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Jason was starting to turn blue, and she grabbed for Kaspar’s arm. He glanced at her and she nodded toward her attacker. “The police are coming.”
She was relieved that she didn’t have to give another warning. Kaspar eased up on Jason, who took several gasping breaths just as she heard the sirens. “They’re here,” she said to the operator.
“Okay, ma’am. If you need anything further, give us a call back.”
“Thanks.” She hung up and turned to Jason. “Jason, you will never get it, will you? You need serious help. I hope they lock you up and throw away the key. You disgust me.”
“You always were a selfish little bitch.”
Kaspar hissed at him and slammed him against the wall again. “You will never see her again. You will forget her name. You will only tell the truth about your actions when you killed Seth.”
Jason appeared dazed as the officers arrived, and it took a few minutes for Kaspar to relinquish him to the authorities. Jesska was afraid they’d try to take Kaspar as well, but he finally let go of Jason’s arms and stepped away from him.
“Ma’am? Will you please explain what happened?” one of the officers asked.
“Jason left a threatening note earlier and then came back to try and make me lie to get him released,” she explained, and her voice hitched. “He had a knife. He’s supposed to be at his halfway house, but I guess his ankle monitor allows him enough freedom to come here.”
The officer took notes and nodded. “And who are you?” he asked Kaspar.
“He’s my friend,” Jesska said.
“I was speaking to him, ma’am.”
“Sorry,” she grumbled.
Kaspar pulled out his passport and handed it to the officer.
“His Majesty, huh?”
“Já... yes.”
“How come I’ve never heard of you?” the officer asked.
“We are a small monarchy in Iceland. We don’t travel much.”
The officer eyed him for a few seconds before handing him back his passport. “I think we have everything we need. Officer Jenkins has your contact information, so we’ll call you should we need anything further.”
“Thank you,” Jesska said.
“Are you sure you don’t need medical attention?”
Jesska shook her head and glanced at Kaspar. “No, Jason didn’t get the chance to hurt me.”
“Okay, we’ll take it from here.”
“Thanks,” she said, and wrapped her arms around herself, suddenly freezing.
As the police officers led Jason away in handcuffs, Kaspar pulled her into the shelter of his body and guided her back into the house. “Are you all right?”
She shook her head, the sudden realization that Jason had been waiting at her front door, with a knife of all things, hitting her like a freight train. What if Kaspar hadn’t been close? She shivered as she settled her cheek against Kaspar’s chest and closed her eyes. He rubbed her back as she allowed his comfort to surround her.
“I know he’s being locked up at the moment, but I would still like you to come back to the hotel with me,” he said.
She glanced up at him. “But like you just said, Jason’s not a threat anymore.”
“Unless they let him out.”
Jesska gasped. “Do you think they would?”
