Chapter 9
Alford drew his g*n and charged out of the warehouse. Riley and Lucy followed with their hands on their own weapons. Outside, something was hovering in circles around the pole where the body was hanging. It made a steady buzzing sound.
Young Officer Boyden had his pistol drawn. He had just taken a shot at the small drone that was circling the body and was getting ready to take another.
“Boyden, put that damned g*n away!” Alford shouted. He holstered his own weapon.
Boyden turned toward Alford with surprise. Just as he was putting away his weapon, the drone rose higher and flew away.
The chief was fuming.
“What the hell did you think you were doing, firing your weapon like that?” he snarled at Boyden.
“Protecting the scene,” Boyden said. “It’s probably some blogger taking p
