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Fudge knuckles.
“I can help,” she muttered.
“You need to sit, Miss Faith,” Bernard told her soothingly. “Reuben will come for you as soon as he can.”
“No. No! I need to go to the police station, Bernard. And you’re going to take me.”
Reuben was standing in the police station when he heard his name being called. But he tried to ignore it as he tried to keep a fuming Alejandro from losing his cool.
Apparently, there was a witness who had seen someone matching Rafael’s description, throwing a body into the Hudson River.
Ridiculous. And as soon as they sorted Rafael’s alibi, he’d be free. The only problem was his alibi was Cat, who’d just lost all credibility.
And Bernard who the cops were meant to be contacting, but they were taking their own sweet time.
The real issue was Cat. She’d been arrested for assaulting a police officer. And that wasn’t going away anytime soon since there were cops as witnesses.
“Reuben!”
He glanced over, recognizing her voice. Then he saw her walking toward him with Bernard in front of her and the Scot behind them, looking grim. Alejandro had sent the Scot back to stay with Faith.
“What the fuck?” he snapped. “Bernard, you weren’t supposed to bring her with you.”
She flung herself at Reuben and he caught her easily. “Careful, baby. You’ll hurt yourself. I know you’re scared, but I need you to be safe.” The police station didn’t feel safe. Although it should be. Surely, even Darcy Rivers wouldn’t attack her here.
Except, a man capable of killing his own sister wasn’t really in his right mind.
So, Reuben drew her close and kept her against his side.
“I’ll tell someone you’re here, Bernard,” he said.
“No, wait. You need to tell them I’m here,” Faith said.
“What do you mean?”
“I need to get a message to Smith Childs,” she said.
“The police chief?” Alejandro asked, watching her closely.
“Yes.”
“Why would you want the police chief to know you’re here?” Reuben asked.
“He’s my cousin.”
Faith knew she was in trouble as soon as the words came out of her mouth. Both Reuben and Alejandro gaped at her.
“Your cousin?” Alejandro asked in a voice she’d never heard from him. Deadly. Dark.
“Alejandro,” Reuben warned.
Fudge. She was messing this all up.
“Why didn’t you tell us?” Reuben asked. He was still holding her, but she could feel how tense he’d grown.
“In the beginning, I didn’t think it mattered. I don’t know him that well. My mom wanted me to contact him when I came here, but he’s a lot older than me. And I’ve been staying away from my family. Then I didn’t really think about it. It’s not like I think about him a lot.” She stared from one man to the other. “It’s not what you think. I’m not a spy or anything! I’d never do anything to harm you, Alejandro. Definitely not Cat. I’m really sorry.”
Reuben leaned into her. “We will definitely be talking about this later. But, come on. We may need your help.”
