Peek A Boo I See You (Emma Frost #5) Read Online Free
Author: Willow Rose
searched for another pair and found them. She pulled them out. "See. You have these as well. They're nice, right?"
But it was too late. Samuel had that look in his eyes that Alexandra had come to know frighteningly well.
"I don't want to wear those either," he said. "I HATE swim shorts. I HATE the beach."
"No you don't, sweetie. You love the beach, remember? We’ll get to build a sandcastle and maybe play soccer?"
Samuel was breathing heavily now and Alexandra had a feeling it was too late. No words were able to calm him down now. She had seen that look in his eyes before. But to her surprise, Samuel remained calm. He didn't throw anything at her or even scream. Instead, he simply looked at her with his pitch-black eyes and said:
"Mom, I love you, and I don't want to hurt you, but some days, I have to."
With utter terror in her eyes, Alexandra drew backwards, then stormed out of the room and into her own bedroom where she stayed until Poul came home.
5
February 2014
M Y MOTHER STAYED AT the house while I drove towards City Hall with my heart pounding in my throat. Morten hadn't told me much on the phone and, to be frank, I was completely freaked out by the whole thing.
Why did he need me to come down? They found a body, but what did that have to do with me?
I turned into the parking lot in front of City Hall where the island's police car was parked. I parked mine next to it. I spotted Morten and another officer on the other side of the police tape. A small flock of people had gathered to watch. I walked past them and Morten spotted me. He ran to greet me. I followed him closer to the scene, my eyes fixated on the body on the tiles that was covered with a white blanket.
Is it someone I know since they want me down here? It couldn't be any of my children since he would have told me, wouldn't he? Or is he bracing himself right now to tell me? Is he? Oh God, don't let him be!
"You're scaring me here," I said. "Tell me right away. Is it any of my children? Is it my dad? I tried to call him all the way down here, but he didn't answer his phone."
"Sorry," Morten answered. "How insensitive of me. It's no one from your family. As a matter of fact, we haven't quite figured out who she is yet, so don't worry about that."
I exhaled, relieved, and my heart calmed slightly. "Oh good," I said. "But why am I here, then?"
"I have to show you this. That's why I couldn't tell you on the phone," Morten said and grabbed the blanket. He pulled it and I braced myself for what I was about to see.
"This woman was found here this morning when the clerk came to open up City Hall at eight. She was lying just the way you see her here in front of the main entrance, blocking it so no one could enter without seeing her."
I looked down at the body and felt nauseated.
"Her head has been decapitated," Morten continued, "and the back of her head suffered a trauma of some sort. Looks like a blow from a fall. I've seen something similar before in another case, but the forensics will clear that up for us when they arrive from Copenhagen."
"I see all that," I said, feeling confused. "But why…What does this have to do with me?"
Morten nodded slowly. He reached down and grabbed the body and turned it around, while the head remained in its place.
"We didn't know it had anything to do with you until we started examining her and found this," he said, and turned her naked body all the way around to show me the back of it.
I gasped. Carved into the skin was a series of letters spelling a message:
PEEK-A-BOO, EMMA FROST
Startled, I pulled backwards, covering my mouth with my hand. "What…what the hell is that?"
Morten shrugged with a sigh. "I don't know. It looks like someone wants your attention."
I shook my head in distrust. "But…but…What is this? I mean who would do such a horrible thing?"
Morten covered the body with the blanket, then put a hand on my shoulder. "I don't know, Emma. But it looks like you’re going to be a part
But it was too late. Samuel had that look in his eyes that Alexandra had come to know frighteningly well.
"I don't want to wear those either," he said. "I HATE swim shorts. I HATE the beach."
"No you don't, sweetie. You love the beach, remember? We’ll get to build a sandcastle and maybe play soccer?"
Samuel was breathing heavily now and Alexandra had a feeling it was too late. No words were able to calm him down now. She had seen that look in his eyes before. But to her surprise, Samuel remained calm. He didn't throw anything at her or even scream. Instead, he simply looked at her with his pitch-black eyes and said:
"Mom, I love you, and I don't want to hurt you, but some days, I have to."
With utter terror in her eyes, Alexandra drew backwards, then stormed out of the room and into her own bedroom where she stayed until Poul came home.
5
February 2014
M Y MOTHER STAYED AT the house while I drove towards City Hall with my heart pounding in my throat. Morten hadn't told me much on the phone and, to be frank, I was completely freaked out by the whole thing.
Why did he need me to come down? They found a body, but what did that have to do with me?
I turned into the parking lot in front of City Hall where the island's police car was parked. I parked mine next to it. I spotted Morten and another officer on the other side of the police tape. A small flock of people had gathered to watch. I walked past them and Morten spotted me. He ran to greet me. I followed him closer to the scene, my eyes fixated on the body on the tiles that was covered with a white blanket.
Is it someone I know since they want me down here? It couldn't be any of my children since he would have told me, wouldn't he? Or is he bracing himself right now to tell me? Is he? Oh God, don't let him be!
"You're scaring me here," I said. "Tell me right away. Is it any of my children? Is it my dad? I tried to call him all the way down here, but he didn't answer his phone."
"Sorry," Morten answered. "How insensitive of me. It's no one from your family. As a matter of fact, we haven't quite figured out who she is yet, so don't worry about that."
I exhaled, relieved, and my heart calmed slightly. "Oh good," I said. "But why am I here, then?"
"I have to show you this. That's why I couldn't tell you on the phone," Morten said and grabbed the blanket. He pulled it and I braced myself for what I was about to see.
"This woman was found here this morning when the clerk came to open up City Hall at eight. She was lying just the way you see her here in front of the main entrance, blocking it so no one could enter without seeing her."
I looked down at the body and felt nauseated.
"Her head has been decapitated," Morten continued, "and the back of her head suffered a trauma of some sort. Looks like a blow from a fall. I've seen something similar before in another case, but the forensics will clear that up for us when they arrive from Copenhagen."
"I see all that," I said, feeling confused. "But why…What does this have to do with me?"
Morten nodded slowly. He reached down and grabbed the body and turned it around, while the head remained in its place.
"We didn't know it had anything to do with you until we started examining her and found this," he said, and turned her naked body all the way around to show me the back of it.
I gasped. Carved into the skin was a series of letters spelling a message:
PEEK-A-BOO, EMMA FROST
Startled, I pulled backwards, covering my mouth with my hand. "What…what the hell is that?"
Morten shrugged with a sigh. "I don't know. It looks like someone wants your attention."
I shook my head in distrust. "But…but…What is this? I mean who would do such a horrible thing?"
Morten covered the body with the blanket, then put a hand on my shoulder. "I don't know, Emma. But it looks like you’re going to be a part
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