Klutz (Rage MC - The Prospects Book 2) by Elizabeth N. Harris

Author:Elizabeth N. Harris [Harris, Elizabeth N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight.

Klutz

“Hey, settle down, it’s okay, you’re safe,” a voice I recognised said.

Sleepily, I blinked and opened my eyes. Well, only one opened; the other was swollen shut. Calamity stood by the bedside with a finger over his lips.

“Aurora’s only been asleep an hour, and she’s been awake for nearly thirty-eight hours. Let her nap, brother,” Calamity continued.

Confused, I twisted my head and saw Aurora curled up in a ball in a chair.

“What the fuck happened?” I croaked.

Calamity frowned and asked what I remembered.

“Nothing. Getting married, eating and dancing in Bernard’s, and zilch. Everything’s a blank after that.” Had I been in an accident?

“Klutz, two cops attacked and beat you senseless. Then kidnapped you for over an hour while we think they continued the beating. That was yesterday afternoon. They arrived with some bullshit story that they’d found you beaten on the streets. Ramirez was suspended for laying one out, as he called them on their shit. IA is crawling all over the station, and Howser brought them in. Both cops have been arrested and are awaiting charges. Ramirez is facing charges and doesn’t give a flying fuck. Steven and Stuart are pushing for the maximum against the uniforms while fighting for Ramirez, and the DA is involved,” Fanatic said, approaching.

Huh, I stared, shocked.

“Don’t remember any of that.”

“Dude, you took a vicious blow to your head, so I’m not surprised. You’ve got a severe concussion and a small brain bleed. The docs hope it will resolve itself, and there’ll be no need to operate on your thick skull. Other than that, for once, no broken bones, but lots of cuts and bruises and a couple of beautiful boot prints on your back. Have to tell you, brother, every fucking inch of you has been photographed and been logged into evidence,” Calamity said.

“Why did they attack?” I asked. “Did I do something?” Fanatic and Calamity looked uncomfortable. “Oh, because I’m black,” I stated flatly. Fanatic nodded first, followed by Calamity.

“Haynes and Zucker saw you in the bubble suit and came after you. Everything was recorded on Bernard’s security system, so we had the entire conversation. That’s why Howser and the DA are throwing the book at the assholes. Nobody knows what happened to you during that missing hour, but we can guess. As we were all at the station within ten minutes of your kidnapping, the IA is kicking the shit out of Haynes and Zucker because their timeline doesn’t match. Nor does it match the video we’ve got. Howser is pushing for the arrests and charging.” Calamity sat back.

“Yeah, because Howser’s frightened of a lawsuit,” I responded bitterly.

“Not at all. The chief offered to resign over this to Aurora, and she chewed his ass out. Told Howser you might sue the city but not him,” Fanatic said. “Aurora pointed out it was in your favour that Howser remained in place rather than an unknown who may be racist and try to protect those two assholes.”

“Some wedding night we had,” I complained, bitterness raising its nasty head.

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