𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐞

Chapter 27

Death left us in the busy room and I watched as the medics moved Elijah onto a stretcher and rushed out of the house.

I followed quickly behind them and saw Carter running towards them. Police held him back but he fought against their hold and sobbed.

"Please!" He screamed. "He's my brother!"

Officer Hardy came up next to Carter and laid a hand on his shoulder. Carter's eyes snapped to him and he immediately recoiled at his touch.

"Don't touch me!" He snapped.

He attempted to walk towards the ambulance where his brother was once again but was held back again by nearby officers.

"Is he his brother?" A medic yelled as they moved Elijah into the vehicle. "A family member should come with him."

Carter stepped forward to go but Hardy once again stopped Carter. "I'll go!" Hardy yelled.

"What's your relation to the injured party?" The medic asked.

"I'm his father."

My eyes widened at his words.

His father?

That made no sense to me but as I thought about it more, I realized how possible it could be.

I had never actually met Elijah's parents. They were too busy when we wanted to see them and we were always busy when they wanted to see us.

Maybe that was a reason I also didn't remember Carter's mother when I saw her.

I gasped when I remembered what Elijah had said to his brother.

Dad told me to follow the instructions...

What were the odds that his dad was the number one suspect on my list, and had his son lie about his part in my murder?

All signs pointed to him once again. I already knew he was trigger-happy from John's death, but what if he was the one who shot Elijah tonight? He did have access to a gun.

Would he truly kill his son though?

Hardy walked towards the ambulance but before he could walk inside a car pulled up next to the ambulance and the Investigator walked out. He marched straight towards Hardy with two officers behind him.

"The bullets found in the room match the ones used to shoot John Hayes." He said. "Officer Hardy, you are under arrest for the attempted murder of Elijah Grey."

"I did no such thing," Hardy yelled as the officers turned him around.

He put up a fight as they read him his rights, pushing and thrashing against their grasp. After a while, he remained eerily calm as they placed him in the back of the police car.

I turned back to Carter who ran into the ambulance as they quickly closed the door behind him and sped off.

What. The. Hell. Just. Happened?