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Emerald narrowed her eyes. “Careful.”
“Why aren’t you up in arms, huh?” he snapped. “Why aren’t we all out trying to get this lunatic?”
“Leave it to Walker.”
“He’s doing fuck-all. Even when he knows all this, I bet—”
“This can’t go to the police, Tyler.”
Tyler chewed his cheek. “He told me—”
“I have to protect my sources,” she said firmly. “We had an agreement.”
Tyler made a frustrated noise. “So what am I supposed to do? Nothing?”
“Tyler.” Emerald used the voice that always reminded Tyler of their father. “You really have to let this Lucien thing go.”
“Why?”
“Because you can’t hurt him, but he could hurt you…reallyhurt you.”
Tyler again felt the hot breath on his neck, the hands crushing his body. He heard the voice like liquid mercury flowing through him, lighting fires as it went.
“If no one else will stop this guy,” he said, his voice hoarse, “then I’ll bloody have to do it myself.”
“Tyler,” Emerald said, glancing at her phone as it started ringing, “do as I say. Let it go. Take a holiday or something.”
“Aholiday?”
“Get out of town for a while. When was the last time you went anywhere, huh?” She reached for the phone.
Tyler grabbed the phone before she could answer it, lifted the receiver and slammed it back down. Emerald’s eyes glinted with dark fire.
“What else do you have?” he said. “Anything you’ve heard—rumors, anything.”
She was silent for a moment then tilted her head. “What about Naz, huh?” she asked, frowning. “What went wrong there?”
“Emerald—”
“You need something, Ty,” she went on. “If it’s not headspace, then it’s to get laid.”
“Tell me what you know about Lucien.”
Emerald sighed loudly. “This isn’t like knocking some creep’s head on the bar and tying him to a railing, little brother. Haemophiles are dangerous. You’re lucky to be alive as it is.”
Tyler ground his teeth. “Well, I guess I’ll have to fight fire with fire.”
“What?”
“I need one ofthem.A haemo.”
“Ty, no—”
“If you won’t help me, I’ll bloody well help myself,” he said and stormed out, just as her phone started ringing again. He passed Nasir on the bridge outside the office. He was carrying a takeaway coffee and a paper bag that smelled of pastry. His face transformed as he saw Tyler approach, but Tyler brushed past him without meeting his eyes.
