Chimera | H.S Mature

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*Samantha's POV*

Harry and Daniella arrived at my office 20 minutes after I called, both of them bustled in to my office, Harry leading the way, and took seats opposite me after I had greeted them. Daniella was quick to slip off the jacket she wore and hung it over the chair, but Harry kept his wrapped firmly around his body. He winced as he lowered himself into the seat, a grimace of pain flashing across his face before he looked up and caught me staring. He offered me a small smile that didn't reach his eyes.

"Thanks again for coming in so soon" I said, as I pulled my chair closer to the desk and reach in to the drawer beside me, retrieving the folder I wanted Daniella to look at.

"Not a problem" Harry said.

"Ok so, as I explained to you on the phone Daniella, we have managed to make a development in the case, one that I think will be very important in bringing you some justice. But I need you to have a look at a couple of pictures we obtained from one of the CCTV cameras in the area you described, to see if it will jog any memories for you" I explained once more, to which Daniella nodded and Harry shifted in his seat, wincing once more. I flicked my eyes towards him to which I was met with a firm stare before I returned my attention towards Daniella. Pulling the series of pictures Nick had handed to me earlier in the day, I spread them out in the line before her, each on in order from when she was first spotted by the camera, to the final shot of the car driving away. I kept the picture of the car's number plate in the folder.

"Do you recognise this vehicle?" I asked. Daniella leaned forward in her seat and placed her hands on the edge of the desk, frowning deeply as she looked from one picture to the next. She pulled the picture just before she had been taken, when she can be seen walking towards the alleyway she was dragged in to, the car parked on the opposite side of the road. She looked at it for a long while.

I flicked my attention towards Harry once more. His body had become rigid and tense as he zeroed in on the final picture of the car leaving the scene. His face was hard and cold as he scanned his eyes across the picture, his eyes narrowing as he tried to focus on a certain aspect of it but apparently failed to identify what he was looking for. With Daniella's attention still focused on the picture she was holding, Harry's face broke in to a wicked smirk as he slowly raised his eyes to look right at me. There was a darkness behind his eyes were there was once light and kindness, his brows were lowered slightly as his gaze bore in to mine, the corner of his lip still kinked to one side as he dropped one eye into a wink. I felt weak and small under his gaze, like he was staring right through me, like he could read my deepest fears and use them against me. I suppressed the shiver that was threatening to run down my spine, but I couldn't look away, I could only shrink further and further into my seat.

"I think I do remember seeing this car" Daniella suddenly spoke, snapping my attention back from the weight of her brother's gaze and back to her. She was nodding her head slightly as she continued to look at the picture.

"Yes, I do remember it. It was parked just opposite the alleyway where he... anyway, but I remember looking at it and thinking what an odd place for such an expensive car to just be left on the street. It was a Range Rover I think, I'm not certain, I'm not great at car brands and it was very dark" she said. I nodded and made a quick note of everything she said. Of course by now I knew she was right, that it was a Range Rover and that (if the rest of the cars in Mr Morris' shop were anything to go by) it was incredibly expensive, but I said nothing to either of them, simply asking if the pictures had triggered any other memories for her. She shook her head.

"No, other than this I've told you everything else I can remember. But this is good right? This will mean we can just track the car? Track the car and find out who's driving it" she said, looking at me with wide, hopeful eyes.