Opal Fire by Barbra Annino

Author:Barbra Annino [Annino, Barbra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Dane House
Published: 2011-03-02T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

“I am not amused!” I yelled through the bars at Leo.

“You assaulted a police officer. That’s a felony,” he said and locked the cage. Then he was gone.

I sighed and sat heavily on the bench, pouting and cursing Leo under my breath. He confiscated my bag, so I couldn’t even get any work done, or read the Blessed Book. Who was going to bail me out if he didn’t drop this? Birdie wasn’t around. I didn’t know what Cin was up to, but I was sure she had her hands full. Chance? Yeah, right, then I’d have two jailors to contend with. That’s when I remembered the note that was shoved in my pocket.

I took it out and unfolded it.

The text was printed in all caps. DOWN AND DIRTY, 1PM. COME ALONE. I HAVE INFORMATION FOR YOU.

There was a clock across the hall and it read 12:53. Crap.

I read the note again, running my hands over the penciled letters, willing a vision to come to me, anything that would indicate who it was from. I closed my eyes. Nothing. So much for these “gifts” Birdie was always ranting about.

“Leo, you have to let me out!” I screamed.

“Is that it?”

I popped my eyes open and crumpled the note.

“What?”

“Is that the message Chance was talking about?”

“I don’t know what you mean.” I crossed my legs and tried to look demure.

Leo held up my black leather satchel. “It’s not in here, so my guess is that’s the big secret you’re holding.”

“The big secret is you’re an ass.” I made my way to the bars. “Let. Me. Out.”

“Not until you tell me what that note business was all about.”

“You’re abusing your powers, chief,” I said through gritted teeth.

“I can wait all day.”

“Well you just might have to,” I said and stuffed the paper in my mouth, chewed and swallowed.

A vein throbbed in Leo’s forehead and he said, “You are just as stubborn as your grandmother.”

I narrowed my eyes and said, “And just as powerful.”

Not even close, but I was betting he wouldn’t call my bluff.

For a split second, his eyes flashed uncertainty. Then his lips molded into a grin and he said, “You could have just flushed it, you know.”

Before I had time to process that yes, there was a commode behind me, his radio beeped. “Hey, chief. We have a situation here.”

Leo put the radio to his mouth, his eyes still on me. “What is it, Gus?”

“Yeah, um, you need to get to the firehouse.”

“Why?”

“Well, you remember Mr. Peterson was building a plane in his backyard? Yeah well, he thought he’d test out the engine so he drove it down here and now he can’t get it back up the hill.”

Leo paused and blew out some air.

“Why didn’t he just fly it?”

“No wings.”

Leo tapped the bars.

“So call some of the CoPs and push it back up the hill.”

“Already did, but Jed and Jeb knocked back a few and they’re arguing about which one gets to steer.” Gus paused. There was shouting in the background.

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