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He pulls Daisy tighter, dragging the back of his hand holding the gun across her cheek and down her chest. My hands are clenched so tight I’m sure my palm is bleeding from my own nails digging in.
“She’s real pretty, Chief.” He cocks his head slightly. “She’s yours, isn’t she?”
Fuck me. First thing we’re taught is to never let the bad guy think you have some kind of tie to the victim. It increases their need to create a show. But he already knows. He saw the draw we have to each other at the station.
His eyes never leave mine as he buries his nose into her neck and inhales deeply.
“She works for me, yes.” I force the words out, doing my best to keep an even tone.
The guy stills for a moment, thinking over my words. I glance at Daisy. Her eyes never leave mine, but I can’t concentrate on her. It’s what he wants. I want to mouth words of encouragement to her, to me, but I can’t acknowledge that she means the world to me.
Not in front of this guy.
But when this fucking asshole licks her, starting from her cheek to the corner of her mouth, I see red.
“With a body like this, I bet she works real well.” Daisy whimpers and it fucking wrecks me. “She’s young, chief. You break her in good?”
“Let her go!” I yell it out with more force than I’d like. I’m ready to fucking gut this guy where he stands. “Let’s talk, just you and I. You wanted me here, I’m here.”
There’s a split second of chaos and shouts. His eyes look scared, shocked at the sudden noise. Daisy pushes away, and he raises his gun.
Then one shot goes off.
My body jumps at the noise. The officers rush him and the guy hits the wood floor. Daisy scratches and claws at the ground and I meet her, dragging her back by her arms, falling onto the floor with her, rolling her and covering her with my body.
A scuffle ensues, but it’s over quickly.
“Suspect secured! All officers, stand down.”
My body immediately sags in relief, and I roll to the side. Daisy bursts into tears, her body shaking as she crawls into my lap, closer and closer, hugging me tight, squeezing me, choking me, as I touch her all over.
“Where are you hurt? What hurts, Daisy, tell me!”
I run my hands through her hair, over her head, down her back.
“Vincent!” She says my name over and over in between sobs. “Get me out of here. Please! Take me home!”
“Shh, babe, it’s okay. It’s over. It’s over. Oh my God, I love you.”
I stand, cradling her close to me. “You’re bleeding! What happened to your arms? We need the medics to look you over first.” I look at the suspect, who’s bleeding from his shoulder. They clipped him when he raised his gun, and it was enough to secure him.
“Don’t look. Close your eyes. I’m getting you out of here.”
ChapterTwenty-Eight
Daisy
I’m shaken up.
Correction, I’m scared out of my mind.
The red and white lights are blinding as Vince carries me out of the house I worked so hard for.
It will be the last time I walk out of here. I know it. My home feels violated. I can never come back here.
I bury my face in his neck as we walk over to an ambulance, and he places me on a stretcher. The medics waste no time in checking me over, using a blood pressure cuff, bandages, and alcohol swabs.
A tall man appears, blocking out the lights. “Ma’am. How are you feeling?” I look at the nameplate that reads McIntyre. And when this man glances at Vince and back at me, I look at Vince in question.
