a small victim at the heart an intricate case, isabella rouge, better known as 'red', was adopted by a senior agent at the ACME detective agency who was suffering a recent personal loss and decided to take her in. ready for an adventure of her own, she is invited to train at the academy in san francisco, where she learns a lot more than she's bargained for.
academy by goldengatewanderlust
"la curiosité est un vilain défaut." he now shrugged. "it would serve no purpose."
"i respect it, but i've always wanted to know about my mother." i drew my leg up under me, nestling into my jacket as the salty breeze tickled the tip of my nose. o'malley's aftershave faintly lingered by the collar, and i inhaled a little bit more of its cedarwood scent. "i love papa more than anything but…it would bring me some closure, i guess."
"i understand." the woman he had been studying removed her cover, revealing freshly blown out chestnut hair. she seemed annoyed by the wind, quickly gathering her locks with a hair clip and finding a seat in the interior of the car.
"do you know anything about her?"
he shook his head, doing a second take when he realized who i was really talking about. "you mean your mother?"
i couldn't help but smirk. "i mean she's pretty but…"
"that female over there looks very similar to a photo posted on crimenet for someone wanted in connection to a narcotics ring operating by the pier. you know you are supposed to be checking the front page periodically to keep up with these things, trainee."
"and there's my lesson for the day." i teased. "don't become a suspect if you're easy on the eyes."
he quietly snorted in agreement. the trolley bell clanged twice, indicating its intent to move.
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tw: child abuse, implied past sexual assault, murder, kidnapping, drugs, violence
chapters: 29 (in progress)
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