I would like to thank the folks who have purchased the previous "War Angel" novels as well as the spin-off novella, "Tourniquet." Sales have been great and I can feel the anticipation building for "War Angel III: Catalina," the explosive finale. Here's the prologue which sets table for where the story picks up after the events at the end of "War Angel II." Enjoy and as always, I welcome your feedback and comments.
WAR ANGEL III
Catalina
by Keith Kareem Williams
Prologue
“Today marks the
sixteenth anniversary of a series of grisly murders that rocked this community
in quiet, upstate New York. After over a decade of investigations, law
enforcement officials have yet to piece together exactly what happened or who
was behind these acts of violence which shook this otherwise peaceful community
to its core…” said the news
anchor on the old television set mounted on the wall behind the counter inside
Bradshaw’s Bakery.
“I’m sorry about the mistake with the spelling earlier mister. It’s
kind of an unusual name. We’re used to Becky’s and Mary’s and Jane’s,”
apologized Brenda, the assistant manager on duty. She had the kind of rosy,
plump cheeks that were always red and made it seem as if she was always blushing.
She put the cake down gently on the counter with the box open so that he could
see that they had corrected their mistake.
“Thanks. No worries, we all make mistakes,” he answered.
“Awesome. Now, do you need any candles? I mean, what’s a birthday cake
without candles, right?” she asked as she closed the box and tied it up
skillfully with red and white string.
“Actually, I do,” he answered.
“Awesome. How many do you need? We have all kinds,” she said, pointing
to the display rack right next to the counter. It was filled with a wide
assortment of candles in their little vacuum-formed plastic packages.
“Can I have sixteen of the pink and white ones?” he asked.
“Awww, that’s awesome. A sweet sixteen is a really big deal for a
girl,” said Brenda as she put the candles on the counter and rang up his total
on the cash register. “Here you go mister,” she said as she handed him the
receipt with his total.
He paid, smiled politely and left the bakery with his cake and candles.
Brenda thought that there was something mysterious and intriguing about
the quiet, dark-skinned man. He was very handsome and his smile was charming
but it was the sadness in his dreamy, dark brown eyes that fascinated
her. She couldn’t help but wonder how he had gotten the scar that ran down the
entire right side of his face, from just above his eyebrow all the way down to
his cheek. If he wasn’t wearing a wedding ring, she might have even flirted
with him but dating married men was not her cup of tea.
Copyright © 2014 Keith Kareem Williams
All rights reserved.
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