326: FALLEN FRIEND

“Detective, come take a look!”

Jack Ryan hollered from down the hill. The day had now brightened, and the cops were carrying out their duty, which had been going on for the past few days.

They all gathered around, looking at the lifeless body. Blood covered the back of the head, and the eyes remained closed.

The detective, Lucas Grayson, walked from his car, his eyes fixed on the scene before him. The days–long search had finally come to an end.

Sitting on his heels, close to the lifeless body before him, he took a deep breath and

closed his eyes, mourning for this person.

It was Mason.

Lucas and Mason had been good friends, and hearing the news that Mason was missing, Lucas set out to search for him, doing everything he could just to find his

great comrade.

Now, he was seeing the body of his friend, who was no longer breathing and whose heart was beating no more. Tears rolled down Lucas‘ cheeks as he recalled his

wonderful times with Mason.

This was definitely not suicide; who could have killed him? Who could have been so heartless to end the life of this nice and wonderful young man?

Lucas rose to his feet, not taking his eyes off Mason one bit. His fists clenched

tightly as if he was about to strike someone with his anger.

“Sir Lucas, is everything okay?”

The question came from Hailey, a recruit who had been following him around. A beautiful young lady who recently turned nineteen is chasing her dream of being a

cop, just like her father,who made a great name in New Haven.

Lucas turned to her/not willing to say anything, but he would have to give her a response. “It’s… it’s okay.”

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him?” Jack asked, standing closer

since they had no idea who the dead

he was not crying out, his

investigation, and he needed to do that fast. He wanted justice for his friend, but he was unaware of

more words.

her eyes back to Mason, hoping Lucas would break the

front of them. He scanned their faces and saw how they were all silent; he wondered if they were

their

did not come

took his eyes off the lifeless body, he became shocked. He knew who this was, so now he had knowledge of the

next to him.

of Andre, the owner of

the beautiful sounds produced by the birds, Ariel woke up from her sleep. After looking around the

tons of joy to her heart. It was her second

to see that it was 11:00 a.m. Her eyes widened at that

really startled that she had slept this far. But she was lucky

Saturday.

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wonder why her sleep had to take this long. Was she so happy in Luke’s arms that she forgot the proper

was no longer in the living room. This could have made

because it was a

the way. The weekend’s activities had all

in the mansion until she heard the toilet flush.

had her

was just wearing a pair

like this was the

him.

mirror, noticed Ariel’s gaze at him. But he

Although he was trying to hide it, Ariel knew he was

him a smile. A smile was too wide, which

and set them on the mirror. He grabbed

dark hair, looking

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