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“Right, luv,” the PA responded

Jared slid his gaze to me “Where to first?”

“Derek’s apart back my shoulders

Jared teleported all three of us there I searched the place but found nothing of interest After speaking with the neighbours, I learned that Derek had been seen talking to so

Heading into one of the aforeer, but he claier of the other store, however, was more helpful

“Yes, he was out there last night,” she toldsaid, but it see with his ex-boyfriend”

I stilled “Which one?”

“Coop,” she replied

I nodded “Thank you” Outside the store, I looked from Sam to Jared “I think we should speak to him”

“He’ll be at the Command Centre,” said Jared

Only Coop wasn’t there at all And since the conment with his squad, there’d been no one around to notice Coop’s absence

Sam cricked her neck “I think it’s time we paid him a visit”

“I’ll get his apartment number from Fletcher—he’ll be able to look it up,” said Jared, whose eyes then went out of focus, so I assu the assistant

I twistedThink there’s a chance one targeted the other?”

“Well Derek allegedly cheated on Coop, so it’s possible that Coop wanted revenge,” mused Sam “On the other hand, Derek doesn’t seem to be pleased that his atte Derek could have lost his te there’s been foul play We can’t know for sure yet”

“How long has Coop been a resident here?” I asked

It was Jared who replied, “About six years Derek’s lived here for over a century”

“And there have been no cases of—” I cut off as a horrid shrieking sound came from outside Not from somewhere close by, but from in the near distance “What the fuck was that?”

Sam frowned “No clue”