Theirs to Protect (Theirs - A Double Dom Series Book 2) by Renee Rose

Author:Renee Rose [Rose, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Burning Desires
Published: 2017-02-17T18:30:00+00:00

John’s protective instincts went wild. The idea of someone fucking with Sloane made him want to rip his or her face apart. Who would do this to her? And why? It seemed like a mind-fuck. A subtle form of intimidation. Who would be after their beautiful public defender? What grudge could they hold?

His investigative wheels turned as he circled the outside of her house, checking all windows and doors. One of the window locks appeared forcibly broken, and he found a large male footprint in the dust outside. White-hot fury surged through him.

Who the fuck had been here? He took photos of the print and tried to get a cast of it, but the dust was too fine and dry, the print not deep enough. He wanted to kill this guy, he really did. He circled the house again. The sound of a scream made his heart lodge in his throat. He threw the front door open.

A tall, thin man backed away from Sloane, who slowly advanced on him, clutching a butcher knife.

He drew his gun. “Freeze.”

The man whirled, caught sight of John, and his already panicked face distorted. He lunged back toward Sloane.

“Touch her, and I’ll shoot you in the back.”

The man froze, a choked sound coming from his throat.

“Hands in the air, real high.”

The guy slowly lifted his shaking fingers toward the ceiling. He stooped like an old man, but he couldn’t be more than fifty, with thinning hair and broken front teeth. His clothes were wrinkled and unclean.

“Face down, on the floor.” Without taking his eyes or his gun from the guy, he hit his radio. “Sergeant Swensen, return to premises immediately.”

“Copy that. En route.”

The man sank to his knees, desperation streaking his face. “Ms. Walters is my friend. Aren’t you, Ms. Walters?”

“You know this guy?” He didn’t move his eyes from the perp.

“Yeah,” Sloane gasped, her face white. “He was a client.”

Outside, the screech of tires signaled his partner’s return.

John ran forward and shoved the guy the rest of the way down then cuffed him roughly.

“Take it easy,” Sloane said, her voice shaky. “He’s mentally ill. I don’t think he meant to hurt me.”

He struggled to dial back his need to protect, but he agreed the guy didn’t seem aggressive.

“What were you doing here?” he demanded. “Huh?”

“N-n-nothing. I just wanted to see her again. She’s my friend. She’s nice to me.”

“Not like this. You scared her. Did you want to scare her?”

“No,” the man sobbed. He attempted to lift his head and look at Sloane, but John didn’t allow it.

Keith rushed in, stopping in the entry to take it in then easing past them toward Sloane. He closed his fingers over hers around the handle of the knife. “Let me have it,” he murmured when she didn’t let go. “You’re safe now. We’re not going to let anyone hurt you.”

She let out her breath in a gush and released the knife.

Keith instantly pulled her into his arms.

John wrestled the guy’s wallet from his pocket and tossed it to his partner.

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