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Sorry. That s Cheyenne s dad.
Jackson rapped his knuckles on her desk. Keep me in the loop.
As if she wouldn t? He turned and strode toward his desk. Confused, Selena made sure
he was seated before dialing Leonard s number. As she waited for him to pick up, she
glanced over at her mate who seemed completely focused on something else and for
the first time ever, that something wasn t her.
When Leo answered, Selena explained about the theft. You have any ideas who
might be responsible?
You thinking it s one of ours? He didn t sound defensive, which made her job easier.
Just covering all my bases.
How about I ask around and see what I can learn. I ll call you back.
Thanks, Leonard.
She disconnected, and her stomach tumbled. As much as she didn t want Jackson s
attention, his lack of interest was causing her as much concern. Before she could dwell on
her new dilemma, Dram, a fellow officer, strode over and dropped a flash drive on her
desk. It appeared to be the one from the robbery.
Chris came looking for you, but I guess your shift hadn t started. He asked me to give
this to you when you came in. He s keyed it up to the actual time of the robbery. Since
you know so many people, you might recognize one of the voices.
She looked up and smiled. I ll give it a try.
When Dram left, she plugged the drive into her computer. Last year, after she d
identified a robber s voice, Dram had caught the man. While cheetahs had acute hearing
like the rest of the shifter world, it was their audio discriminatory abilities that were
better than most. She hoped she d be as lucky this time. Once the tape started, Selena
closed her eyes to block out all distractions, and instantly, the image of Jackson licking
her nipples shot to the forefront of her mind. She snapped her eyes open and glanced his
way, almost feeling his gaze on her. Wrong. His head was down and he was typing away.
Even when he wasn t trying to distract her, he was.
Once more, she focused on the voices. While the two young men sounded like they
were talking underwater, one of the men suddenly stuttered. It wasn t much, but it was
enough to give her a clue who it might be Greg Hepner and his cousin, David. One was
a junior in high school and the other a senior. Christ. They d been trouble from the day
they were born. Their biggest problem was that they never wanted to be in their human
form, preferring to romp and hunt as cheetahs. Working hard wasn t their forte. Damn.
While she wanted to question them, no telling where they d be on a Saturday night
up to no good, most likely. To save time, she called Leo back.
I m not that fast, he said without even a hello.
She chuckled. Just need some info. Do the Hepner cousins drive scooters?
They do.
Do you have any idea where they might be now?
He hesitated for a bit. You could try the bowling alley.
Yuk. That was where she d conducted the sting operation a few months back.
Thanks. I owe you one.
They re minors, you know.
That was a problem. If she arrested them and they stood trial, they d go to juvie, a
place that was already overcrowded. I ll keep that in mind.
Once she disconnected, she looked up at Jackson. You can do this.
Chapter Five
JACKSON WAS ABOUT to burst. For the last hour and a half, he d seen Selena glance up at him
from her desk time and time again, and as much as he wanted to blurt out that being
mates was inevitable, he wanted to give her space. Last night when he d walked away
from her, he d had to use all of his resolve not to make love with her again.
While his excuse of needing to sew the buttons on his uniform had been true, he
probably should have asked her to help as he d done a crappy job. In his defense, the all-
night pharmacy hadn t had a big selection of sewing kits.
Selena pushed back her chair and secured her weapon in her holster. Must be show
time.
Not wanting to appear eager, he waited for her to approach. With her gaze averted,
she walked toward him. From the way she was holding her shoulders so stiffly, she
appeared to be suffering as much as he was.
Got a lead, she said, though her tone held little excitement. Perhaps the thieves
were people she knew.
Regardless, he was happy she d found a clue so fast. This case was important to her.
Want me to come with you?
We are partners.
He wasn t sure how to interpret her comment, but he wasn t going to question her. He
gathered his jacket and weapon and followed her out.
I trust Cheyenne s father found something? They seemed to be okay when talking
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Sorry. That s Cheyenne s dad.
Jackson rapped his knuckles on her desk. Keep me in the loop.
As if she wouldn t? He turned and strode toward his desk. Confused, Selena made sure
he was seated before dialing Leonard s number. As she waited for him to pick up, she
glanced over at her mate who seemed completely focused on something else and for
the first time ever, that something wasn t her.
When Leo answered, Selena explained about the theft. You have any ideas who
might be responsible?
You thinking it s one of ours? He didn t sound defensive, which made her job easier.
Just covering all my bases.
How about I ask around and see what I can learn. I ll call you back.
Thanks, Leonard.
She disconnected, and her stomach tumbled. As much as she didn t want Jackson s
attention, his lack of interest was causing her as much concern. Before she could dwell on
her new dilemma, Dram, a fellow officer, strode over and dropped a flash drive on her
desk. It appeared to be the one from the robbery.
Chris came looking for you, but I guess your shift hadn t started. He asked me to give
this to you when you came in. He s keyed it up to the actual time of the robbery. Since
you know so many people, you might recognize one of the voices.
She looked up and smiled. I ll give it a try.
When Dram left, she plugged the drive into her computer. Last year, after she d
identified a robber s voice, Dram had caught the man. While cheetahs had acute hearing
like the rest of the shifter world, it was their audio discriminatory abilities that were
better than most. She hoped she d be as lucky this time. Once the tape started, Selena
closed her eyes to block out all distractions, and instantly, the image of Jackson licking
her nipples shot to the forefront of her mind. She snapped her eyes open and glanced his
way, almost feeling his gaze on her. Wrong. His head was down and he was typing away.
Even when he wasn t trying to distract her, he was.
Once more, she focused on the voices. While the two young men sounded like they
were talking underwater, one of the men suddenly stuttered. It wasn t much, but it was
enough to give her a clue who it might be Greg Hepner and his cousin, David. One was
a junior in high school and the other a senior. Christ. They d been trouble from the day
they were born. Their biggest problem was that they never wanted to be in their human
form, preferring to romp and hunt as cheetahs. Working hard wasn t their forte. Damn.
While she wanted to question them, no telling where they d be on a Saturday night
up to no good, most likely. To save time, she called Leo back.
I m not that fast, he said without even a hello.
She chuckled. Just need some info. Do the Hepner cousins drive scooters?
They do.
Do you have any idea where they might be now?
He hesitated for a bit. You could try the bowling alley.
Yuk. That was where she d conducted the sting operation a few months back.
Thanks. I owe you one.
They re minors, you know.
That was a problem. If she arrested them and they stood trial, they d go to juvie, a
place that was already overcrowded. I ll keep that in mind.
Once she disconnected, she looked up at Jackson. You can do this.
Chapter Five
JACKSON WAS ABOUT to burst. For the last hour and a half, he d seen Selena glance up at him
from her desk time and time again, and as much as he wanted to blurt out that being
mates was inevitable, he wanted to give her space. Last night when he d walked away
from her, he d had to use all of his resolve not to make love with her again.
While his excuse of needing to sew the buttons on his uniform had been true, he
probably should have asked her to help as he d done a crappy job. In his defense, the all-
night pharmacy hadn t had a big selection of sewing kits.
Selena pushed back her chair and secured her weapon in her holster. Must be show
time.
Not wanting to appear eager, he waited for her to approach. With her gaze averted,
she walked toward him. From the way she was holding her shoulders so stiffly, she
appeared to be suffering as much as he was.
Got a lead, she said, though her tone held little excitement. Perhaps the thieves
were people she knew.
Regardless, he was happy she d found a clue so fast. This case was important to her.
Want me to come with you?
We are partners.
He wasn t sure how to interpret her comment, but he wasn t going to question her. He
gathered his jacket and weapon and followed her out.
I trust Cheyenne s father found something? They seemed to be okay when talking
about work. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]