Chapter 33. Demons

Face your demons. They love false braveness right before they kill you.

|~| The Mailman.

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Kory hugged Mike tightly. She was perched on the hand of her chair beside him as he sat in her oh so sacred chair and read the letter.

"Kory it's fine, I'm fine. I'm a cop. I know the risks, I've been trained for these situations"

"But this is different. He's targeting you because of me. What am I going to do Mike? I can't exactly isolate myself from you, he already knows our history. I can't stage a fight because he'll see that as a better incentive because if he managed to kill you before we could make up it would kill me!"

"Calm down K. He's trying to shake you down. That much is clear. I'll be fine and we'll catch him before he hurts anyone. Think of it this way, as long as he's after me, he doesn't go after anyone else. And unlike all those on his hit list, I can defend myself"

"But what if-" "No what ifs. You know I'm right. The cop in you agrees"