Eventually,hegotusedtoit.
Noattachmentsmeanthewasalwaysfree.Noparents,norelatives,nopressuretocarryonthefamilyline.Nooneathometoworryabout,sohecouldthrowhimselfintoeverycasewithouthesitation.
Lucianhadclimbedtheranksquicklyinhisearlyyears,butaftermakingcaptain,hiscareerflatlined.Everyoneknewwhy:noconnections,nobacking.Thiswasasfarashewouldevergo.
Beingahomicidedetectivewasdangerous,exhaustingwork.Butsomeonehadtodoit.Hisoldcolleagueshadwives,kids,reasonstostayalive.Lucianonlyhadthenextcase.
Heoftengrumbledthathewasborntosuffer.Yetnomatterhowmuchhecomplained,hewasalwaysthefirsttochargein.
Apartfromtheendlesssuspectsandcorpses,theonlythingtyinghimdownwasthestrangelittlegirlathome.
Reya—hisonetruesurprise.
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FourteenYearsAgo
LucianfirstmetReyawhileinvestigatingaserialmurdercaseontheoutskirtsofthecity.
Backthen,hewasjustarookiecop,freshoutoftheacademy,burstingwithnaiveidealism,overeager,alwaysthefirsttovolunteerforthegrisliesttasks.
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