Winds of Fortune (2007)
“Allie said, rolling down the window to get a better look at the figure hunched over on the edge of the pier, “pull over there.”
“What have you got?” Bri eased the patrol car to a stop and squinted to see through the light rain that had begun falling just after midnight.
“There’s someone leaning against the piling and it looks like they’re about an inch from falling into the bay.”
“Better check it out.”
Allie stepped out of the car and flicked on her flashlight, then waited until Bri did the sam...e before cautiously approaching the person, whose face was turned away. “You there, on the pier. Sheriff’s department. You want to slide back from the edge?”
When the person gave no indication of moving, Allie played her light over the figure, looking for anything that suggested a weapon or other sign of danger. Closer now, she recognized the broad shoulders beneath the soaked T-shirt and the familiar line of her jaw. “Deo?”
Bri approached from the opposite side, and she and Allie reached Deo at the same time.MoreLess
“What have you got?” Bri eased the patrol car to a stop and squinted to see through the light rain that had begun falling just after midnight.
“There’s someone leaning against the piling and it looks like they’re about an inch from falling into the bay.”
“Better check it out.”
Allie stepped out of the car and flicked on her flashlight, then waited until Bri did the sam...e before cautiously approaching the person, whose face was turned away. “You there, on the pier. Sheriff’s department. You want to slide back from the edge?”
When the person gave no indication of moving, Allie played her light over the figure, looking for anything that suggested a weapon or other sign of danger. Closer now, she recognized the broad shoulders beneath the soaked T-shirt and the familiar line of her jaw. “Deo?”
Bri approached from the opposite side, and she and Allie reached Deo at the same time.MoreLess
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