Fighting Off The Demons

Chapter 5

Lara's pov

"What now?" Mrs Fleetwood asked George visibly irritated.

"Forgive me Mrs Fleetwood but I need you to identify the likely suspect....I brought his picture" Gorged replied in his best gentleman's voice.

I scoffed inwardly.
He's is rude and as cold as ice to me but here he is trying to be polite.

He brought out the man's picture. He gave it to her.

She gasped dropping the picture as she brought her both hands to cover her mouth.

She removed her hands
"Thats....thats.....his....his....younger brother"

What!! People can be that irritating?

"Okay...You know where he lives?"
He appeared unfazed with the shocking revelation.

"Yea...be right back" She went in for few seconds.

When she came out she hands over something to him.

"That's his address"

"Thanks Mrs Fleetwood very much for your cooperation"

Without answering, she shut the door.

He turned to me.
"We are moving to this address" He pointed me the piece.

"Ok sir" I collected the paper and looked at it intensely rooted to that spot.

"Move Detective Lara....We don't have all day" He shouted slamming his fist on the dashboard of the passenger's side.

I rolled my eyes "God.....he's darn rude" I mumbled under my breath rushing down to the car.

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George's pov

"Shit...he's not at home" I muttered running my hands through my brown hair.

"He knew we would be coming" She uttered

I scoffed.
"Like I didn't know"

I knew now that she was fuming but she was trying to hold it in.

I smiled inwardly.
I should provoke her more.

"Just check around for cameras"

Without responding she left.

She was wearing a pencil skirt today and that made all her curves revealed.

I took away my eyes.
This girl is temptation.

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"Mr Fleetwood jr will come back for his belongings" I concluded after watching the footage.

He had left in haste, just few minutes before we came.

I turned around facing my table.
"Detective Zack and Detective Dray.....stake out at his home and contact me immediately he appears"

"Yes sir" They said in unison as they hurried out of my office.

"What about me?"

Ugh there she goes again!!

"Just wait for my call" I answered her nonchalantly with a wave of my hand.

As if reading the cue. She turned and walk out.

I couldn't help but take a glance again.
She's staggeringly beautiful.

No one had affected me like she did. Whenever she was talking, I always resist the urge to look at those kissable lips.

Enough!!! I scolded myself.
I can't have feelings for anybody now. That incident can never allow it. I coudn't protect her now I have to live with it. I don't know if i have it in me to lose another precious person.

I shook myself off the thought. Now that I had a case to solve. I watched all the footages again and again and again so as not to miss even the smallest details.

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"Sir his car is here....he is just entering is house now"

"Ok I'll be right there...make sure he doesn't leave alright?"

As I came out of my office....I checked her desk.

Thank God....now I don't have to go anywhere with her.

Still feeling relieved, I rushed to the parking lot.

"Car keys?" She appeared from nowwhere startling me.

Oh no.

Recovering from shock I threw the keys to her.
Smiling she caught it.

"I know for sure you didn't want me to follow you......."

"You bet" I caught in sharply.
"Just drive.....no?" I asked walking to the car not facing it.

Not responding and mumbling something inaudible she entered the car and drove out the lot.

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George's pov

"Why did you kill your brother' I asked Chris Fleetwood in the interrogation room gritting my teeth.

" I didn't kill him I swear"

I responded with a sharp but power packed right hand on his jaw which sent him across the room sprawling on the floor.

I walked up to where he was and I dragged him up from the floor by his collar.
"You fucking killed him and you still deny" I hissed angrily.

Blood was oozing out from the cut beside his eyes now.

"So what do you say about this then" I showed him the footage.
"This....showed you going to the house exactly minutes before he died" I had dropped his collars now.

"Seriously I didn't kill him. I had gone there to confront him about sleeping with his wife's sister"

Now this is interd

"His wife's sister?" I asked rhetorically

"Gina had come to me that she caught her husband with her sister thrice. She said I should come talk to him about it." He paused looking at my reaction

I motioned him to continue.

"I had gone there that night to talk to him. As he went to the fridge to get whisky. Someone hit my head with a hard object and I zoned out completely. I woke up few minutes later only to find my brother dead with a knife piercing his chest. Knowing I was being framed, I ran off....thats all to it I swear to God" He uttered almost sobbing.

"Shit" I muttered knowing we are back to phase 1.

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A/N
Wow..... Fighting off the demons is ranked 39th in police officer....I want to thank you guys for reading. This is my first, so you're free to comment. Anything you say will be welcomed but please minimize the criticizing. Thanks again guys.......love you😍😍.