Pivot by Kat Martin

Author:Kat Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2020-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Evan lifted Michelle off the wet asphalt, keeping them both low, and dodged to the other side of the door. “Stay low.” He pressed her behind him, making sure Wolfe was all right on the opposite side of the one window. The soldier had slivers of wood in his hair from the shotgun blast through the door and a pissed expression on his hard face, but apparently he’d heard the cocking of the shotgun right with Evan and had jumped out of the way.

Evan leaned to the side and pounded on the destroyed door. “Jayleen? You there?”

The shotgun pumped again.

“Duck!” He turned around and covered Michelle as another blast blew the door completely apart. As fast as possible, he swirled. “Now, Wolfe!” Ducking, he went in fast, with Wolfe breathing down his neck.

One look confirmed it was a naked Jayleen with a gun. He reached her in seconds and yanked the shotgun free of her bony hands while Wolfe jumped into the bathroom and returned, shaking his head.

Evan emptied the shells. “You could’ve killed us.”

The woman chortled and reached for a blue silk robe on the bed. Her body was overly thin and pale, with track scars on her arms. Her blond hair was wild, and her eyes, a dimmed blue compared to Michelle’s, were almost blank. “Didn’t know it was you.” Red wine stained her cracked lips, and several empty bottles were lined up on the dingy dresser. “Man, you’re as good-looking as I remember,” she said, drawing the robe closed and tying the belt. “Your friend ain’t bad, either,” she slurred. “How about a party?”

Evan’s stomach revolted.

“Hell, no,” Wolfe mumbled, heading right back out the door.

Michelle came into view, hovering in the doorway. “Is she high?”

Jayleen snorted. “No. Just drunk. A lot of drunk.” She raised a hand and then wobbled, staggering to the bed.

A quick pain glimmered in Michelle’s eyes and she quickly banished the emotion. “Where’s my tablet?” Without waiting for an answer, she grabbed a green backpack off the floor and scrabbled through it. Then she went for the dresser, opening and closing each drawer.

Jayleen blinked several times, swaying on the bed. “Not here. I wouldn’t have it with me.”

“Bull.” Michelle went through the closet and then the bathroom before looking under the bed.

Evan watched Jayleen carefully. The woman had stiffened when Michelle had approached the bed. “Look between the mattresses, Peaches,” he said.

Jayleen jumped up and then fell on her butt on the dirty gray carpet. “Stay away from my bed, dammit.”

Michelle grimaced and looked at the lumpy bed.

“I’ve got it,” Evan said, lifting the top mattress with one hand and flipping it over the other side of the bed, revealing a tablet, some cash, and what looked like a packet of cocaine. “I’ll take this.” Ignoring Jayleen’s screech, he took the powder to the bathroom and flushed it all down the toilet.

Michelle clutched the tablet to her chest. “Don’t you have to arrest her?”

“Not in my jurisdiction right now,” Evan said.

“You’re an asshole,” Jayleen slurred, falling to the side and resting her head on the bottom mattress.

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