Page 162 of Fierce-Colson

“You’ve got nowhere you need to be,” he said.

“Is my phone charged now?”

He turned and picked it up where he had it plugged in. “Yeah.”

He handed it over to Bella and waited while she was going through emails and texts popping up left and right.

“Excuse me,” Marly said and got up when her phone rang. “Give me a minute to find a spot to talk.” She held the phone to her chest until she got into the hall. “Yes, Stacia.”

“The police just made an arrest of Jose Sanchez.”

“What?” she asked. “They said they weren’t ready for it yet.”

That was her meeting before she came. They had the head supplier in their sights and were waiting for the right deal to go down. But what they gave her wasn’t enough evidence for the larger charges to stick and she’d told them that.

There was no reason to rush it if they’d only get half the sentence. She was told they’d have it all by next week and could make the arrest then.

When they sent the guy away, she wanted him gone a long time, not a few years.

“One of the informants said he was planning on leaving the country. They rushed it so they didn’t lose him.”

“Shit,” she said. “Okay. Thanks.”

She hung up and went back to Bella’s room. “Everything okay?”

“Yeah. Just a rushed arrest so I expect my phone to be ringing soon.”

He looked at her, knew the case she was talking about. “He was going to bolt, right?”

“You knew?”

“I heard whispers earlier, which means nothing.”

“It is what it is,” she said.

“It will work out,” he said, reaching for her hand.

Two doctors walked in then.

One she knew. Wyatt Fierce.

Which meant surgery if an anesthesiologist was here.

The other she didn’t know.

Probably close to her age, maybe a little older. Not that she could tell because she was so caught up in his blue eyes, the big smile, and the fact Bella had stopped mid text to stare right along with her.

Colson cleared his throat.

Oops, didn’t mean to get caught drooling over another man in her boyfriend’s presence, but she was only human.

“I’m Dr. Quintin Charm.” He walked forward and shook Bella’s hand first. The teen was at a loss for words. “I’m an orthopedic surgeon.”

Then the doctor turned to Colson. “Colson Ryder, Bella’s brother. Her guardian.”

“I was informed. This is Dr. Wyatt Fierce.”

“Hi, Wyatt.”