Tactical Pursuit by Lynette Mae

Author:Lynette Mae [Mae, Lynette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General, Lesbian, Drama
ISBN: 9781619290723
Google: rk24MQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1619290723
Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC
Published: 2012-07-15T02:46:39+00:00

HOURS LATER, NATE poked his head through the doorway. “Can anyone join this party?”

“Depends,” Devon said. “Did you bring beer?”

He smacked his forehead. “Damn, I knew I forgot something.”

“Slacker,” Devon mumbled.

Jessie said, “Hi, Nate.” She rose gave Nate a tight hug.

“How ya doing, sweetie?” he asked her.

“I’m fine, just thankful she’s all right.” She glanced at Devon. “I’m going to check with the nurse about your pain meds.”

He nodded at Mac, who stood by the window, but his grin faded to apprehension as he approached the bed. “Shit. You took a helluva beating, bud.”

“You always know just the right thing to say.” Devon shifted her weight in the bed and groaned. Her fractured leg was competing with her ribs and head for attention. Her entire body, even the uninjured parts, hurt. She closed her eyes. Her aching leg and the clinical surroundings reminded her of the military hospital after they’d airlifted her out of Beirut to have the bullets surgically removed from her leg and arm. This time, the doctor said the injury was a clean break, and he was hopeful that it wouldn’t be complicated by the previous damage to her knee. The only question was if her knee had been re-injured, but they wouldn’t know that until the cast came off.

The upside was that another scar on that already messed up leg wouldn’t really be noticeable.

The downside was that she was going to be out of commission for weeks, just when they were getting somewhere on the car theft investigation and Honeycutt’s involvement. Then there was always the fear of whether this type of injury would affect her return to the SWAT team. She pushed down the knot of anxiety building inside, refusing to consider any negative outcome.

Nate patted Devon’s arm before going across the room to the window. “How’s she doing?”

“Better now that she’s conscious. Doc says a couple of days for observation, then she can go home.”

“Careful talking about me, I can still hear you,” Devon said. Her friends laughed.

“That’s good, Dev.” Nate sighed with relief. “I came by to tell you that they recovered the car.” The revelation made Devon open her eyes.

Mac brightened. “An arrest?”

“Not what we need. Two kids from the projects joy-riding.”

“So, where did they get the car?” she snapped.

“They said some white guy traded it to them for a couple of rocks.”

Mac paced in a circle. “What the fuck, Nate? What about the tag?”

He scrubbed the top of his head, where his hair stood up like the bristles on a shoe brush. “Nothing. No registration and the VIN plates were removed. Looked like it was professionally cloned. They towed it to the police impound lot. Sinclair will have the crime lab process it ASAP.”

“Damn,” she said softly and then turned to Devon. “I’ve been thinking about the call in the wire room. We talked a little about this earlier before you fell asleep. I think the car that hit you is also the one that we heard Roy talking about on the wire.

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