The Bound Between Us

Chapter 820

Alisa was just the kind of challenge he liked so much more interesting than the others.

He got her number, slipped it into his phone, and headed out, catching a cab. The ride was quiet, city lights streaking by until he hopped out at a nearly empty park. The benches were old, lamplight barely reaching the ground.

It was late-almost midnight. The only person around sat on a bench beneath a flickering streetlamp, a beat-up duffel bag at his feet.

That was Ryder-the same guy Monica had spotted by the river earlier. He'd just left the police station after giving a statement, looking exhausted, jaw clenched tight.

When the man from the cab walked up, the two of them stared at each other. They could have been twins-identical, except for a small mole at the end of one man's left eyebrow.

Ryder kicked the duffel bag toward him. "Take the cash and lay low for a while. The cops are on your tail. If I hadn't covered for you tonight, you'd be in a cell already. Detective Jason's on the serial killer case. He doesn't let anything slide. It's only a matter of time before he finds you."

The other man grinned, eyes wild. "Come on, bro. The game's just getting started."

His name was Harry-Ryder's twin.

Ryder had put it all together the second the police grabbed him.

want, Harry?" Ryder snapped. "You've killed three people already. When's

hadn't been so greedy, chasing men for money, they wouldn't have ended up dead." He snatched up the duffel, flashing Ryder

disappeared into

she'd been trailed all evening by a killer -finally

footsteps outside her door. She knew it was Herman, and her stomach did a

me run you a bath," she blurted, eager to please, worried about making him

do that," Herman said gently. "Sit

She smiled, tucking her hair behind her ear, a little awkward. "What do you want to know? I can go over everything again

past few days, she'd tried bringing up memories, hoping something would click for

words. "I'm

heart skipped. "Are you

had really happened between Herman and Sandy, but they'd spent a lot of time

talked about Sandy. Anastasia had been there, she knew their history, but she'd never had the nerve to bring it up. She just waited for him to

straightforward. "There are a few things I need

clear he was going