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Alex sucked in a deep breath before knocking on the door of George's articulate home.
George's face was filled with surprise and confusion when he saw him standing there, he raised an eyebrow at him.
"Sheriff Romero, is there something I can do for you?" he asked on edge.
Alex pushed past him and paced the floor of his house.
George turned to face him, still bewildered by his visit.
"What's going on?" he asked watching him with intent.
"I saw the bruises on Norma's back and ribs. Do you know anything about it?" he said, beginning his interrogation.
Alex knew he had to beat around the subject at first.
George slowly shook his head, a fake innocent look on his face, Alex saw right through him.
"I had no idea. Did she tell you about them?" he asked playing dumb.
"There pretty goddamn hard not to notice, she's covered in them" he explained, pain hitting his heart as he thought about the marks on her frail body.
"Well, I'm sorry I can't be of assistance" George claimed, a sly half smirk on his face.
Alex felt the anger bubble up inside of his, he brushed his thumb on the gun, making sure it was securely strapped to him.
"You expect me to just leave? You think I don't know that you've also been calling and watching her like some pathetic stalker" he scoffed, giving him the coldest glare he could manage.
"I'm telling you, I have no idea what your talking about" he sneered, his dark eyes darting at him.
Alex couldn't take it anymore, watching his stupid face and hearing him deny hurting Norma was driving him insane.
He hurried towards him, grabbing his arm and tucking it behind his back.
Alex slammed his body up against his wall.
George let out a groan and peered back to look at Alex.
"What the fuck do you think your doing?" he asked, signs of distress in his voice.
"Shut up!" Alex roared, kneeing him in the back.
He pressed his head harder against the wall, and lowered his mouth to George's ear.
"Now, you listen to me. If you ever go near Norma, call her, touch her, or even think about her, I will kill you. Do you understand me?" he growled, smashing his head against the wall once more.
Alex let go of him and turned towards the door.
"Why do you even care about her? She's nothing but a lying whore" he scorned.
In that moment, Alex snapped, he'd never felt that sort of hatred for anyone in his life.
He whipped back to him.
"You son of a bitch!" he roared in anger and angst.
Without thinking, he ripped the gun out of his jacket, and aimed for George's head.
He pulled the trigger.
Soon, George's body hit the wall, and his blood was coated everywhere.
Alex stood, looking at his lifeless body, clutching the gun in shock.
He shook his head and grabbed his walkie talkie.
"Deputy, we have a man down, killed in self defense" he said.
The device beeped.
"Be right there sir. Should I bring back up?" Deputy Lynn asked obediently.
"No back up needed"
White Pine Bay was a small town with plenty of secrets. As a sheriff, Alex had to keep a plethora of them.
Alex hated lying in his line of work, it made him feel immoral, honesty was one of the best things about him but under certain circumstances, he knew it was best that some things stay hidden.
Driving back to the motel, all he could think about was lying to his fellow deputies.
He told them that he went to George's house to question him about something, he got violent, so Alex shot him in self defense.
Luckily, making them believe him was incredibly easy. They were so obedient towards him, none of them would dare ask questions.
As he pulled into the parking lot, he felt a mixed sense of relief and fear. Sure George was gone, but what about Caleb? There was no question in Alex's mind that he would come back to mess with Norma, and he was definitely not going to let that happen. He couldn't kill another person, but he could certainly throw someone behind bars. He decided then and there that if Caleb went within 10 feet of Norma, he would have him detained and locked away for a very long time.
He shut his car off and got out, taking his phone out of his pocket and texting Norma, telling her that he needed to see her immediately.
When she didn't text him back, it made him worried.
He looked at the Bates home, her bedroom light was on.
Alex anxiously jogged up the numerous steps to her home and knocked at the door but no one answered.
He knew Norman couldn't be home from school yet, he turned back, looking in the parking lot.
He felt his heart drop as he saw Norma's car in the parking lot.
Waiting was agony, it just made him more and more worried. He finally twisted the doorknob open and walked inside.
He searched everywhere, her bedroom, the kitchen, the basement, and even Norman's room. There was no sign of Norma anywhere.
Running down towards the motel office, his fear grew, he called out for her over and over, but she never showed.
He reached for his phone again, clicking it on, with no texts from Norma. He called her, but it went straight to voice mail.
His heart was racing a million miles a minute, his breath shaky.
He stood thinking for a moment.
The back door. He never checked the back door leading to the kitchen in the Bates home.
He sped up the stairs with lighting speed and paced quickly to the back door.
Just as he expected, it was ajar, an obvious sign of forced entry.
Who would break into the home?
He ruled out Dylan because he and Norma were on good terms, and Norman wasn't a possibility, why would someone with a key break into their own house?
Suddenly, his heart felt like it was going to burst, his eyes widened like an owl in the night, he went frozen solid.
His conclusion would explain the break in and Norma being missing.
Caleb.
He knew he shouldn't have left Norma alone that morning, he was also well aware of the fact that Caleb wanted some kind of revenge against his little sister.
Alex ran back outside, and hopped back in his SUV, ready to investigate all of White Pine Bay to find Caleb.
There was no doubt in his mind that he had Norma, he had to find them before it was too late, before Caleb had done the unthinkable and finished her off for good.
He swore to her, he promised to protect her and keep her safe.
As the engine roared to life and he pulled out into the road, he knew he had to keep that promise.
He would find her, wreck Caleb, and make her feel secure for once in her life.
