The Darkest Hope
By James Cox
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Beware when exes come knocking...
Brett is called onto the case of a missing child by Jiang, Brett’s ex-boyfriend. His first concern is finding the little girl. Jealousy clouds everyone’s judgment, pitting Brett’s former lover against his new one. A betrayal puts that child's life at risk and they all have to work together to get her home safe.
Will Brett have any lingering feelings for his ex-boyfriend? Can Genius convince Brett that they make a better pair? Time is running out for everyone.
James Cox
James Cox is an award-winning filmmaker who has written and directed several motion pictures, including Wonderland starring Val Kilmer and the acclaimed short film Atomic Tabasco. A die-hard 49ers fan, James lives with his fiancée in Los Angeles, where he is writing the sequel to his debut novel, Grand Theft AI.
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The Darkest Hope - James Cox
Published by EVERNIGHT PUBLISHING ® at Smashwords
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Copyright© 2022 James Cox
ISBN: 978-0-3695-0690-0
Cover Artist: Jay Aheer
Editor: Jessica Ruth
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. No part of this book may be used or reproduced electronically or in print without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews.
This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and places are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
DEDICATION
A big thank you to Karl Urban. For the sexy inspiration. You are my sexiest man alive!
This book was inspired by the show Almost Human with Karl Urban and Michael Ealy. An awesome, short-lived TV show that I highly recommend. It was cancelled too soon!
THE DARKEST HOPE
Big Balls and Brass Knuckles, 5
James Cox
Copyright © 2022
Recap:
Detective Knucks is a workaholic cop always out for justice.
Chris Genius is an inventor who’s working for the NYPD.
They’ve been paired together to find murderers and drive each other crazy.
Or fall in love…
Chapter One
Fire. Fire. Fire.
Yes, I know there’s a damn fire!
Genius yelled at the computer voice as he pulled the pin from the fire extinguisher. The white foam sprayed everywhere, putting out the flames. Smoke swirled toward the ceiling. Cancel sprinkler system. Cancel call to fire department.
Genius put down the bright red extinguisher as the bots began to appear and clean up his mess. Well, those calculations were wrong. Can’t have our location tracker blowing up whenever it’s placed on somebody.
He coughed, waiting as the air vent kicked on. Genius glanced at the table. Body temperature must have overheated the tracker. He’d placed it on a pad to simulate human skin, pulse, and the sort. That’s when it blew up. A protectant between the two should help.
A chirpy ringing filled the room.
Genius glanced at his phone on the table and instantly smiled. Brett’s number. They hadn’t seen each other in a few days, mainly because Genius was almost finished with this invention. Technically, he’d just upgraded the old tracker but still. It’d work better. Hey, sexy. How did your gun recertification go?
Easy,
Brett said, horns honking in the distance. Captain Torres called us both in. I know it’s early but…
Genius checked the time. Eight AM. When he glanced up, a small flame reignited, catching one of the bots on fire. It swirled around in a panic. Give me a moment to put out a fire and I’ll be right there.
A real fire?
Genius shoved his phone in his pocket, picking up the extinguisher and dousing the poor thing in suppressant.
Genius?
A small piece of something sparked. Oh, come on! It’s not like there is anything flammable on there.
He sprayed again, covering the whole damn table and the bots. Are we done now?
When nothing happened, he picked the burned bot up and placed him gently on the table. I’ll take you home and fix you up, little guy.
Genius?
Oh, right. Fire’s out. See you in a few.
At least, he was pretty sure this time the flames were out.
****
Genius arrived at the station at exactly nine AM, after showering and grabbing a muffin from the break room in his office building. He made sure they were aware of the spontaneous flames going on in there so that damn thing had a babysitter. When he walked in, without coffee, he found a very pissed-off looking detective. They’d been working together for a few weeks now, sleeping together, too. He was becoming very attuned to Brett’s moods. You sounded happier on the phone.
I thought we had a deal.
Oh, fuck. Genius hadn’t told anyone about their relationship, sex, whatever. He hadn’t told a soul. He was keeping it professional just like Brett wanted. Hold up. How would anyone know? What exactly was Genius in trouble for?
Brett picked up his phone,