Blood Is Thicker Than Water (A New Adult Dark Thriller Series of Mystery and Suspense) ( free series of thriller, mystery, suspense and horror) (Next Of Kin Book 1) Read Free Page A

dreamt of being fashion models, she dreamt of being Christy Love.  Yet there was more to it than that.  She wanted to make a difference, wanted to make something out of herself without her parent’s influence.   Inducting in the academy right out of college, endured four grueling years, she joined the ninth precinct.  She was the only female officer and felt like a small fish in a shark-infested pond.  Most of the fellas gave her a hard time on account of who her parents where, hence giving her something to prove, not only to them but to herself—to her parents. 
    "Welcome back." Alex greeted her, laced up his shoes.
    They had been separated for awhile now due to her recent discovery.  She filed for legal separation after months of his broken promises, couldn't watch him self-destruct anymore, and didn’t want to subject the kids to that lifestyle.
    "Thanks.  Good to be back." She replied, nonchalantly.  Zoe didn’t look at him the same way.  The coke changed him into a different person.  She gave him an ultimatum and much to her surprise, he chose the latter.
    This was Alex’s fifth time in treatment and he was buoyant that it would be his last.  He missed everything about her.  He took it all in from her infectious laughter, intoxicating scent to her supple skin.
    "I was thinking I could take the kids off your hands for a few days.  I've been clean for two weeks.  They need a father."
    "Yeah they do. What they don’t need is a cokehead" She said, sternly, slammed the locker and walked away.
    The last time he saw the twins was when they were still together.  He felt like he was missing everything.  Their first steps, first birthdays, first day of school.
    He felt like a part of him was missing, wondered if she ever told the kids about him, or just fabricated how they came to be.
    Alex quickly resorted to his sixty dollar a day habit.  This was a current pattern.  It started when his mother was killed.  This time he took more than his regular dose.  He wanted to block out every unpleasant memory he'd ever had, all his regrets.  The stuff he couldn't change—his life with her.  Alex knew she would never come back to him.  He closed his eyes and immersed himself in the euphoria—that grew to be his greatest escape—also his greatest downfall.
     
    An exhausted Zoe entered a dark house, longing for a nice warm bath.  She poked around for the switch, and then heeded a distinctive voice that made her hair stand on end. 
    “You’re getting colder.  You’re ice cold.”
    Zoe uncovered the light switch, illuminating the room, perceived Alex in the chair with a .357 Magnum in his hand, clasping the little one in his arms.  His hostile glim was enough to petrify her, furthermore chilling her to the bone.  For the first time she was afraid of him.  Bloodshot eyes—pupils the size of olives.  His alter ego had emerged, taking its rightful place.  It was calling all the shots, leaving Alex to deal with the consequences.
    "Hi honey; I'm home.”
    "WH-what are you doing here?  Shouldn’t you be in rehab?”
    "Treatment’s over.  I’m cured.”
    Alex cocked his gun as she moved closer to Medina.
    "Uh-uh, she stays here. We're having a father and daughter moment.  You wanted us to bond remember?
    "Please don't do anything stupid.  Give me the baby."
    “That’s all you care about isn’t it? I'M STILL YOUR HUSBAND! AND YOU TREAT ME LIKE SOME DIRT STUCK TO YOUR SHOE!"
    Zoe struggled to calm him down to no avail.  Before long, Isabel’s angelic eyes opened, led by her incessant wailing that seemed to permeate the room.  Alex scrutinized her during the time she went to comfort Isabel.  Against him, Zoe was defenseless.  Alex had gone absolutely mad and was in complete control of her fate.  She pinched herself like it was a dream impossible to wake up from, came to find her worst fear realized. 
    "Bring her in."
    "Leave her out of it."
    "Bring her in." Alex growled.
    Nervously sitting