Heart of Gold

Chapter 41 Nightmare Come True

Chapter 41

Nightmare Come True

Jason's POV

"What do you mean he got in? What about the guards and security system? What happened Pete?!"

The elder man flinched at the venomous tone I used before regaining the sympathetic, professional expression again.

"It seems the security system was turned off with the code from the outside." he answered leading me towards the side of one of the SUVs

How the hell is that possible? Ben knew the code, there's no way he could of hacked it without Pete knowing.

"Who knew the code?" I asked

He scratched the back of his thinning silver hair "No one but you and I oh yes and the sheriff asked for it not too long ago something about Vensword law.."

There is no law about security systems, my parents had one installed when I was five and we were robbed while out at dinner. No one asked for it than why now? Unless....

"Can you find out if the sheriff is one of Ben's cop friends?"

"I can find out what the sheriff ate for breakfast." Pete said proudly and pulled out his phone

I had a bad feeling about that no good sheriff from the first day he set his eyes on Gracie and that fact that came in everyday since and sat only at her table only made me more suspicious. Glancing around the front lawn I spotted three officers standing at the side of their cars chatting openly, I wonder of any of them are Ben's spies too.

Who can I trust other than Pete and myself?

"Jason." I turned just as a younger officer approached me

He looked familiar, squinting at him I could quite put my finger on it. Noticing that I didn't know he was the young man spoke in a low, insecure voice.

"I'm the officer who came yo Gracie's apartment the day she was assaulted, we spoke in the hallway of the hospital do you remember me."

It all came back to me, he's the officer that told me Gracie lied in police report. Yes he felt sorry for Gracie since they went to the same high school.

"Yes I do now, tell me officer..." squinting at his small name plate I barely made out his name "....Keller what happened?" I asked gesturing to the house

"Well we're not sure but we got a call from a guard saying a dangerous man broke into this house and when I heard it was your house I knew Gracie's stepdad was involved. So I wound up some men and came here when we were told he locked the doors and he has hostages."

Hostages?! He has my girls! The bastard locked himself in with Gracie and Sarah- Jackie! She was babysitting tonight!

Grabbing the wimpy officers shoulders I gave him a shake as fear gripped my heart "My family is in there you have to help me get them out safe from the maniac."

"S-irr relax we'll get everyone out safely." he stuttered as he pulled out of my grip

"You don't understand he'll take Gracie and Sarah and God knows what he'll do to my cousin. Get someone in there damn and kill the motherfuc-"

"Someone's coming around the house." the officer shouted cutting me off

Two men emerged huddling a woman who had her head down close to their side as if shielding her. There was something there though behind the woman-no not behind hanging. Leaning forward to get a better look I spotted a familiar glossy head.