Echoes of the Unseen

a wanted fugitive, known for her

ntel o

detec

d the busy police station, where office

l, strikingly handsome, with a chiseled jawline that looked as if it had been sculpted by the gods thems

ith the usual chaos, officers shuffling paperwork, the hum of conversations, the

zab

f. A f

riminal on the run. There was a pattern to her movements, a desperati

toward something just as much a

in front of him. Her mugshot stared b

his fingers

case was about to get

k in his chair,

eleport? That wasn't normal. And most impo

gh various criminal records

nt

muttered under his breath. Almost every criminal they'

eague, Joe, who was f

rd anything about Gunther?" Dal

confused. "Who'

th half the city's criminals working under him? We ha

s recognition dawned. "Oh, that guy.

. "Too quiet. I think it's time we paid

ck. "You do realize he's not exa

e just have to make h

rossing his arms. "You really t

thing. If Elizabeth is moving this fast and dodging us like a damn ghost

ead. "Alright. But you know how it go

s jacket. "Then we just h

anyway. "This is why I do

. "But you do

em headed out. It was ti

oe asked as he and Dale w

Dale replied wit

tell him where

we're just visiting an old f

he should know. What if something goes

wrong?" Dale shot him a cocky grin as

ived. Normally, this part of town was alive with chaos...shouting, swearing, or th

instincts kicking in as he reached for the

ench of cigarettes and drugs hung heavy in the air, but there were no signs of li

lit space, their steps slow and deliberat

oor, like the front, was unlocked. Dale hesit

was gruesome. Blood stained the fl

rning as he turned away, tr

s landed on the murder weapon, a bloodied lamp

ooks like someone got t

his is a fucking murder case...clearly

out a pair of gloves. He crouched beside the lif

he murmured, pressing two fingers to Gunt

tiple times in the head... Must've been out of anger. I mean, th

dable. "Brutal. Whoever did this

self. "Dale, let's call the forensics depart

room once more before landing on something.....an

ed toward it. "This drawer..."

awer. It had been sea

g for something. And if Elizabeth had been