Delores Fossen - Trouble With A Badge

“So?” Levi challenged.

“So, she reached out to the wrong person.” Lockwood looked at her, motioned for her to finish. “Obviously she reached out to someone who learned where she is so that Marcos could get to her.”

Levi looked at her, probably to see if that was possible. Her expression let him know that it was. She had reached out to a lot of people, and despite all the precautions she’d taken, it was possible that one of them had connected all the dots and figured out who she really was.

“Here Alexa is, involved in another investigation that might have gotten another woman killed,” Lockwood added. “Tasha McKenna, this time.”

Levi obviously had a lot to absorb. He also likely had plenty more questions for her, but his attention stayed on Lockwood. “Do you have a warrant or a judge’s order to take Alexa into custody?”

Lockwood flinched a little. “Not with me. Didn’t think I’d need one.”

“Well, you thought wrong,” Levi insisted. “Mack, show the marshal out and lock up after him.”

Levi put his hand on her back and got her moving toward the sheriff’s office where the medic was waiting. He put her inside but didn’t go in himself. Instead, he stared at Lockwood, waiting for him to leave. Alexa wasn’t sure that was going to happen, but she finally heard the front door open and then shut.

“He’ll be back,” Levi said under his breath.

Levi was right. Even if Lockwood wasn’t dirty, he obviously thought he had a job to do by taking her back into custody. And if he was dirty, then he wouldn’t just give up. He was probably heading somewhere now to get that warrant for her arrest.

“You want me to examine them?” the medic asked, drawing both Levi’s and her attention to the young man.

“I’m all right,” she insisted. “But you should make sure the baby is okay.”

She eased Violet onto the desk. Not the most comfortable place for an examination, but it would have to do. It was too dangerous to try to go to the hospital right now, unless the medic did indeed find something wrong. Then they wouldn’t have a choice.

Levi continued to volley glances between her and the front door. “I know you only got a quick look at the man who attacked us, but could it have been Lockwood who came after us tonight?”

She took a deep breath, nodded. “He was the same size and weight, and it was just a glimpse so I can’t rule him out. But I also can’t rule out the most obvious suspect, Marcos.”

“Or Scottie.” Levi added some profanity under his breath.

Yes, and if it was Scottie, then he’d sent those goons after Tasha and the baby. Levi and she had just gotten caught in the middle. But if this was Marcos’s doing, then it was all on her.

Again.

Alexa couldn’t stop the nightmarish images from coming. Of another attack. The one that’d left Paige dead.

“God, what if I’m responsible for Tasha’s death, too?” Alexa pressed her hand to her mouth, tried to blink back the tears.

“Don’t go there, yet,” Levi snarled. Despite the snarl and the tacked on yet, there was still something in his voice that she hadn’t expected to hear. Sympathy. “I’ll get both you and the baby someplace safe so I can start trying to unravel this.”

He opened his mouth to say something else, but the sound snagged both their attention.

Violet whimpered.

But it didn’t stay a whimper. The baby started to cry.

“She’s not hurt,” the medic announced, easing the blanket back around her. “There’s not a scratch or bruise on her.”

“She could be hungry,” Alexa suggested. “Or just tired.” Heaven knew Alexa was. The exhaustion seemed bone deep now.

Levi nodded, stared at her. “How much do you know about taking care of a baby?”

“Nothing,” she admitted.

Another nod, more softly spoken profanity and he glanced up at the ceiling as if asking for divine assistance. They sure needed it and anything else that would keep Violet safe.

“Take the baby,” Levi finally said to her. He thanked the medic and picked up the bag of supplies the medic had brought with him. “Mack, we’re leaving,” he called out to the deputy.

“Where are we going?” Alexa asked, alarmed that Levi was suddenly moving so fast and with a great sense of urgency.

“Someplace you’re not going to like.” Levi didn’t stop. Maneuvering her along with him, he headed for the exit.

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