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“A man matching one Lamont Jennings’s description was witnessed chasing her down the street and tackling her down to the ground. A few good Samaritans tried to assist, but Mr. Jennings pulled out a weapon on them and took Ms. Jennings hostage.”
The room grew silent with the report of the public violence.
“Was anything captured on video?” someone asked.
“Yes. A few witnesses pulled their phones out and recorded the entire altercation.” Calloway typed some commands on the keyboard, and the television against the wall revealed a grainy shot of the neighborhood.
Dallas refused to look away from the video on the screen.
Candi never stood a chance of outrunning her ex-husband. He was in top physical shape, thanks to prison.
Somewhere he’d be lucky enough to be sent after this.
Lamont had practically run her down like a cheetah chasing after a gazelle.
Gasps went around at the sight of him dragging her kicking and screaming to the car that pulled up on the curb.
Lamont had better hope they didn’t come face to face.
If Dallas had an open shot, he’d be sending the man straight to Hell where he belonged.
“Where are they now?” another person asked.
“There are good people in this world. A group of men jumped in their car and followed them at a safe distance. We have the location of the house they’re holed up in.”
Grunts and curses went around.
“We have Officer McNeil joining us tonight. The captain would like for him to be tried as a member of SWAT. He comes to us as a highly decorated Marine and a member of our force. I’m sure there won’t be a need for much training.”
All eyes turned to him. Dallas recognized a few of the men and returned a couple of nods.
“All right, SWAT. Let’s roll.”
Candi groaned. She rolled to her side, and her body ached in ways she’d never experienced. She cringed at the memory of her body hitting the ground when Lamont had slammed into her.
He’d dragged her kicking and screaming back inside the car. Her cheek still burned from where he had slapped her to shut her up.
Why he’d chased her, she didn’t know.
She looked around the small room she was locked in. She was on the only piece of furniture. The bed was a twin size, and even with her short stature, it was almost too small for her.
She wrapped an arm around her waist and sat up. Her hair fell around her shoulders in disarray. She was sure she was a sight for sore eyes. Her clothes were damaged beyond repair
Once Lamont had tossed her in the room, she hadn’t seen him. There were no clocks or ways for her to tell how much time had passed.
Her purse and duffle bag had got left back at Dallas’s house.
Dallas.
Tears welled up in her eyes. She was sure he’d found her things left behind. She breathed in deeply, knowing he would come for her.
She just prayed some of those people who had been watching the altercation between her and Lamont had called the police.
Wincing, she stood from the bed and walked over to the window. There were metal bars on the outside of the glass. There would be no escape for her from this route.
The click of the lock sounded behind her. Candi slowly turned around. The door opened, revealing Lamont standing in the threshold.
His hard glare hit her hard.
