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Sawyer swore again and kept on the car’s bu dispatch abreast of their coordinates Thankfully it was midday, both a work and school day, and the streets were relatively empty
At the corner, the sedan went up and over the sidewalk and popped the two right tires By theto a complete stop
"Don’t run," Sawyer said under his breath, pulling up behind hi run" He hated foot chases But, of course, in the next second, the suspect had abandoned his car and was hauling ass down the street
"Fuck" Grabbing a spare set of cuffs, Sawyer shoved them into the back of his jeans and hit the pavement "Stop," he yelled "Police"
The suspect didn’t stop Of course not Goddammit Sawyer shook his head and folloith the ease that running five miles every day afforded him He didn’t run for pleasure Hell no He ran every day, rain or snow or shine, so he didn’t lose assholes like this one He chased the guy through a yard, over a fence, and into so their heads out to "get back inside!" Closing the distance, Sawyer round
They landed hard, the suspect on the bottoht He’d killed hilad for it Less paperwork if he was alive He put a knee in the guy’s back and reached for his cuffs "What the hell was that?"
The suspect shook his head "No Ingles"
No probleive me a beer," "thron your weapon, asshole," and lucky for this idiot, he could also recite the Miranda rights
It took another two hours andknees fro, but it was the adrenaline flowing through hi out wasn’t his first choice for letting down the adrenaline That honor would still go to the balls-to-the-wall sex he’d wished for earlier, but that wasn’t in the cards for hiym he went to was small but new, and state of the art A friend of his met him here several tier, and Sawyer’s sparring partner
Sawyer changed and found Matt beating the hell out of a punching bag "Why don’t you try soht back?" Sawyer asked
Matt turned and looked Sawyer over "I’ll getsoft, Thohting shape hi a chicken clucking
Matt smiled, one of the few people in Lucky Harbor not intiood reason, since Matt was an ex-cop fro a bad day?"
"Yeah, I broke a nail"
Matt grinned "Pussy"
They beat the shit out of each other for the next thirty asping for breath
"You going to tell ed to ask
"No" Wheezing, Sawyer studied the ceiling while he waited for his heart to stop dru in his ears
"I know it’s not a woman," Matt said "You don’t have one You’ve scared them all off"
"Fuck you"
Matt chuckled "Not my type, man I like ’em soft and pretty" He paused "Is it work?"
It was his life, Sawyer thought wearily
"I’d try to beat it out of you sos," Matt said
"So who’s the puy exactly?"
Matt snorted andthe shower"
Sawyer lay there for another y and adrenaline His body was letting do, or so the level of pain indicated anyway Dripping sweat and holding his sore ribs, he staggered to his feet and came face-to-face with Chloe
She was dressed for a workout in black, cropped yoga pants and a yellow sports bra that he needed sunglasses to look at Not that that stopped hiot your ass kicked, Sheriff"
"Fuck if I did"
"I don’t know" She cocked her head to look hiot to his feet much easier than you"
"Hot?"
"M, Sheriff"
Sawyer swiped at his lip and resisted the urge to grab a ridiculous ahts and do an arm curl "I’m fine"
"Okay," she said doubtfully "If you’re sure…"
Jesus Ahiht bench and reached for the weights
Chloe raised a brow but said nothing ht bench facing away froood as long as I go slow" Then she began to work her ar that taut, curvy body to some mysterious beat
Saatched her He couldn’t help hiloriousback and forth with her every arht, the lean muscles in her back sleek and feminine She had the best ass he’d ever seen Sure there were other cute butts in the gyaze He was very busy atte to see as ht hihts and was relieved when his arms obeyed and he didn’t totally hu new in her eyes now, so hot and lethal and dark
And just like that, as if she’d let out ahot, lethal, dark place inside hio beaten that part of hi it in for a different kind of life One he could depend on, no matter what obstacles he faced Which, of course, didn’t stop hiain He would have decapitated hi hands hadn’t appeared to stop him
Matt
Hair wet from his shower, he looked down at Sawyer and shts off "There," he said patronizingly "Now you can go ahead and show off for the pretty lady" He shot a warm smile and a quick wink Chloe’s way
Chloe smiled back
And Saished he’d pounded Matt into the floor when he’d had the chance