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“I want you to come with us.”
A tear leaked down my cheek. I couldn’t stop the one that followed after that. Or the one after that.
“I will soon. Do whatever she asks of you, okay?”
He nodded, his eyes shining. “Are they taking you to jail because of me?”
“No, bow tie. No.” My heart broke into a thousand pieces. Lincoln was still behind me and I realized if it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be standing.
“Let’s. Go,” the officer barked.
“I get to hug my sister, mister.” Eric spoke with an authority I didn’t know he possessed.
He flung his arms around me and squeezed. I put my cheek on his head, unable to stop the torrent of tears.
He’ll be okay. At least he’s with Beau. He’ll be okay.
When Eric released me, dread filled every piece of my heart. This was so wrong. I didn’t want to leave him. I couldn’t remember the last time we’d been apart.Please protect him.
“Be good.” It was a lame thing to say, but I couldn’t think of anything else.
He threw his arms around me again and buried his head against my chest. I squeezed my eyes shut.
Unfamiliar fingers clenched my arm and yanked.
“Do not touch her.”
The hand immediately dropped at Lincoln’s lethal tone.
“I have to go,” I whispered against Eric’s hair.
“I don’t want you to.” He held me tighter.
“The sooner I go, the sooner I can get back.”
“Promise?”
I kissed the top of his head. “Promise.”
He let me go for a second time. “Love you, sis.”
A lump formed in my throat. “Love you too.”
On shaky legs, I walked to the door with my head held high. And Lincoln’s hand was on my back the entire way to the squad car.
Chapter Five
Lincoln
“You could’ve letme know what station she was booked in.”
Zegas strode into the lobby of the fifth precinct, leather briefcase in hand.
“There’s been a lot happening,” I said through my teeth.
Namely, I hadn’t been able to stop Lexie from being taken into custody. Had barely kept that asshole from manhandling her as if she were some sort of hardened criminal.
I’d paced to the reception counter a half a dozen times to demand to speak to the chief of police about that man’s job, but had refrained. Lashing out in anger wouldn’t help Lexie.
