Read After Dark: Chicago Fire (Science Fiction Anthalogies Book 2) for Free Online

looks at Lauren Wilks, then
Scott Dawson and then turns very deliberately towards Superintendent Ryan
Golding before slowly adding, ‘Yes, yes I did it.’ Superintendent Ryan Golding
turns to the three police officers standing in the doorway and simply adds,
‘take him away men.’
     

Bonus
Chapter
    Thank you for reading Book 2 – Chicago
Fire. This book is the second in the Science Fiction Anthologies and follows on
from ‘The Story Begins’, which as the title suggests is the beginning of Jeremy
Patten’s discovery of his unique powers, and provides an insight into his dream
world after dark!
    As this book goes to print, Book 3 –
The Mystery of Highland Manor is already in concept and I would love to welcome
you as a reader of this ongoing series. The Bonus Chapter is Chapter 1 in the
first book and I hope you enjoy the introduction, and may feel compelled to
grab Book 1 for FREE and please thereafter write a review. Your comments will
be greatly appreciated.
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    ‘Can I join
you for a coffee?’ Jeremy Patten politely asks Mrs. Nancy Dooley. The eighty
six year old lady looks up, smiles and replies in a softly spoken voice
‘Certainly’, nods at Jeremy and watches as he sits next to her carefully
placing his coffee cup and saucer on the table. Jeremy had occasionally shared
pleasantries with Nancy but never before had they sat and talked. It seemed
weird the Old Coffee Stop was never this quiet and Jeremy looks around noticing
that the pair essentially have the shop to themselves, providing even more
reason for Jeremy to comfort the old lady.
    Jeremy has a heightened sense today
and places his little finger in his ear and shakes the eardrum trying to numb
the ringing of what seems like voices in his head. He dismisses it and focuses
on Nancy and enquires how she is. ‘So tell me Mrs. Dooley, how have you been
lately? It seems ages since I have seen you.’ Although as he speaks Jeremy
knows that he runs into Mrs. Dooley at least weekly sometimes more as they are
both regulars at the Old Coffee Stop, a coffee shop not far from where Jeremy
works as a lawyer and similarly only walking distance for Mrs. Dooley who lives
in an apartment on her own just around the corner.  ‘I have been OK, health
wise’, Nancy replies, ‘but it does get lonely and I do pine for the company of
my son and granddaughter.’ Jeremy is taken back, ‘Oh I didn’t know’ Jeremy
offers, trying to be both sorry but also surprised, as he had never spoken more
than half a dozen words to Nancy and really didn’t know that much about her.
Stumbling his words Jeremy asks ‘Well have you tried to make contact Mrs.
Dooley, I mean do you know where they both are?’ ‘Oh yes’, Nancy quickly
replies. ‘Well I know where my son is, he lives here in Chicago, although I
haven’t seen him in years and he doesn’t want to see me. And my granddaughter
well NO, I don’t know where she lives and I don’t even know her name.’ The old
woman looks ahead, her eyes glaze and she looks through Jeremy for just a
moment as she reflects upon what she has just said.
    Jeremy again unwittingly places his
small finger in his ear and shakes it to numb the ringing of voices that seem
to invade his head. He reflects for a moment and is surprised at the
conversation he is hearing from Mrs. Dooley. She is clearly getting a lot of
feelings out in the open and Jeremy is flattered that she shares with him her
closest secrets, which until now he had no idea of. She seems emotional and
clearly there is some anger that the old lady has deep within, and that emotion
has been stirred but also surprisingly volunteered. Just as Mrs. Dooley places
a lighter bit of spin on things, declaring that her pet canary is her closest
friend, the pair turn and smile at the incoming Tara Shield. Tara looks lovely
as ever with her stunning long brunette hair, and as always is immaculately
dressed, something that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Jeremy every time he sees