The officer slammed the door behind him, letting out a sigh of exasperation.
“What do we do if we find no evidence to support that note?” the Chief Inspector said, hissing under his breath. His eyes darted to the closed door where Lucas was.
“What else? Of course we’d let him go.” The detective once more deeply sighed and went on his office. He stared at the note that was scanned on his computer. They searched for any handwritten letters of Mr. Lorenzo and the penmanship matched. The pen he used also had his fingerprints. But the evidence they have was not enough to prove Lucas guilty.
“Detective!” An officer barged in his office. “Mr. Lorenzo’s daughter’s here,” he said. The detective rushed outside his office to meet the daughter. A 17-year-old girl was with another officer, calming her down. She looked disarrayed, her clothes
The detective went back to the station, his head full of doubts. He cursed under his breath for the possibility that he just let a criminal walk free. “Get every records of all these people,” he said and handed the papers to an officer. Lucas wrote down the names of his clients, marking the weak and the most evil ones to require extra security. The detective does not know why he agreed nor why he moved according to his will, he thinksthatLucas did something to get his trust.The detective entered his office, he walked towards his table and opened his computer. His fingers tapped on the woodas he patiently waited for it to completely turn on. He clicked for the search engine and lookedforDomus Malum, but nothing showed up on the results. He searched for the parishandonly sawthe bunker, nothing about its history, or something that can tell who Lucas really is. His
“He was a long missing fugitive, Mr. Lucas. Why did he went after you?” The detective looked at Connor who was being dragged out of the house by the police officers. His eyes darted back at Lucas whose eyes were also following Connor out. “I don’t see any connection, would you please enlighten me?”“I don’t know what happened either, Detective. I believe he got into the wrong house,” Lucas simply answered. “You have to interrogate him yourself.”The detective stared at him for a long second, eyes full of doubt. Lucas saw that he had many questions playing in his mind but the detective chose to step back and turned around, finally leaving their house.Lucas turned to Selene who was sitting on the bed beside Faye who was still in shock, her lips trembled as she speaks in a low voice.“...and when
Calix took heavy and slow steps entering the hospital. His mind was a haywire, torn between telling Selene the truth or just put his trust on Lucas. He was never the type who’s good at lying, especially not at Selene. He cursed under his breath as his steps becamebig and hurriedmarching to Selene’s room.He tread the hallway of the hospital, not sparing a glance at anyone. When he got in front of her room, he halted when he saw her through the windows. Selene was painting on her bed, a little smile on her lips that barely reaches her eyes. He saw Faye who walked beside her peeking at her painting. At that moment he realized that these are thewomen he cared for about the most, one of them even have his heart, so what’s there to lose if all he had to do is to protect them?Lucas’ favor was an advantage, but he knows he can never take it as one.He twisted the doorknob and the creaking soundc
Lucas felt a sudden jolt on his chest and flew himself right up. He gasped for air but his lungs felt shallow, nothing on his body was pulsating with life. His eyes widened with agitation as his pupils constrict trying to see from the darkness.He pulled himself up after letting the dizziness subside. A familiar cold pierced his skin but it no longer hurt him, he can only feel the scentless fog around, brushing against his pale skin. He exhaled slowly as he took his first step. His hands winging in the air, trying to find something concrete that could guide him. Finally as he took big strides to what seems like a place empty in all matter, his hand touched a rough barrier, he let his hands wander on it until he felta knob. Lucas closed his eyes, readying himself to enter his home. He twisted the doorknob and pulled the door open.A room, with a fire inside a furnace on the side, countless bottle of alcohol o
CHAPTER 43Sister Bella run her way down the bunker, her loud beating heart overshadowed her faint footsteps as she sauntered down the stairs, her eyes roaming around, wary. She stepped inside dragging her heavy bagon her shoulder, carrying crucifixes and countless bottles of holy water. She heaved a deep sigh and felt her lips tremble a bit.She made careful and calculatedmoves on her way to the lounge, slowly pulling the zipper of her bag open. Her eyes darted to the door of Lucas’ office but she quickly diverted her attention, fighting the urge to go inside. When she finally saw the Tree of Death, rotten and lifeless, she closed her eyes and did her ritual.This is where she begins.The detective was catching his breath as he rushed down the station, his keys dangling on his fingers.“I need more b
“Good morning Ms. Madden, how are you feeling?” Selene’s doctor entered her room with a few nurses behind him. Faye and Calix stood beside her bed as they both helped Selene to sit up.“I’m feeling better, fortunately,” Selene answered with a smile. Her eyes were droopy as she just woke up from her daily needed nap. “Is there anything wrong?”The doctor smiled at her. “Good to hear that, and no. We are actually here to announce that I have received your request.”“What request?” Faye asked, frowning on Selene then on the doctor.The doctor took a deep sigh. “We are going to operate her brain. She made a personal request after I discussed the terms of her current state.”Selene lowered down her gaze. After she decided to be admitted in the hospital, she onl
The smell of antiseptic combined with the metallic smell of the equipment made Selene dizzy. She was staring at the ceiling as the nurses push her bed along the hallways to the laboratory. Faye’s head popped to her sight, smiling slightly, she smiled back.They entered a cold room and she was transferred to a flat surface, a huge bright container waiting above her head. She tilted to the side and saw the doctors and nurses along with Faye and Calix, staring at him through the monitoring room. So much people watching her and giving her their full attention as her body started to move towards inside the MRI scanner.Faye lets out an anxious sigh. She looked at Calix who was beside her, also looking all uneasy. “Lucas better be here after her surgery or else I’ll be throwing hands.”Calix snickered. “Throwing hands won’t do anything. And you better let Selene d
A sudden loud thunder shook Santuario del Santo Cristo. The detective’s eyes roamed around the parish, meeting familiar gazes among the people. He realized that all of those people that Lucas want to put protection are all here. He gathered them all using a way he doesn’t want to know.“He invited all the potential victims here, while expecting the killer to visit him at the bunker?” the detective asked Sister Bella. They were sitting at one of the benches, patiently waiting for Lucas to follow them inside the church.“He knows what he’s doing. He put everyone here, because the devil knows he cannot enter in God’s home,” Sister Bella answered. “Is he going to be okay?”The detective cannot bear the anguish anymore, he suddenly stood up but the nun was quick to grab his arm. “Where are you going?” she asked.“I’m going