04 A Killing Touch by Nikki Duncan

Author:Nikki Duncan [Nikki Duncan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Sensory Ops
Published: 2013-03-04T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“My legs aren’t broken, Aidan.”

“Nope.”

“I can walk.” Lana crossed her arms and huffed. Her only success at the moment was to push her breasts closer to the top of her blouse, giving him an enhanced view of her cleavage as he rolled her wheelchair toward the hospital exit.

“Sorry, babe. Hospital policy is that you get wheeled to the exit.”

“I had an allergic reaction. Nothing was broken.”

“An allergic reaction that could’ve killed you.” He rubbed his thumb briefly against her neck, realizing it was another of many quick touches he’d stolen since bringing her into the hospital. Even when her parents had come back with a change of clothes and her house keys he’d struggled to distance himself. “You’ll follow procedure a little longer.”

“The hospital’s or yours?”

“You don’t miss a beat.”

“Answer the question.”

“Both.” His thumb rubbed circles on her shoulder. “I promised to keep you safe. Besides, we need to figure out how you came to the killer’s attention.”

“I’m not even out of the hospital and your mind is back on the case.”

“As if I could forget what landed you here.” He slowed at the automatic doors, waiting for them to fully open. Just outside, Tyler leaned against his car while Liam leaned against Aidan’s.

“Did you have to call your team?”

“I needed my car, so I called my brother.”

“It’s never that easy with you,” she argued, but her words lacked spirit.

He wasn’t sure if she had relinquished some control or if she was simply waiting until they didn’t have an audience. Neither scenario held promise, but he’d bet on the latter. Shoving aside the worry, he rolled her outside and engaged the brakes on the wheelchair.

With the flair of a professional driver, Liam opened the passenger side door of Aidan’s car. When he extended a hand for her and she accepted it with a smile, an unfamiliar anger flashed in Aidan. She held his brother’s hand as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and rather than offer arguments or smart remarks, she smiled and thanked him sweetly as she slipped into the seat.

Taking over for Liam, Aidan closed the door himself and turned to round the car. Liam stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. Aidan turned his head to meet eyes identical to his. “What?”

“We found fingerprints on her door. When we find a suspect we’ll have them to compare.”

“Great.”

“There was also a reporter here when we arrived. Rose Stevens.” The left side of Liam’s lip snarled up. “She mistook me for you.”

“You get anything out of her?”

“Said she heard there’d been an attack. That it was similar to the West Little Havana homeless woman.”

“As usual she’s doing a piss poor job of checking her facts.”

“Because no one will talk to her.”

“Did you?”

“Only to tell her I didn’t know anything about a homeless woman in West Little Havana or an attack related to her.” Liam smiled. “Both statements are technically true.”

“Right.” Aidan moved to round the car.

“Hey.” Liam stopped him again.

“What?”

Liam jerked his head toward Lana waiting in the car.

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