They finally pushed through the last few people and into the parking lot of Lumber Jacks.
Keith pushed her out, but kept a hold on her arm. She turned to meet his eyes. She kept her face impassive as if she was too overwhelmed by the situation to know what emotion to feel.
“You and I will talk about what’s going on here later. You have a lot to answer for here, but I have to find Rosa. She could still be in there and I won’t lose her.”
Melinoe reached up to the side of Keith’s face and just barely brushed her fingertips down his cheek. Minutes ago she wanted to be rid of him, but now she saw an opportunity by keeping him around. And with so many men in authority, it would take only a little bit of her magics to enthrall him.
“Rosa will be fine, but I need you here now. If you leave me and they find me, I’ll have no one to protect me.”
He looked at her. She knew his mind was trying to come up with reasons to go help the other woman. But Melinoe knew she had him enraptured. The intensity in his eyes made his answer clear.
“You’re right. Come on. We need to get you back to the station. We can find out what we need to know about those two there.”
She nodded. Squad cars were already filling the parking lot around Lumber Jacks. The assassins would not be foolish enough to stick around to fight dozens of police officers. They would run, lick their wounds and strike again.
But this time, she would be ready for them.
He pulled her towards one of the squad cars on the edge of the lot. His gun was already gone from his hand. He was quicker than she thought. She hadn’t even seen him holster it. In its place, he held up his badge.
“Sergeant Keith Kenwood. This woman may help us learn a bit about the people that caused this. We both need a ride to Central right away.”
The young officer, a man barely out of his teens from the look of him, studied them for a moment. Keith was already impatient, his drive from her touch in full gear. He shoved the badge in the young officer’s face.
“Now!”
The poor young cop nodded as he quickly threw himself back into the driver’s seat. Keith pulled open the back door and helped Melinoe in before he climbed in himself.
Seconds later, they were flashing out into the River City night.
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