Marked for Murder by Colleen Helme

Author:Colleen Helme [Helme, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781095581209
Published: 2019-05-22T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

I pulled into the precinct fifteen minutes later. With my badge around my neck, I rushed into the building and through the doors to the detective’s offices.

Dimples sat at his desk, and I picked up that he was searching the police database for Jameson Beal’s last known address. A wave of relief swept over me, and I hoped he wasn’t too mad. I took a seat in the chair beside him, and he barely glanced my way.

Still upset with me, he was thinking that I was his partner. Why hadn’t I called him? The last time we’d spoken, I had made a promise that he’d be the first person I’d call. I’d let him down.

He closed his eyes, knowing I’d just heard all that, but it bothered him more than he let on. I was walking a fine line with Ramos. He was a bad guy… a hitman for Pete’s sake. Didn’t I realize the danger that put me in? He couldn’t always cover for me like he had today. What if there came a time when he had to arrest me? Did I ever stop to consider that?

My breath caught, and shame for what I’d put Dimples through stuck in my throat. I hadn’t meant to put him in this position. From his anguish, I finally realized how hard this was for him. And now, with the threat Beal posed to his wedding, it was even worse. It was all my fault.

“Hey, I’m sorry… for everything,” I said, my throat tight. “If you don’t want to be my partner anymore, I’ll understand. It will kill me, but I get it.”

He lifted his gaze to mine, and his eyes shone with an intensity I’d never seen before. “Shelby. We’re not just partners. We’re two people who care about each other. I can’t change your circumstances, and I won’t apologize for worrying about you, but I’ll never stop being your partner… or your friend.”

Unbidden tears sprang to my eyes, and I shook my head. “You deserve better. This whole mess is my fault.”

“No. You can’t believe that. Don’t even go there. We’re in this together, and we’ll figure it out together. Whatever it takes.”

“But… things are worse than you think. Beal just called me with a warning and a threat.”

Dimples’s brows rose, and alarm ran down his spine. “What did he say?”

With a pang of regret, I explained Beal’s threat that he was upping his game and someone was going to die at the wedding. “I’m so sorry. Until we catch him, I think you should consider postponing. Or maybe you should get married somewhere else and have the celebration another day.”

“What? No way. I’m not letting this creep ruin my wedding.”

“But what about Billie? If she knows—”

“She’d agree with me,” Dimples said. “You know that, right?”

I sighed. “Yes… but—”

“No buts. We’re in this together. We’ll figure it out.” His eyes darkened with fury. “Tomorrow’s Friday. That gives us plenty of time to set a trap. If anyone’s going to die, it will be him.

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