the fear of walking home alone late at night that had her mind playing tricks on her? All the same the rain was getting heavier and Jess was getting drenched, she kept up a reasonably quick pace as she continued on homewards.
Jessica came to a sudden stop as she inadvertently ran into something or as she quickly realised someone!
“
’
m so sorry
”
she started to apologise as she stumbled back and looked up to see who she had run into. Jessica gasped in horror as she saw the mans hideously disfigured face! She had never seen anything like it, but it was the mans eyes that spooked her most of all, he had strange yellow eyes that were so bright they seemed to glow in the darkness piercing straight through Jessica.
Jessica tried desperately to run but her legs wouldn
t respond, she was paralysed by fear and strangely transfixed by the mans yellow eyes, as she looked deep into those hideous eyes she knew she was staring directly into death. The Reaper had come for her and she would embrace him willingly.
Chapter One
Summer Richards stood on the balcony outside her tenth floor apartment, her long red hair blowing in the autumn breeze. It was still early in the morning and just before the hustle and bustle of human life began on the street below, when people began their morning commute to work and escorted their children to school, hopelessly unaware of the danger
s each day potentially presented. Summer often wondered if ignorance was indeed bliss, as Detective Inspector for the Metropolitan Police, summer could never switch off, she saw danger lurking behind every corner on every street and it was her duty to ensure that danger was dealt with or better yet never transpired at all. As the first signs of people started to appear on the street Summer left the balcony and walked back inside her apartment, sliding the French doors shut behind her. Summer took out her favourite red lip stick and painted her lips before pulling her long red hair and tying it back into a tight pony tale. She was about to make her way to the kitchen and grab a coffee, maybe rustle up some breakfast when she was rudely disturbed by the ringing of her phone.
“
”
she grumbled to herself
“
who in the bleeding hell is calling me at this time?
”
Summer picked up the phone that was still ringing to the sound of Katy Perry
’
s latest single and saw that the caller was none other than her boss, Detective Chief Inspector Adam Greenhorn.
“
”
the man
’
s apology sounding anything but sincere,
“
But there has been an in incident on Bridge Street and I need you to check it out immediately
”
“
”
Summer asked fearing the worst, her boss didn
’
t call her this early very often.
“
”
DCI Greenhorn told her gravely
“
”
summer replied before ending the call, Code Red was the departments code for serious incident, most notably murder.
A murder in Bridge Street
Summer thought as she hurried to her closet taking out her knee high brown boots and trademark full length rain coat. Bridge Street was regarded as one of the safest streets in the City, there had only ever been one other murder on that street in the last ten years and that was a crime of passion, a jealous husband stabbing his wife whom he was convinced was cheating on him. Of course said suspect was still inside serving a twenty year stretch. Summer wrapped her long black rain coat around her before leaving the apartment, making sure to lock the door behind her. With no patience to wait for the elevator that always seemed to be painfully slow Summer took the stairs, running down them two steps at a time. She went down to the underground car park where her silver Audi TT was safely parked, Summer walked to the car, jumped inside and started up the engine.
As Summer arrived at the crime scene she instantly saw the whole street had been cordoned off with blue and white Police tape. Summer parked her car on the pavement close to the cordoned off area and climbed out. Taking out her badge as she made her way to the crime scene she showed it to the hefty looking police officer who was standing guard. He took a quick glance of her badge, smiled and greeted Summer as she walked past and stooped under the hazard tape, making her way to the crime scene. As she walked over to where the body lay, Summer could feel the eyes of the male officer checking her out, it was something she was becoming more and more accustomed to. She often over heard the male officers talking about her down at the station, often so deep in conversation they didn
t notice her walk into the room until it was too late. At first the talk made her embarrassed especially when she overheard them talk about her body and legs, but she found it flattering when they mentioned her striking green eyes and luscious red hair and as more and more of her male colleagues fell over themselves to assist her at every turn she found herself starting to rather enjoy the attention.
“
’
am
”
Greeted a second uniformed Officer who was guarding the body greeted her.
“
”
Summer asked the Officer.
“
‘
m aware Ma
‘
am
”
the tall Police Officer replied
“
Forensics haven
’
t arrived yet so you
’
ll be the first person to examine body
”
“
”
Summer said as she pulled on a pair of latex gloves, before walking over to the body. Her heart bleed for the pretty young girl who now lay motionless beside her. It was such a waste for one so young to be killed in such a way, she had her whole life in front of her, so much to do and so much to give. Summer knelt beside the corpse and began examining the body determined in her mind that she would catch the monster responsible for this heinous crime.
“
”
Summer asked the Officer who was now watching Summer work