Rylan Daystar gripped his shoulder as he winced in pain. He was lucky that it was only a scratch, but it hurt so much. Rylan’s mind was racing. He seemed to be forgetting something. And then, it hit him. Jain! His eyes went across the room and he found her lying by one of the couches, writhing in pain. It seemed she had landed on her stitched arm. Rylan blamed himself for bringing her here. She should have stayed in the car, but she was just too stubborn to listen to him. “Come out, come out wherever you are,” Carlos sang as he sauntered through the room. Jain managed to get on her feet quietly and she turned to Rylan who was now sitting behind the couch, panting. Their eyes met and he smiled weakly at her. Then, he told her to hush with his finger and she nodded. Carlos’s footsteps were getting louder. It seemed he was heading towards him. Rylan could feel his heart thumping. His hand was firmly gripped by his gun. All he had to do was take a peek to know where Carlos was. And s
There were situations Detective Jain Reynolds never thought she would be in after she had joined the police force. And one of those situations was being used as a bargaining chip at gunpoint. But as she felt the grip of Carlos Borges’s elbow on her neck, she couldn’t help but feel clueless that she had messed up by lunging in without thinking properly. And not only had she put herself in a difficult position, but also her current partner, Rylan Daystar. The man she had hated so much. Jain had always wanted to get her hands open with Carlos Borges. Ever since she had realized that he was the man behind the crimes in San Diego and also the man behind her daughter’s murder, she had always wanted to get her hands on him. Well, presently that didn’t seem to be the case. This wasn’t the ending she had predicted. Rylan was lost on what to do. He was raking his king for solutions, but nothing came. He could hear the sound of the sirens now, he was pretty sure that Carlos Borges heard it too
“Alright, you’re coming with me mister,” Lieutenant Wesley said handcuffing Carlos Borges. “This isn’t over! You have nothing on me!” Carlos yelled as he struggled to free himself. Lieutenant Wesley rolled his eyes as he heard that. “Yeah, Yeah. Tell that to the judge.”And with that, he pushed him out of the house. Seth was still trying to grasp his surroundings as he was being pulled out of the house. The last thing he could remember was being laughed at by Carlos Borges. He couldn’t believe Carlos did such a thing. But he should have seen it coming. Carlos had been using them this whole time. It had been so obvious, but he hadn’t seen it until now. Outside the house, Rylan was standing with Jain as they both watched Carlos and Seth being brought out by the police. Jain had her hand behind him as Carlos headed towards them. She was glad that this was all over, and that Carlos had finally been caught. It was time he paid for everything he did. Orchestrating her daughter’s murder
“All I need is your cooperation, and I assure you, this will be all easy,” Lieutenant Wesley said. Lana was seated before him on a table with her hands cuffed. She was in the interrogation room. A place she had never thought she would end up in. After everything that had happened last night, she thought she would be given a break but that didn’t seem to be the case. They were actively working on making sure that none of them ever saw the light of the day again. “I have nothing to say,” Lana replied. Lieutenant Wesley sighed and grabbed the ends of the table trying to keep his composure. She was making this much harder than it was supposed to be. All she had to do was tell him the truth, and maybe the judge would reduce her sentence, but he doubted she would want to say anything. Before going into the interrogation room, he had talked to Jain who told him not to go easy on Lana. She had told him that members of affiliates of the cartel didn’t usually open up easily. And now, Lieute
“R—Rylan,” Jain stuttered. She was surprised that he was there. It was close to twenty-four hours since he had saved her life. Things have grown ever since then. They had talked over a cup of coffee earlier this morning, and now he was back here. Rylan looked dazzling in his black suit. His dark brown hair was combed neatly and glistened in the fluorescent lighting. His amber eyes shone better and his grin made him look like an Olympic god.Jain gulped hard as she stared at him. She could feel her stomach churn which was now a recurring theme whenever she was around him. “Hello, Detective.”Jain blinked hard. “Y—You shouldn’t be here,” she pointed out. They both had sustained injuries last night. It was a miracle that they were still alive. The only reason they were was because they had each other’s backs. “I should say the same for you,” he said looking at her bandaged arm. When Jain looked at it, she scoffed. “I’m fine,” she lied. “I mean, I’ll be.”Lieutenant Wesley cleare
“Are you okay?” Detective Jain Reynolds asked, rushing to Rylan who had just come out of the room. Rylan nodded his head as he straightened his clothes once more. He was feeling accomplished now. Everything was set. They had all teamed up against him and he had still found a way to win. Rylan didn’t know if that was luck or the work of his intelligence. “I’m fine, Detective.”Jain flashed him a smile and pulled him into a hug. Lieutenant Wesley, who was still standing by the window, was surprised by this. It seemed he wasn’t the only one as Rylan’s eyes bulged out when Jain hugged him. He sighed and wrapped his hands around her, hugging her back. Jain wanted it to stay this way forever. She loved the warmth he provided her. It made her feel safe, something she hadn’t felt in a long time. Finally, she let go of Rylan and her cheeks heated up. She took a step backward and scratched her neck feeling mortified. Rylan could only chuckle while Lieutenant Wesley shook his head behind he
Rylan felt that was the stupidest move he had made. He had watched Jain walk back into the precinct controlling the urge to go after her and place a kiss on her lips. It was a chance that wasn’t going to happen again. And so as he stepped out of the Lamborghini, he slammed the door heading towards the porch. The mix of emotions he had felt over the last seventy-two hours made him cringe. It was something he never wanted to experience again. As he swung the door open, he found Williams standing at the door. This puzzled him. “Williams?” He called. “Sir. You have a few guests waiting for you,” he responded. Rylan arched an eyebrow at that. “Guests?”Williams stepped aside and waved him in. Rylan stepped into the living room and found three figures sitting on the couches. This baffled him. “What the hell are you guys doing here?”Karen McCullough sat across the room waiting for Rylan to send them away. This was her last resort. She had lost everything—her father and the company. T
Rylan clenched his jaws as he ran on the treadmill. He was going faster than he was supposed to, but that didn’t matter to him. He was happy that things were going back to normal. But there was only one thing left for him to cross off his list—finding his father. Only his father knew where his mother’s corpse was. Rya hated the fact that he would have to confront his father about this. But nothing made sense. If Paul wasn’t there for him, why would he take his mother’s corpse away? It wasn’t adding up. Williams had been searching for days but had found nothing yet. He hadn't spoken to Jain since then as well. It seemed she was pretty serious about them not seeing each other again. That didn’t bother Rylan like he thought it would. He was better off alone. When he couldn’t keep up with the pace, Rylan turned off the treadmill and walked it out before stepping off it. He was panting now and was covered in sweat and he headed towards the bench at the end of the gymnasium. There was hi