Will (ALMSTEAD ISLAND: NEWCOMER’S CLUB #1) by Kerry Kilpatrick EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Kerry Kilpatrick
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- Genre: contemporary romance
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BECKETT
“Police! Come out of the house! Show your hands!” I wasn’t sure if anyone
was inside the house, but it wasn’t hurting anything to yell as a precaution.
The alarm had been tripped, and lately, Almstead Island had been plagued
with burglaries.
The island had a significant full-time population year-round, but the
population swelled to at least double during the summer. This was a
summer house, used only sporadically during the rest of the year.
No sound came from the interior. No one came out of the house either. I
cautiously crossed the threshold and ventured into the living area. I stayed
close to the wall and felt along the textured wall, looking for a light switch.
I didn’t find any, so I abandoned the effort and crept toward what I thought
was the kitchen. My steps were as quiet as I could make them, which was
no small feat for someone six-four and two-thirty before decked out in duty
gear.
The faintest sound came from farther into the interior. “Police! You
need to show yourself.” The last thing I wanted was to confront anyone on
my own. Movies always made cops look like the Lone Ranger, ready to ride
in, gun blazing, and save the girl alone. Fuck that. There were cops like
that, but thankfully, they didn’t last long in our department.
The chief believed in de-escalation whenever possible and violence was
always the last resort. I didn’t love the idea of a confrontation with anyone
while alone, but I might not get a choice today. We’d been short-handed
with vacations and retirements, which was why the patrol division was
taking point on the burglary issue.
If I’d been smart, I’d have volunteered to direct traffic instead of letting
Cameron beat me to it. Usually, it was just critters like raccoons or
whatever tripping the alarms. Occasionally, someone’s kid snuck away from
town and set up a weekend house party without notifying their parents.
The front door had been partially open when I arrived on scene, but
everything was dark and shuttered. Someone had been here, but I hoped it
was just some kid who left quickly when they heard me pull up. The odds
were in my favor, so I’d gone in to check it out since no one was available
for backup.
Dumb.
“Officer Hagen, we’ll transfer you to the bed and off our gurney.” The EMT
was calm and smooth in his practiced delivery. He was probably used to
soothing agitated people. I was agitated, but not at him. There was nothing I
hated more than fucking up at my job, and today felt like a fuck-up. The
doctor followed him and administered some tests, asking if I knew where I
was and what had happened. He checked for dilation and reflexes and then
ordered a CT scan.
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