BORROWED TIME by CJ Lyons

Author:CJ Lyons
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction/romance/suspense
Publisher: Legacy Books
Published: 2013-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

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Kate had Lightner pull into the visitor’s space near the front door of the building that housed the Zone Five station house. She locked her Beretta in the glove compartment, then sat for a moment, looking at the solid brick building that resembled an elementary school more than a bastion of law and order. It was so difficult to accept that this place, a second home to her, was now foreign territory.

“Better get used to it,” she muttered as she climbed out of the car. Get used to a lot of things losing their meaning once she wasn’t a cop anymore.

Rolinson had the desk she saw once they passed through the metal detector and into the lobby. A few uniformed officers milled around, either in the process of coming or going, but no one met her eyes. In fact two men, both close friends with Phil Conrad, saw her and made a point of turning their back on her and walking away.

A chilly silence descended upon the small area. Foreign territory indeed. Seemed like she was definitely persona non grata. Probably had Turner to thank for that.

Josh cleared his throat, obviously uncertain what the protocol was. Kate took pity on him and retrieved the visitor pass Rolinson handed her wordlessly. What would Jenn think if word of her father’s accusations got back to her? Kate hoped the task force meeting went quickly so that she could get out of there and go see Jenn.

A cold voice cut through the commotion. Kate froze. Turner stood outside the door to his office and gestured at her.

“Officer O’Hern, please come in, I’d like to talk to you now.”

“Damn,” she murmured. She turned to Turner, met his beady gaze. “Sir, the task force is waiting for us. I don’t want to keep them—”

“I really don’t think you want to keep me waiting.”

Kate held her ground. No way she was going in there alone without witnesses. Turner raised an eyebrow at her insubordination and gestured to someone behind him.

All eyes were now on her as he approached, followed by two men. Internal Affairs detectives, her own personal lynching party.

“Very well, we’ll do this the hard way,” Turner said, a smirk flitting across his features. “It’s my duty to inform you that pending investigation, you are on inactive duty, Officer O’Hern.”

“You can’t do that! I want my PBA representative, we’ll file a formal grievance.”

“If you can find anyone to listen to you on a Saturday, be my guest.” This time his smile was mirrored by the two men from IAD. “In the meantime, we’ll continue our investigation, so be sure you’re available for further questioning if we need you.” He held out his hand, palm up. “Your badge, O’Hern.”

Kate stared at his outstretched hand as if it were a viper. Not a sound was to be heard, but the silence was heavy, unfriendly. Slowly, she removed her badge from her jacket. She dropped it into his palm. It was only a piece of metal, had nothing to do with who she really was.

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