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The 9th Continent: Eyes of Horus

Chapter 9 It Was Jacob

Word Count: 1225    |    Released on: 23/06/2022

focus on the matter at hand now, and how exactly it's going to be tackled. Thank you." Malcolm snatched Shelby's hand and drew her pu

ore they were last seen took place on these grounds. With one swift turn of his key, he zoomed off and out of the angry mob and choking reporters, Shelby's shaking emotions doing him no favo

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st of minds, severed some of the strongest of ties too. But

ed David

ll no tales." But buried in the dead silence, in the thickest cloud of darknes

hen, and sure enough a heavy mist of fear and helplessness loomed over the town folk.

know...", she said while slowly standing up from her dark, tainted office chair, "...when I came into office, I had one thing in mind". She sat next to the hazel

r jacket the detective had on, in effect, slightly ru

e thing clear t

Claire to you",

had on his now rumpled collar. "I have my job, and you have yours. You're the

ly walked over to the window at the back of her office chair and in tears said, "it's my jo

t, you weren't there", he said mov

ith her hands stretched out, shoving Malcom away. Streams of tears slowly rol

bag beside him, and slowly brought out the file that laid inside. Shelby now adjusted her posture, resting on the frame of the windo

. "He was stabbed so there wa

ted by slight annoyance. "He was brutally stabbed but there was

t least tried to defend himse

to notice the wounds, and the ma

owning in confusion and her pale, tender hands

just killed, he was sadistically and slowly tormented before the knife was pierce

she once agai

he said as she snatched the file from his veined hands. And in that moment, time

aid, instantly dropping t

ly had. "He's back", she whispered. "It doesn't, it doesn't make sense Malcolm". She said scattering the file

She

p Malcolm", she f

psycho maniac who can't get a grip over her emotions whenever his name pops up. Every single time I mention his name you get so aggressive. I guess it's true what they say

then all of a sudden, Shelby quickly got up from the floor and gruffly held his hand, halting him just as he was about to leave. She stared straight into his eyes, but this time, the look on her face was very different. She had an aggressiv

r in disbelief,

lear Malcolm", she

he knew. Forcefully freeing himself from her grip, he looked at her in confusion a

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