He Gave Her My Eyes A Story of Final Sight novel Chapter 196

The water was perfectly still, not a hint of a wave in sight.

Today, a big shipment was due at the docks. The people sent to pick it up had already been waiting for over an hour, hovering around the pier.

Soon enough, a huge cargo ship came into view. The deep rumble of its engines got louder as it crawled closer, finally coming to a stop at the dock.

Workers, shirtless and sweaty, moved up and down the gangway, hauling crates under the blazing sun. The heat burned their skin and sweat ran down their faces. Every now and then, someone would snatch the towel from around their neck to wipe their brow, then go right back to lugging boxes.

It took ages, but they finally managed to unload tens of thousands of pounds of cargo onto the dock. Just as they were catching their breath, a group of dock staff walked over. “Routine inspection. Open them up.”

The guy in charge of the pickup tensed up. What was this about? Wasn’t everything arranged already? Why a surprise inspection now? Was there an actual problem, or were they just following procedure?

Saul tried to play it cool, offering one of the staff a cigarette. “Is that really necessary?”

The man barely glanced at the cigarette, not bothering to take it. “Doesn’t matter if it’s Vector Navigation’s shipment or GlobalSpan’s. Anything that lands at Kingsport gets checked, same as always. Rules are rules.”

Seriously? Since when did anyone care about rules here?

Saul’s patience snapped. It was obvious these guys weren’t going to play along. “We own a third of this dock. We really need to jump through all these hoops just to move our own stuff? Customs already cleared everything. You’re just being difficult.”

“Whatever happens at other docks isn’t our problem. This is Kingsport. These are our rules.”

Saul realized he was getting nowhere. Frustrated, he pulled out his phone. “Fine, I’ll call Teresa. She’ll straighten you out.”

The officer in charge gave a curt nod. “Take them all away.”

People rushed everywhere, voices echoing across the dock. Theresia stood there, the sun burning down on her skin, but all she felt was a cold shiver running through her.

She watched as the group was led away, and then her phone started ringing. Hanson was calling.

“Did you get Acton?” Theresia asked.

Acton was her best chance at solid evidence. She’d already told Hanson to keep a close eye on him, just in case Lawrence tried something desperate. She’d also sent people to watch Lawrence.

Hanson sounded anxious. “We’ve got Acton, but we lost Lawrence. He managed to get away.”