Star Crossed by Emma Holly

Author:Emma Holly [Holly, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance
Publisher: Emma Holly
Published: 2016-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

A.J. wished she could justify muzzling the girl she’d taken custody of. Marching her captive into the nearest precinct inspired her to inform every badge in earshot that A.J. ought to be locked up.

The goose egg rising on her forehead kind of supported her argument.

Better luck resulted from Luke’s presence. The local cops were fans of the Final films. Him vouching for A.J. earned her sufficient latitude to explain herself. Also luckily, the senior officer on duty didn’t heed Luke’s insistence that she go to the ER. Seeing she wasn’t badly cut, they let Martin patch her up with the first aid they had on hand. That done, bad coffee and a powdered donut set her almost completely right.

“I can’t let you in the interview room,” the detective who’d taken charge explained. “But if you swear you won’t interrupt, you can watch through the two-way mirror.”

“I’d appreciative that,” she said.

Too tired to play it cool, her gratitude rang clear. This, it turned out, was the best tack she could have taken. The detective was an older guy and typically cop-macho. He patted A.J.’s shoulder.

“We appreciate you bringing the girl to us, rather than trying to cowboy it on your own. Besides, if this relates somehow to the sniper attack in New York, it’s in all our interest to clear it up.”

This was code for: We’d love credit for apprehending a high-profile criminal—an aspiration A.J. understood and didn’t object to.

“Hoyt-Sands is happy to share any info we can,” she said.

In light of how helpful the man was being, she decided not to add that sharing didn’t include breaching client confidence.

*

Luke’s nerves felt like they were vibrating beneath his skin. One of the officers drove Jerry back to his car, but Luke refused Martin’s offer to take him home. If Luke weren’t safe in a cop shop, they might as well give up. Anyway, he couldn’t leave A.J. here alone—which he would if Martin were escorting him. In his opinion, everyone was too blasé about her being stabbed. What if A.J.’s wound was worse than they thought? What if the interview went sideways and she needed a good lawyer? What if the cops simply let her attacker go?

“Luke,” Martin said from his leaning post on the front of an empty desk. “Stop pacing. You’re going to wear a rut in the policemen’s nice new carpet.”

Luke glanced down. The carpet might be new but calling it nice was pushing it. The whole place was freshly furnished but no more attractive because of it. In his opinion, even ugly police stations ought to have atmosphere. Apart from the assorted law enforcement posters pinned to a board, this one could have been any office, any-suburban-where.

Probably the objection marked him as Hollywood.

He stretched his neck toward the hall where A.J. and the detective had disappeared to interrogate their person of interest. “Are they ever coming out again?”

“It’s a good sign it’s taking this long,” Martin said. “The detective must believe the girl knows something, and he’s not rushing the interview.

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