Nora P.O.VScanning my badge in the sensors, the door of the conference room opened. I walked into the room before the door clicked shut behind me. My seniors were already seated around the long table, their faces stern and cold.Lee was there too, his expression a mix of worry and frustration standing by the glass table. Without any further invitation I took a seat, bracing myself for the storm that is going to come. Same old story in hell.Agent Thompson wasted no time. "What were you thinking?" he barked, his voice echoing off the walls. I took the seat that was before me and made myself comfortable because the old man really did not want any answer. I placed my bag by my chair."Do you have any idea how close you came to blowing our entire operation?” see, better stay quiet than be slaughtered by this old coot.Before I could respond, Agent Rodriguez slammed his hand on the table. "You could have gotten yourself killed! And not just you, but your partner. Do you even understand the
Nora P.O.V After leaving the conference room I went to the main office to upload the report in the database.I was finishing up, the landline on my desk started ringing. I picked up the receiver, pressing it between my ear and shoulder as I continued to do my work. "Hello, this is Detective Stevenson speaking.” For a moment, there was silence on the other end. I frowned, glancing at the clock on the wall. "Hello?" I repeated, more insistent this time. A voice finally came through, shaky and uncertain. "There is a dead bo..dy ahh hh . We fou..nd a dead bo..dy buried in the un..der the soil only …only the person’s hand is stic..king out of the soi.” I straightened up on my seat, all lingering thoughts of the earlier events vanished after hearing this. I held the receiver properly to my ear and asked"First calm down and tell me what happened" I said. He told me everything again as calmly as possible. “ Who are you and where did it happen?” “My name is Mile Wilson and we found the bo
Lily P.O.VI walked out of the college, chatting animatedly with my friend, Emily . The sun was beginning to set, casting long shadows across the campus. We laughed about something silly from class. Students were heading out to the next town for the Friday night party while I had a date night with my couch and television. If my brothers found out I was getting wasted in the parties ,they would lock me in a fort and I am not joking."Alright, I will see you tomorrow," Emily said, waving as she turned to head toward her dorm."See you," I replied, smiling as I watched her walk away.Just as I turned to leave, a black sedan pulled up to the curb right in front of me. The car screeched to a halt. I stepped back,my instincts were screaming at me to run. Before I could make a move, the doors burst open, and several men climbed out wearing black suits and avatar shades.Panic surged through me. I tried to dart away, but one of them grabbed my arm in a vice-like grip. "Let me go!" I screamed,
Nora P.O.V “Doctor Stephen has called you in the lab”. My intercom buzzed with the voice of a new intern from the lab, making me stop typing. I pinched the bridge of my nose and got up. I could feel my headache coming back because of the lack of sleep. From the last two days we have found two other bodies, murdered in similar ways just like the first murder only the locations were different. Their faces were beyond destroyed to be recognised . We have not identified the bodies yet, have gone through the list of people that have gone missing in the last three days but did not come across one description similar to the dead bodies . After turning off my laptop I grabbed my phone and left the floor to go to the other part of the office . I called Lee on the way. “Meet me on the sixth floor”. “I am coming.” I disconnected and headed towards the elevator. I pressed the top button and waited for the elevator to come. A few minutes later the elevator pinged and the doors opened. I nodded
Nora P.O.VThe midday sun beat down on the docks, casting sharp shadows across the rusting cargo containers and the cold, grey water of the harbour. I sat in the driver's seat of the unmarked car, my fingers tapping rhythmically on the steering wheel as I scanned the area. My partner, Lee, sat beside me, focused, his eyes narrowed behind the dark lenses of his aviator glasses.The clock on the dashboard ticked slowly, every second dragging out the uncertainty of what was about to unfold. In the backseat, two other members of our team quietly checked their weapons. Our other team members were in the other cars.We had been staking out this location for days, ever since our intels had confirmed that this was where DiFronzo’s latest shipment was supposed to be arriving.We had been sitting here for hours, waiting, watching.No one will suspect what the are doing if they were using water ways ,so, they are using the boats and ships that were used to import fishes . It was a clever move I hav
Nora P.O.VWe parked outside a small, nondescript restaurant nestled in a quiet part of the city.“Is this the place?” Lee asked, his eyes scanning the front of the building.“Yeah, this is it,” I confirmed, shutting off the engine. We stepped out of the car, the sun dipping low in the sky as we made our way to the entrance.The inside of the restaurant was dimly lit, with a few patrons scattered around the tables. It had an old-school vibe, the kind of place where the regulars knew the menu by heart and the staff by name. The faint hum of conversations and the clattering of dishes filled the air as we approached the counter.A young man with a mop of curly hair and a stained apron stood behind the register, wiping his hands on a towel. He looked up as we approached, his eyes narrowing slightly as he took in our appearance.“Good evening,” I began, pulling out my badge and flashing it briefly. “I am Detective Stevenson, and this is Detective Jonas. We’re here to ask a few questions ab
Nora P.O.VWe pulled up to a weathered apartment building on the bad side of town. The streets were cracked, littered with broken bottles and crumpled paper bags, and the walls of the nearby buildings were covered in fading graffiti. The people here looked rough, wearing old clothes and eyeing us with suspicion as we parked the car. A group of men huddled around a broken fire hydrant, speaking in hushed voices, watching us as we walked past.The stairs creaked beneath our feet as we ascended to the fourth floor. The walls were stained with grime and covered in old posters and faded gang tags. Paint was peeling off in large flakes, revealing the mould underneath. The air was thick with humidity and the smell of sweat, smoke, and something else I didn’t want to think about.“This place is a dump,” Lee muttered, glancing around at this shady area of the city.“Yeah,” I agreed, keeping my voice low. “Let’s just get this over with.”When we finally reached the fourth floor, we stopped in f
Nora P.O.V"I need all the reports on this case as fast as possible." I handed over a thick file to one of the junior detectives as we stood waiting for the elevator."Yes, ma'am," he replied quickly, taking the file just as the elevator bell rang, and the doors slid open. We stepped out together, the hallway buzzing with the usual office noise.Suddenly, the floor’s intercom crackled to life, the voice echoing through the walls. “Detective Stevenson, conference room, now.”I looked up, my brow furrowing in mild annoyance. "Now what happened?" I muttered to myself, glancing at the ceiling as if it held the answer. Everyone on the floor was looking at me, either happy that they are not in my place or happy I am the one who is going to the wolf's den . Nothing comes good from this type of calls.Handing the remaining files over to the junior detective, I instructed, "Take these and put them on my desk." He nodded in understanding and hurried off as I began making my way to the conferenc