Page 124 of Deadly Cry
Lena chanted in the background as Kim slunk down to the ground and writhed around to avoid his hand.
He used his free hand to grab her hair and pull her head down to the cold concrete floor. She kicked out, but he had moved around her body so her feet were meeting with thin air. She tried to sit up, but his hand grabbed her around the throat and kept her still.
She fought for breath while trying to push him away and keep her chest covered.
He raised the knife and looked into her eyes.
‘I’m sorry but I have to win.’
She watched in horror as the knife travelled down towards her heart.
She opened her mouth, but any words were cut off as a searing pain thundered into her head and the world went dark.
One Hundred Five
‘What the fuck just?…’ Kim asked, opening her eyes to a flurry of activity. Instant panic engulfed her at the figure leaning over her. Chris and his knife heading towards her chest.
The man was dressed in green.
She swatted away the paramedic. ‘Get off me,’ she said, trying to sit up.
‘Just need to check—’
‘She’s fine,’ Bryant said from behind.
‘Jesus,’ she said, rubbing the top of her head.
‘You were pretty close to the door, guv,’ Bryant offered.
‘You did this to me?’
‘Better than a knife in the heart, but that’s okay, you can thank me later.’
Her second attempt at sitting up was more successful.
‘What the hell happened?’ she asked as two police officers hauled Christopher Manley to his feet.
Bryant turned away as he helped Lena Wiley to her feet. ‘Are you okay, Superintendent? Let me—’
‘Bryant, cuff the bitch,’ she said as everything came rushing back to her.
Her colleague turned with a horrified expression. ‘Guv, that bang to the head—’
‘Trust me, Bryant. She’s Chris’s sister. Cuff her.’
He hesitated for just a second before motioning another two officers in from the doorway. ‘You heard the DI. Put the cuffs on her.’
As they moved into the room, he came to stand beside her.
‘How’d you find me?’ she asked, rubbing her head.
‘Asked the officer downstairs if he’d seen you, and we both started searching. Knew you couldn’t be far,’ he said, holding up his phone. I tried to call, and it went straight to voicemail. You were in a black spot. Saw the spill of the rubbish bag in the corridor. I shoved open the door as I heard the superintendent shouting something, which I’m sure you’ll explain to me later once you’re feeling better.’
Kim nodded and swallowed down the nausea as the cuffs cracked around Lena’s wrists. Kim hauled herself to her feet. After what she’d witnessed, she wanted to face this woman head-on.
Their eyes met as Lena drew level with her.
‘I won, you know,’ Lena said. ‘He was going to kill you.’
