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Detective London is tracking Kelli Rocha (wanted for assault) as a large German Shepherd, her partner Detective Dale trailing behind, and London chases Kelli into an alley, where London hears noises and then silence–so the Detective followed and found Kelli holding a knife.
I skipped nothing.
“I didn’t—” Kelli’s gaze darted around the alley, bouncing from the confining walls, the dead end behind her, and the only open space blocked by the two detectives.
Dale stood in the mouth of the alley, her feet planted firmly, and hand ready to draw her gun at the slightest threat. London crouched a few feet in front her partner, eyes fixed on Kelli.
Seeing that there was nowhere to go, Kelli let out a huff of air, too angry and forceful to be called a sigh. Her feet shifted restlessly, and the knife slowly rose, not as high as before, but still threatening. The blade swung in London’s direction, and then back toward Dale.
London growled a warning.
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Four Feet and a Badge is my NaNoWriMo story.
In 1952, an event moved two and a half million people from one version of the Earth to another, a quarter of them Shifters (able to change their shape). It’s now 2015, and those people have married and had children. The Static (non-Shifters) fit in fine, but the Shifters often have to prove their worth.
Detective Amy London works in Seattle’s Narcotics Section, Shifting to four feet to sniff out drugs and chase down suspects. But she can be a little impulsive–like when she bit her previous partner, earning her a new one, strict, by-the-book Detective Janice Dale.
Dale tries to rein in her partner’s wilder behavior, not always with much success. And a new group of cocaine suppliers is muscling in on the city, and they’re leaving bodies behind. London and Dale will have to work through their differences to bring these dealers down, before the body count rises.
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You drew me right into the scene as a bystander. Super eight, Caitlin The trapped space described so well with no outlet but her fury..
Kelli’s plans aren’t working out for her so well right now. 😉
Great scene painting. I could definitely visualize the dead-end alley — and the tension/fear in Kelli. Excellent snippet didn’t want it to end.
Yeah, Kelli’s running out of options.
I’ll be posting a couple more snippets before the end of the scene, I believe.
Great tension in this snippet. I don’t know who’s going to get it first? But if I were Kelli, I’d throw down that knife – she’s out of options.
She could get lucky–right now she’s calculating those odds. I couldn’t fit her decision in this snippet, but it comes right after.
Well Kelli’s not giving up, which is interesting, considering the odds she’s facing. Great snippet!
She hasn’t quite done anything–she’s thinking over her options. If she takes one step forward, things are going to get exciting.
Exciting snippet, I particularly liked this line ‘Kelli let out a huff of air, too angry and forceful to be called a sigh.’ what a great description!
Thanks! Kelli’s one angry lady.
Nice tension and you do a great job of sketching the stance of each character. I’m thinking Kelli must have a really good reason to not want to give up, because the situation looks hopeless.
Kelli is mostly just stubborn. And mean. One of those people who tends to persist when all logic says to do otherwise.
Also, she doesn’t want to go to jail.
I love the whole premise.
Thanks!
If Kelli doesn’t heed that warning, London will probably be more than justified in finally biting her or lunging!
Yep, London is only waiting for a justification to bite Kelli. It would not be a fun experience–London’s a pretty big dog.
Very tense situation and London’s warning growl heightens that tension Great 8
Kelli’s about out of options–she just has to figure that out. If necessary, London will help that decision with an armful of sharp teeth.
Oh c’mon Kelli, be a bad girl! i want you to get a big gnarly bite!!!! Love this Caitlin!
Advocating violence? You’re terrible. 😉
Oooh, not smart to threaten a shifter. Nice, though, that it shows her desperation. Great 8, as always. Loving this story.
Kelli would really like to not be arrested again, though she hasn’t thought this one through very well. In her defense, she’s probably hungover.