Chapter 59

ZAVIER [Zero]

Hours later, I stood with my arms crossed inside the police station. Sheriff Cole was attending to some police officers.

In the hours that passed, we've talked quite well and he'd given me the work. I told him point blank that I'm good with weapons but I don't know shit about the laws and order.

He'd told me not to worry about those, in the next two weeks I'll undergo special trainings and I'll be really fucking good at it.

"Yes, sir." One of the policemen said before the both of them left the office.

Sheriff Cole got up and started out. "I'll show you around."

As we walked around, he pointed at some places and explained what the fvck they are. He introduced everyone we came across and even though I know I won't remember shit later about their names, I took everything in stride, taking down my guards when I saw the goddamn respective way he treated me.

"I'm not good at taking orders or being any motherfvcker's goddamn dog." That was the first thing I told him immediately I stepped my foot into his office.

He'd smiled. "I figured that much, Mr...." He'd paused.

"Zavier Ryker." I'd stated, telling him my full name. Lani had encouraged me to take on Pops surname too.

That's the name that was written in our marriage license and also all the new documents I've made for myself to live like a normal human. Not a ghost killer I've always been.

"Mr Ryker." He'd corrected himself, "That's why I wasn't talking about being a local police or even an undersheriff, but a Sheriff. A man like you will make a great Sheriff and our little town only has a few."

Now, we walked through another corner and on sight I saw prisons.

Sheriff Cole began talking again. "Like you know, Mr Ryker, our town is a small one and so, there really isn't much crime around here apart from minor thefts, pickpocketing and other little crimes. Well, many years ago there was murder but the bastard has been caught and he's serving life imprisonment."

"All high-criminals are sent to the state prison too. They don't stay here." He concluded as we pasted bars after bars.

"Well, we have a huge criminal here now." Another Sheriff I remember his name to be Sheriff Lander stated as he walked up to join us. He'll be in his fifties like Cole.

Cole stared at the other man. "But when his papers are completed, he'll be transfered."

I was about to ask who the high criminal is when we crossed another bar and stopped suddenly.

I followed the gaze of Sheriff Cole to stop on the behind bars. I cocked my head to the side as I stared at the man.

He's a small bastard even though he looks like he's in his thirties, and he's got the innocent look going for him. But, he's also got the creepiest eyes I've ever seen.

The bastard reminds me of my former boss Spider and that assh0le Felaray. I hated him immediately.

"Who's he?" I asked without taking my eyes away from the prisoner who met my gaze defiantly.

"Oh, that's the high criminal we were talking about." Sheriff Lander stated.

"I'll kill all of you if I get out of here!" The bastard shouted, holding his bar and trying to rattle it.

Sherrif Cole ignored him but Lander didn't.

Lander walked closer to his bar and glared at him. "You do know the punishment for threatening the officers of the law, you sonofabitch? Keep multiplying your crime you monster."

"What did he do?" I asked with an arch of my brow.

"I told you about the asshole that hurts little children yesterday, right?" Cole asked and I nodded curtly.

He gestured at the bar, "That's the idiot. He's been caught but he's accomplice is still out there."

"Tell me, big guy. Do you have a child?" The prisoner asked, licking his lips.

I ignored him.

"How does he hurt little children?" I asked curiously, not taking my eyes away from the bastard with beady eyes.

Cole's lips twitched in disgust and masked fury. "Three weeks ago, he and his accomplice raped a ten-year-old girl coming back from school. Little Amy is still at the hospital."

"A phedophile?" Swift anger coursed through me, and my eyes burned in rage.

The prisoner laughed like a maniac while Cole nodded curtly. "Our investigation shows that Amy is not their first victim and there's been other kids over the years. Bastards are wanted in several states, so he ran to our town to hide."

Cole fixed him a determined look. "Amy will be their last victim."

"You can only try, Sheriff. I might be here but you can never catch A. He'll make you all pay and he'll get me outta here!" The bastard snarled.

"Who's A?" I asked, trying to control my anger like Lani adviced me to.

"His accomplice." Lander answered.

"That's why we need to catch him. Can you catch criminals, Mr Ryker?"

I almost laughed. These people don't know me at all.

"Just hit me with basic Infos about the bastard and leave the rest to me." I stated matter-of-factly.

Cole nodded once, even though he looked unconvinced.

"Everyone in town has been warned to be careful with their kids, at least until A is caught." Cole began, "Even last night, I had to go over to the twin's mother to remind Valerie to keep being careful with the twins especially Romeria."

Just the thought of such monster staying within a few distance to little Romeria filled me with so much rage, I had to bite the inside of my lips to keep fvcking control.

Lani is right. It's better if these people don't find out what am capable of.

They should only know Zavier Ryker. Not Number Zero.

"I—" I tried to speak but the assh0le cut me off.

"Romeria....now, that's a nice name, Sheriff. How old is she? Is she little and pure like a new bird?" The crazy bastard drawled with an evil smile on his face.

He licked his lips, his eyes glazed over in lust. "Tell me, Sheriff, will the little one fit so tightly around c0ck?"

My control snapped.