Identity: Chapter Thirty-Seven
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN NED The phone call from the San Fernando Daily Press came in shortly after Ned arrived at work. The wolf was in moderately good spirits. Yes, every so often the sneaking realisation that he was dating a member of the Chinese...
Identity: Chapter Thirty-Six
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX NED Ned could not help but notice the fleeting flicker of hope that passed across Garrett's face after he'd answered Ned's knock. He hadn't even been sure the coyote would be home at this hour, if at all. He could have been off...
Identity: Chapter Thirty-Five
CHAPTER THIRY-FIVE NED The moment the badger family disappeared from view, both of the TV announcers started talking at once, tripping over each other in their haste to explain what had just happened. Ned's focus had already left the television...
Identity: Chapter Thirty-Four
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR NED Ned groaned when the alarm on his phone screeched that it was 7am and thus time to get up, and responsively he jabbed the snooze offering with a paw and pressed his head further into the pillow. His head ached fuzzily. Damn...
Identity: Chapter Thirty-Three
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE MIKEY Lights at the Leopard's Lair Nightclub were dimly visible from where Mikey watched, peering through the window of the white Prius from where he'd parked across the street. He'd been sitting there for over half an hour,...
Identity: Chapter Thirty-Two
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO NED Investigation of the Harding crime scene was uneventfully brief; the wolves had been murdered in an old abandoned warehouse, an easy place for the Prophet to break into. The floor of the warehouse was stained with...
Identity: Chapter Thirty-One
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE NED "Well, that was...unsettling" muttered Carmen Posa. The SF Metro Homicide Division had just finished watching the DVD Alana Wittmore had found in her mailbox. Ned generally prided himself on his strong stomach, but even he...
Identity: Chapter Thirty
CHAPTER THIRTY ALANA Alana Wittmore had purchased the Summer Fun Inflatable Swimming pool for approximately $379.99, including tax. Technically it was probably an excessive acquisition, considering that the Wittmores had only intended to be in San...
Identity: Chapter Twenty-Nine
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE NED Birdsongs were coming through the open window when Ned awoke, along with the scent of columbines and hibiscus. He blinked, stirring among the sheets...and became aware that he was not alone. A sandy-furred coyote lay next to...
Identity: Chapter Twenty-Eight
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT MIKEY The white Prius was a gift from Joey's grandmother. She'd died two years earlier, and the car had been sitting unused in a car lot since then, as Joey felt it was a yuppie car more suited for suburban families than for a...
Identity: Chapter Twenty-Seven
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN NED "I hope I don't need to stress the importance of findin' this Prophet bastard, and soon" said Captain Williston. The division was gathered once again in the conference room, while the big Doberman paced in front of the...
Identity: Chapter Twenty-Six
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX MIKEY Mikey awoke with a shriek, panting madly, fur on end, eyes bulging. Gasping for breath, he gripped the sheets so tightly he thought he'd rip holes in them, sitting up straight in bed so he could stare into the darkness,...