Arcane Heart (Talents Book 2) by Angela Knight

Author:Angela Knight [Knight, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifters
Published: 2018-09-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

As Jake silently cursed himself, Gable moved to the podium at the front of the room. He was a big man with the build of a defensive lineman and a broad, beefy face under thick red hair. As he scanned the room, leaning against the podium with its Laurel County Sheriff’s star, his cool blue eyes measured his deputies. He let a long pause develop, forcing them to focus on him. “I don’t need to tell you what happened to Harris is a serious situation. This isn’t just a car stop gone bad. It was a coordinated murder attempt with at least two perpetrators. That much is obvious from the fact the truck deliberately tried to hit her, and when that failed, the Camaro driver opened fire. Both vehicles were stolen somewhere around a half-hour to an hour earlier, apparently so their owners didn’t have time to discover or report the thefts. A third vehicle, a 2013 Honda Odyssey minivan, was stolen earlier, though we can’t be sure it was connected to the other thefts. I do not like the way that smells.”

The cops muttered among themselves, obviously not liking it either.

“Then there’s the fact that the location is so close to Suellen Wooten Elementary, suggesting they intended to use school traffic to frustrate pursuit. According to outraged calls from parents, a Dodge pickup and a Camaro drove through the school zone at a high rate of speed, even veering into oncoming traffic to get around stopped cars.”

A muscle rolled in Gable’s jaw as he visibly ground his teeth. “The fact that the Camaro and the Dodge were found abandoned together, while the minivan was found ten miles away half an hour later, suggests that the perpetrators used the minivan as a getaway vehicle before abandoning it, as well. That suggests there are at least three individuals involved with this: the drivers of the two stolen vehicles, and whoever picked them up.”

Gable scanned the room, letting the implications sink in before he continued. “There can be no doubt they intended to kill a cop. It’s not immediately clear they intended to kill Harris in particular, but we can’t disregard that possibility either. We also can’t ignore the possibility that each and every one of us is a potential target.”

But even if we’re not, Erica definitely is. Jake turned to study her, but her face was expressionless, coolly controlled.

She’d released his hand after he’d calmed down from his near-manifestation. Now it was his turn to reach for hers beneath the table. As he encircled her fingers with his, she looked at him, startled, and gave him a smile. It looked a little tight, but it was something. He returned it, hoping she could see his determination to protect her.

“Given that, you must maintain situational awareness at all times,” Gable continued, his tone dead serious. “And when you’re conducting a car stop, do not approach from the driver’s side. Walk along the shoulder of the road. Stepping into the roadway puts you in danger of being hit even by people who don’t intend to hit you.

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