Step one,erase every evidence: chapter six!

Cassandra’s POV

“Ma'am…. ma'am.”

The sound of speeding vehicles jolted me back to reality. I had fallen asleep at a bus stop.

I looked up to see a woman standing over me, her face showed concern.

“Are you alright ma'am? You seem to be be bleeding,do I need to call the police?”

“No, Don't! There's no need to call the police.”

“I insist ma'am, you look like you need help, just relax. They would be here any time soon.” She said as put her phone to her ear.

“No thanks.”

I still hurt all over and the last thing that I needed now was my coworkers seeing me like this.

“I am going to borrow this.” I said, grabbing the lady's coat and covering the blood stains on my gown and my body;as much as it could cover.

My apartment was a long way from the bus stop but I managed to walk home.

I took one look at my half tattered dress in my bathroom mirror and sighed. I did not have the luxury of time. Something was happening,to me, with Nikolas and this blasted town.

I stepped out the shower when my phone rang. It was Lewis.

I rolled my eyes before I declined the call and he called a back almost immediately.

“Stubborn pest.” I hissed loudly as I accepted the call and with the most sarcastic tone, I answered, “hello,Lewis.”

“Ah, Cassandra, thank goodness I got through to you. Are you home?”

“i am.”

“Good, There's been a report of a woman within around your location who was seen covered in blood.The caller believes the woman must have been attacked the night before. I would like you to go and check it out before our men get there.”

I was touched; The total concern of a stranger towards my plight but I wished she listened to me when I told her that I was not in any trouble. At least not the kind the police could help me out with.

“Um…” I stuttered

“Is anything the matter detective?”

“Um actually yes…” I lied as I brainstormed lies that I would tell.

“Out with it then”

“I am having my period. It's an irregular cycle and whenever it shows up like this it always comes like a food.”

“Um..”

“Yeah…” I thought, “be the man that you are and get disgusted for no reason”

“Don't you have something like…I dunno one of those diaper thingy?”

“You mean a pad?”

“Yes, that thing.”

Lewis always Found new ways to annoy me, “I wish I could sir, but it's not as easy as you think.”

I could hear him sigh, “well, if you need some time to get yourself together take it, we will send another officer there to do the needful.”

“We would be here investigating the homicide downtown.”

My heart skipped.

“What homicide?”

“A couple of men were murdered in cold blood at a fancy restaurant last night. There's no trace of what could have done this to them but what I can see with my eyes it looked like they were torn apart by a wild animal.”

I gulped as images from my encounters last night flashed before my eyes.

“We would need something to work with and the residents here are worried sick. We're trying to make out what we can from the damages–”

I heard someone called out to Lewis mentioning something about a Camera.

“Umm I will call you back Cassandra, I think we might have something that'll help us and uhm,take good care of yourself.”

The beep that signified the end of the call interrupted me.

I knew where I had to be at this moment. I could find clues to finding Nikolas and at the same time I could hide whatever that might give me away.

I hurriedly had my bath,washed my hair twice for good measure and clipped my nails, Lewis was one unpredictable human.

I got into my car, muttering thanks to the powers that be for not letting me take my car as I pulled out the garage.

I made a mental note to never take my car in any future dates with a man if I ever recover from this.

I arrived at the restaurant and slowly parked a few meters from the crime scene and no sooner than I turned off the engine when Lewis walked up to my car.

“Excuse me, but this is an active crime scene— Cassandra? I thought you…”

I slammed the door of my car behind me, “Yes, you know how the female body works.”

Lewis was visibly embarrassed, his face had turned bright pink. He did not infact know how the female body worked.

“it was a false alarm, my period doesn't come for another…”

“I think I have heard enough.”

I smiled, after all he was asking questions that he didn't want to know the answer to.

“Sure, what do we have here?”

“Boy am I glad that you showed up when you did, whatever these men fought must have been one hell of an animal, there's bits and pieces of them everywhere.”

I flashed my badge instinctively to the officers guarding the entrance as we walked in,“Any idea what might have done this?”

“My guess? A wild animal.”

My nose flared as we walked into the dining room area.

The stench of blood, I looked over to Lewis who was casual.

“Do you smell that?”

“Smell what?” Lewis answered, sniffing the air.

“Never mind.” I answered.

I bent over the corpses that were enough wrapped in body bags and unzipped one of them.

I did not know what to expect but I did find something, the same mysterious symbols on their collarbone.

Whoever these men where, they were connected to the series of deaths these last few months but somehow they want me and they have Nikolas.

“So?” Lewis said, jolting me back to reality, “do you think you can handle this?”

I nodded, this wasy first step In covering my tracks, “just take take them back to the precinct.”

“Sir, I think we have something that you need to see.”

My heartbeat quickened. “What was it?” I asked myself. Was it a nail? My hair? What incriminating evidence could they have found?.

Lewis was eager to figure this out, “what is it?”

“A camera…it's pretty busted but I managed to salvage the memory card.”

“Good, send it to forensics. Let's move guys,” he barked, “we have to be out this place so business can continue as usual. We've taken too long already!”

“But- Lewis,this looks like it was done by a wild animal?” I argued, “should we not wrap this up?”

“Hell nah, those wolves wouldn't get away with this.”

I froze, “wolves?”

“Yes, these is obviously the doing of wolves, there have been sightings of the all over this area but these wild animals have given to far”

I sighed in relief but that was temporal, I knew it was over for me once they saw me tearing these men from limb to limb on video.