Alison Ver Halen

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Alison Ver Halen
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Brittney: Part VIII

By Alison Ver Halen ·

womens fiction

This is the eighth part in a series, so if you have not already done so, you might want to read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, and Part VII before continuing.

Brittney didn’t wait until she had completed her training at the police academy before she started stalking her first victim.

She couldn’t put her finger on what it was about him that made her single him out. He didn’t look anything like her father. But there was something about the way he carried himself, the way he walked, that reminded her of him. It made her blood boil, but this time she chose not to go to the gym to burn it off.

This time she chose to follow him.

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Brittney: Part VII

By Alison Ver Halen ·

teamwork

This is the seventh part in a series, so if you have not already done so, you might want to read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, and Part VI before continuing.

Brittney survived college, but she thrived at the police academy. Finally, she could see a direct connection between what she was doing and what she wanted to do.

She studied all the manuals. She started by memorizing every crime her father had ever committed and their codes, then she worked outwards from there.

She learned how to use a gun and imagined her father’s face on the paper target.

The only place she struggled was teamwork. She had never been good at it, but that had never bothered her until now. A police department had to work together, to depend on each other, but Brittney had never learned to call for backup because she had learned early on that none would ever come.MORE +

Brittney: Part VI

By Alison Ver Halen ·

gym rat

This is the sixth part in a series, so if you have not already done so, you might want to read Part I , Part II, Part III, Part IV, and Part V before continuing.

Brittney quickly fell in love with the on-campus gym that was free for students to use. She knew there was a rigorous physical she would have to pass in order to get into the police academy, and she couldn’t be sure she wouldn’t get one of those assholes who always makes it harder for women because they think the police should be a boys-only club.

She had never had access to such equipment. She had been required to take gym every year before she graduated high school, but no one took that class seriously.

Besides, gym class had never included weights. The most “strength training” they had ever done was pushups, and even then, girls had been encouraged to lean on their knees, bend their backs, and keep their elbows out, rather than tucked in.

This world of weights and treadmills that could vary incline as well as speed was a whole new world for Brittney. She felt like a kid in a toy store. She wanted to try everything.

Unfortunately, she had no idea what she was doing. The morning after her first day at the gym she could barely get out of bed. She thought it was a good thing – that it meant she had had a good workout and the screaming in her muscles was nothing more than growing pains.

But when the so-called growing pains failed to fade after a few days, Brittney realized she was in trouble. She didn’t know what she had done wrong, but she had clearly done more harm than good.MORE +

Brittney: Part V

By Alison Ver Halen ·

sleeve

This is the fifth part in a series, so if you have not already done so, you might want to read Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV before continuing.

The part of competent schoolgirl wasn’t entirely an act. Brittney had her heart set on becoming a cop, and she knew she would need good grades to make it in. So, she played by the rules of the school and her teachers, fulfilled their expectations and got the necessary recommendations to get into the school of her choice – the one that was farthest from her father.MORE +

Brittney: Part III

By Alison Ver Halen ·

makeup

This is the third part in a series, so if you have not already done so, you might want to read Part I and Part II before continuing.

Brittney played her part at school, too. The only problem was she wasn’t allowed to wear long sleeves or her scarf in gym class and she sweated through her makeup. Everyone gave her pitying looks and the teacher pulled her aside, laying a hand on her shoulder as he told her he wanted her to know that he was available if she ever needed anything.MORE +

Brittney: Part II

By Alison Ver Halen ·

orange and banana

This is the second part in a series, so if you have not already done so, you might want to read Part I before continuing.

Brittney regained consciousness a few hours later and went through the routine of checking for bruises and broken bones. Nothing broken this time. She had her mother check her for a concussion, wondering, not for the first time, if it was a coincidence that a nurse had found herself a husband who had a tendency to inflict so much physical damage. Having a medical professional around certainly came in handy at times like these.MORE +