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The interrogation room door swung open. “We’ve got a problem.” Tony marched inside, shaking his head. “Officer Harris seems to be missing from the hospital. He’s not answering his phone or radio, and no one knows where the hell he is.”
“We have to get out,” Jana said. Didn’t he see what was happening? Another Ignitor—or a damn powerful demon—had set the fire at Night Watch. It was only a matter of time until a team came for her.
A setup. The crew after her must have bugged the phone lines at Night Watch. They’d known she was coming. They’d started that fire for her.
Why? So that the cops would haul her to the station? Of course, the cops on scene would pick her as suspect number one. With her history, there was no way they wouldn’t have hauled her in for questioning.
Those bastards knew that.
Zane’s fingers tapped on the tabletop. “I need to be on the streets, Tony.”
“You can be. She can’t.” He exhaled. “This case is shit. We both know the woman gets off on the fire. Are you sure?—”
“You don’t know what gets her off.” Zane’s voice. Cold and hard.
“You know better than to let the case get personal.” Tony stalked around the table and grabbed Zane’s arm. He hauled Zane to his feet and grabbed for the cuffs. “Let’s find a way out of these damned things and you can get on the streets. You can find Harris for me?—”
He never finished his sentence. Zane’s fist plowed into Tony’s jaw, and the cop went down. Hard.
Jana jumped to her feet. “What are you doing?” She’d thought the cop was his friend.
Zane pulled her forward as he rolled Tony onto his back. “I’m making sure we get out before the bastards after you get to us.”
He’d attacked a cop. Not a very “good” guy thing to do.
Zane glanced at her. “They herded you to the station. They’re going to be sending someone for you. Maybe Feds, maybe someone pretending to be Feds, but they’ll have paperwork, all nice and neat, saying they can take you into custody.” He paused. “They’ll take you, and no one will see you again.”
No, he was wrong. They’d take her, and they’d use her. The price for her life would be death for others.
“Come on, we need to get the hell out of here.” He frowned down at the cop. “Sorry, Tony.”
Sorry? Sorry? “What’s going to happen to him?”
“He’ll get to deny helping us escape. He’ll have the bruise to prove he was hit. He’ll be clear.” Zane hurried away from the table, pulling her with him. “And, in a few minutes, so will we.”
His fingers curled around the doorknob.
She grabbed his shoulder. “This place will be crawling with cops! We won’t be able to just walk out, we can’t?—”
“Tony sent them away.”
“Why would he?—”
“Look, baby, trust me on this, okay? Tony knows the deal around here. When he found out Harris was missing, he knew what was going down. Hell, why do you think he came close enough for me to hit?”
The cop had wanted them to escape? Since when did a cop want someone to break out?
“Not like it’s the first time we played this game.” Zane inched open the door and gave a nod. “All right, we’re gonna have to move quickly. Don’t fight me. Whatever I do, just go with it, okay?”
She would have gone with just about anything right then. She nodded her head in agreement and then realized he couldn’t see the move. “Let’s get out of here.”
“On three…”
He began to whisper the count, and when he got to three, they ran into the hall, darting fast in a series of twists and turns. The place looked deserted, but she could hear voices and ringing phones. She kept her head down and followed Zane, moving as quickly as she could.
Five more feet, and they were at a door with a red exit sign. Go, go. Footsteps tapped behind them.
Zane shoved open the door and yanked her across the threshold. The door shut with a clang behind them.
