LOGINWhen Lindsay got home, Wren was already there. He and Dillon were in the kitchen making dinner when she walked into the house. “Hello, babe,” Wren said as he kissed her. “Supper is almost done, so go and change out of your uniform. Everything should be ready by the time you finish.”“I’m not going to argue with that,” she said. “Dillon, while we are eating, make sure you give us all the details about this camping trip you want to go on with Nim.”“I will,” Dillon answered her.Lindsay walked into the bedroom and closed the door. She sat down on the edge of the bed and began to take off her boots. As she slowly changed out of her uniform, she kept thinking about the file Izzy had found. It had been obvious that the program and the base were two very different things. It made her question if James had been involved in things she had never dreamed of. She finished changing her clothes and walked back to the kitchen. Wren and Dillon had everything on the table and were waiting for her.“
Wren arrived at her office less than thirty minutes later. She saw him walk into the building and not even pause as he went past Cat and into her office, quickly shutting the door behind him. As he got closer to her desk, Lindsay could see what looked like dirt and blood on his clothing. There were fresh cuts and bruises on his hands. She said nothing and handed him the file. He took it and sat down in the chair in front of her desk. After reading it, he looked up at her. “You aren’t going to ask anything about what I have been doing?” he asked her. “No. Whatever you are doing is none of my business unless a report about what you’re doing comes into this office. If that happens, we will talk about it,” Lindsay answered. “You said you had heard the name Clayton before.” “Last week was when I heard the name related to something else. I have been looking into him being connected with this since then and was working on getting more information when you called. Now I have confirmation t
Monday morning, when Lindsay walked into the sheriff’s department, she saw Izzy sitting with Max at his desk. She knew Wren had asked them to work on a project together, so she did not bother them. Lindsay went into her office and saw the stack of files waiting for her. She let out a sigh as she sat down at her desk. Before she could log into her computer, Izzy walked into her office to join her. “Good morning. How are you today?” Izzy cheerfully asked Lindsay as she sat down at the table she was using. “I’m good so far, but it is Monday. That means it could change depending on what happened over the weekend, and I don’t know about it yet. How are you doing?” “Great. You will find a report on your desk about something Max and I handled early Saturday morning. We managed to locate it, tranquilize it, and have it picked up without incident,” Izzy said as she walked over to the boxes of files and moved a box to her table. “You worked a call with Max, and he didn’t get into trouble? N
As they got closer to the address, they saw cattle in a field near the road. Max stopped near them and watched for a moment. They were beginning to make noise and move around as they huddled near the fence. They began to moo louder, and one ran toward the barbed wire, stopping as it pushed against it. “I think we found where it is. Do you see it anywhere?” Max asked. “Not yet,” Izzy said as she lowered her window about an inch. “Do you?” “No,” Max answered as he lowered his window slightly as well. “Do you smell that?” “Yes, but I have no idea what it is.” “To me, it smells almost like a dog that went swimming in a cesspool,” Max told her as he wrinkled his nose. “I think I see it,” Izzy said. “Shine the spotlight down toward the corner of the field right next to the fence. I thought I saw movement.” Max turned on the spotlight, and instantly, the beam illuminated the creature. It looked almost like a wolf but was much too large to be one. It had enormous muscle mass on its sho
Max got the address from Hanna and looked at it. It was in the northeast corner of the county. It was going to be a long drive, but that would give them a chance to discuss the project they were working on for Agent Gold. Max walked outside and waited for Izzy next to his patrol car. He looked up at the night sky and saw it was cloudless, with a full moon, which did not make him feel better about this call for some reason. Izzy came out of the department's front door moments later. She walked over to the van that she had been driving. She took a large backpack from the back before walking over to where Max was standing. “Ready?” she asked him. “For these calls? Never, but let’s go do it anyway,” Max said with a smile. “At least the weather is nice tonight. These calls are even worse when the weather is bad.” They got into his car, and he began to drive toward where the creature was last seen. After a few minutes of silence, Max glanced over to see Izzy looking out the window and u
Isabella Dyatlov had been working for several days, entering the files in Sheriff Gold’s office into the database her sister had created. She was beginning to find some things that concerned her. One of those things was the sheer number of creatures that had been housed on the military base. Another was that quite a few creatures seemed to have been encountered, but so far, she had found no record of them being from the base. Max had responded to a call as soon as he came on duty and did not reach the department until almost 12:30 a.m. When he arrived, he saw the light in the sheriff’s office and investigated. “What are you doing here? It’s after midnight,” Max said as he stepped into Lindsay’s office and saw that Izzy was still there. “Cat is gone for the weekend, and I didn’t feel like sitting alone at her house. Anyway, I like doing this. It keeps my brain active.” “Be careful. The things in those files will give you nightmares.” “I worked as a doctor in an emergency room in S
Lindsay had started her second day at the department early. She had begun by reviewing all the reports required to be sent to the state every month. As soon as Lindsay started, she realized that the sheriff’s department was behind by several months. She even found a letter from the state informing
As soon as they got in the car, Andy started it, and Lindsay called the sheriff’s department to let them know they were leaving the area. She asked them to call the phone company for Rita and ensure they knew it was an emergency, and to please repair her phone as soon as possible. That was more tha
Lindsay’s heart was racing. She had not realized how completely terrified she was. She was thinking about that last call and, at the same time, trying to push it out of her head so she could focus on this one. She still had times when things would flood back about that night and almost overwhelm he
Wren and Lindsay looked at each other, and Lindsay shook her head. Wren went to the door and opened it. “May I help you?” Wren asked.“I was told that the new sheriff wanted to speak with me. My name is Andy Baxter,” he said quietly.Lindsay was taking a drink of her soda and almost choked when sh