Chapter 51
ShannonFinally.
I listened to the voicemail a second time. The police wanted me to come down to the station because they had news about Kid. When I told Jonah, he insisted on driving me.
“I want to hear what they have to say. This shouldn’t have taken so long,” he clipped, still worried.
Once we got to there and found the right department, a clerk shuttled us to a tiny, stale-aired conference room where we waited for nearly twenty minutes. Then, a tall, burly man rushed in.
“Sorry this took so long. I had to check on a few things before I talked to you. I’m Detective Odell. Actually,” the detective stopped and looked at Jonah, “we met. You came down here.”
“I did. Weeks ago. I thought you would have caught this guy sooner.”
Shannon squeezed Jonah’s knee.
“Well, it’s not
