Chapter 10

He saw the police lieutenant leave his home to head toward the station to start his shift. Oh yeah this was going to be one of this best kills yet. He grinned as he watched him get into his car and start it up. The man leaned against his front fender and watched as the man pulled away from his house. He looked down at his watch and then lifted the cell phone to his ear. He pressed send and waited to be connected to the lieutenant.

"Lieutenant Jackson." Came the gruff voice over the line.

"Are you ready to die?" The man asked quietly.

"Excuse me?" Lieutenant Jackson asked a little confused. "Who is this?"

"Are you ready to lose your life?" The man asked again with a laugh. "I am ready to take it. Goodbye Lieutenant Asshole."

The man pressed the end button and watched as the car exploded at the stoplight. People started screaming and running every which way. The sight made him smile and laugh softly to himself. Oh if they only knew who he was. He got into his car and drove in the other direction, watching in his rearview mirror as people ran towards the burning wreckage. There was nothing left and definitely no one alive. Another one was gone, another target eliminated.

Chloe struggled to take a deep breath as she watched her older sister sob into her children's hair. She closed her eyes against the sight and shook her head softly. Someone had just murdered her brother-in-law and it was apparently because of who he was. Chloe couldn't take the sight in front of her anymore, so she got to her feet and made a hasty exit. She pulled out her cell phone and dialed Bosco's number. He would understand what she was going through. She slapped her palm against her forehead when she reached his voice mail, remembering he was arranging his mother's funeral that day.

"Damn why I am I being so unthoughtful. The man just lost his mother and I am only thinking about myself." Chloe yelled at herself.

She climbed into her car and headed towards her apartment building, she needed to be alone at the moment. She could tell her life was spinning out of control and she wasn't sure if she was even going to live to see tomorrow. She hated the fact that she was always looking over her shoulder, praying that he wouldn't be there to kill her, the way he had killed her best friend in the park. She closed her eyes and recalled the day this had all begun, the day he took his first cop away.

Bosco watched as everyone rushed away around him. A police Lieutenant was dead and it was a big deal. He had just been promoted not to long ago and was well loved in the community. His wife and kids were being looked after but everyone was sure it was the same guy who had killed all the other cops. Bosco pulled out his cell and realized he had a missed call, when he saw Chloe's number he frowned. Something really bad must have happened for her to have called him today. He dialed her number and frowned even further when he got her voicemail.

He watched the officer slam fist after fist into the punching bag. Anger radiated off of her and he grinned. Chloe was angry with him for everything he was doing, for all the pain he had caused and it was hilarious to him. He could tell she was suffering and trying to forget. But he would help her remember it all, he would make her remember every vivid detail of what had happened. He walked slowly towards her, she had never actually seen his face, standing right next to her he breathed in her scent. She smelled like sweat but it was a sweet smell to him. He knew that she most work up a sweat a lot.

Bosco walked into the gym he knew Chloe frequented and saw her at the punching bags. He frowned when he saw a guy standing right next to her, just staring. He walked over to them and tapped Chloe on the shoulder, bringing her out of her funk.

"Hey." She said as she saw it was him. "How did the planning go?"

"Good." Bosco said with a sigh. "I wish you had come with me."

"He's dead Bos." Chloe blurted out, unsure of what she had really meant to say.

"Who?" Bosco asked confused.

"Lieutenant Jackson, my brother-in-law." Chloe said as she sighed.

"Oh Jeez, I heard a lieutenant had been killed, I just didn't know who it was." Bosco said as he rubbed her shoulder. "How's your sister taking it?"

"Bad. I don't think she knows what to do now. She's got three kids and another one on the way." Chloe said as she and Bosco walked over to a sitting area. "I feel like this is all my fault Bosco. First my partner, then your mom, and now my brother-in-law. What did I do Bosco?" Chloe asked miserably.

"Chloe it's not your fault, we'll figure this out together, I promise you that." Bosco said as he kissed the side of her forehead.

He watched them from his position with an angry scowl. So they thought they had everything under control did they? Well just wait until he proved them wrong. He would show them that they had messed with the wrong man and that this time it would be someone very close to them indeed that died. Someone they didn't even think was in danger in the first place. Maybe this time it was time to go after the one person they never would have thought would be in danger because they weren't around them all the time. He grinned when he remembered the child that was never mentioned, the child that was would soon be living with Chloe. He knew this one would hit close to home, it would be the ultimate in homicides. He laughed as he walked out of the gym, feeling Bosco's eyes following his every move. Oh yeah this next one would up his status and show them he wasn't playing a game anymore.