Semua Bab 51: The Series: Bab 301 - Bab 310

Lindsay had taken Sergeant Shaw's advice and began by going down the hallway where they had found Blue on her first trip there. She walked into each cell as she went down the hall. With each one, the Sergeant would go into the room first to ensure it was empty and safe. He then stepped back into the corridor and waited for her until she was ready to go to the next one.Every room had been through an initial cleaning, but there was still the smell of each creature that had been housed in it. In some rooms, there were deep scratches in the concrete walls and floor. Other rooms were as if they were newly constructed. Lindsay walked into the room where she and Wren had found Blue and began to look around. That room had the faint smell of an amphibian or reptile, which could still be smelled above the chemicals that had been used to clean it. She made her way to where a platform that had been his bed was. Looking closely at the wall around it, she could see markings of some kind. They wer

Max had not asked Lindsay where she wanted to go; he just started driving. After about fifteen minutes, he had worked his way toward the Sycamore River near where the teenagers had been attacked the summer before. Even knowing what he knew about that area, it was still one of his favorite places in the county. “You're very quiet today,” he said as he drove beside the river. Lindsay answered, “I’m just thinking. I’m trying to wrap my head around what I saw earlier.” Max pulled to the side of the road and put the patrol car in park. He turned and looked at Lindsay. His expression said that he was worried. “I have known you almost half my life, and there have only been three times I have been really worried about you,” he told her. “The first was when you lost James, the second was when our big friends attacked you, and the third one is now. I am not going to lie; when I saw you on Saturday in that much pain, it scared the crap out of me. Knowing what you found out in the last few ho

Lindsay started with the files on her desk as soon as they left. There were two reports from two different deputies about the same creature in the same area at different times, but neither mentioned contacting Wren’s agency. She laid them to the side to give them to Wren and confirm he was aware of them. It made her happy that those two reports were the only ones involving the weirdness. Lindsay was finishing with the last file when she heard the door chime. She looked up to see Wren walking toward her office. He had kept his word and brought them food. “How has your morning been so far, my dear?” Wren asked her. He set the bag of food on her desk, walked around it, and kissed her on top of the head. “It has been good. I finished all of this ahead of schedule,” Lindsay said, waving her hand over the stacks of papers and files on her desk. “I also have a couple of files for you. You may already know about this, but two of my new guys didn’t bother putting it in their reports if your

Wren was at the compound, going over the information that had been found hours earlier. He knew where Clayton was now. Wren needed to form a plan to either go in and get him or bring him out of hiding. Just as he laid the papers he had been reading on the desk in front of him, there was a knock at the office door. He looked up to see his friend John Lingerfelt looking at him with a creased brow. “John,” Wren said, trying to sound like nothing was wrong. “Come on in. To what do I owe the honor of this visit?” “I know that you are looking for Clayton, and it has me worried,” John answered as he walked in, pulled a chair over to the front of Wren's desk, and sat down. “It has me worried, too,” Wren told him. “If I thought he had just gone away and was not bothering anything, I might let it go.” “You know he is still here for a fact?” “He is, and he may still be watching Lindsay. He reportedly became obsessed with her before this place shut down.” “Now, I understand the urgency. Is

Lindsay drove as fast as she dared to get to where Wren was. She turned her patrol car onto the trail and drove until she reached the gate. When Lindsay got out of her car to open it, she found it was locked. She let out a deep sigh and cursed under her breath. She returned to her car, turned off the engine, and locked it, then put the keys in her pocket. She looked at the car for a moment. Lindsay did not want to leave it there. She wanted to have it where they were in case they needed it for cover against what might happen. She did not have a choice. She went back to the gate and climbed over it. Just as her feet were on the ground on the other side, she smelled one of her large friends. That was the last thing she needed. Lindsay checked her portable radio before she began down the trail. She wanted to confirm it was on the right frequency before anything happened.She jogged down the trail to where Wren said he would be. Lindsay rounded a corner and saw him standing, facing some