Saved from Deception (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) (Blade and Arrow Security Book 4) by Gia Cobie & Operation Alpha

Author:Gia Cobie & Operation Alpha [Cobie, Gia & Alpha, Operation]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aces Press, LLC
Published: 2024-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

“He shouldn’t be able to get away with it.”

My fist hits the island with a dull thud, the slight sting a welcome distraction from the anger still surging through me. It’s been over an hour since I brought Charlie home, and every time I start to get a handle on my rage, another memory reignites it.

Charlie crying in my arms. Her bruised face. The look in her eyes. That piece of shit slinging insults at her. And her voice, so small and defeated, saying, “I don’t want to call the police, Ry. There’s no point.”

“I know.” Leo sighs heavily, his features like granite. A muscle works at his jaw—he’s almost as angry as I am, but he has better control over it.

I feel like a lit firework seconds from exploding.

“It’s wrong, Leo. If you heard what he said to her, the smug look on his face—” I pause to glance at Charlie’s bedroom door, making sure it’s still closed. “He attacked her. Kissed her. Grabbed her breast; then when she tried to fight back, he hit her. He should be in jail.”

“He should,” Leo agrees, his tone pacifying. After working together for so long, Leo knows I’m usually the patient guy, not letting my emotions get the best of me, but with Charlie… Only knowing that she might need me is keeping my control from breaking.

“As much as I hate to say it,” Leo says, “she has a point. Filing charges against him will bring more attention to Charlie. And without video evidence—he’s an attorney, he’ll figure out a way to spin it so everything goes back on her.”

My voice lowers dangerously. “So it’s okay that Charlie was attacked?”

Leo pins me with a stern glare. “You know I don’t think that. After Georgia, do you ever think I would believe that?”

Shit. I take a few steadying breaths, then dip my head at him. “No. Of course not. I’m just so angry.”

“We need to do what’s best for Charlie,” Leo says, glancing at her bedroom door again. “She doesn’t want to do it; we have to respect her wishes.”

“I feel guilty,” I admit, gritting my jaw. “Before we came here, I swore I’d keep Charlie safe. And now she’s hurt a second time, on my watch.”

“That’s not your fault. It was an interview. You couldn’t go in there with her. You were right outside the office. What could you have done differently?”

I exhale, sighing out my frustration. “We need to bring her back to B and A. It’s time.”

Leo meets my gaze, lifting his chin at me. “I agree. We’ve been here for over three weeks, and it’s only gotten more dangerous for her to be here. And we can’t stay here indefinitely—we have other cases, jobs—but if we bring her back with us, she’ll be protected for the duration.”

“Did you talk to Cole about it?”

“Yeah, once you texted me from the office. He thinks it’s a good idea. If you talk to Charlie about it today, we can head there tomorrow.

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