“Thanks to you, I look like I murdered someone. Nobody is going to talk to me like this. I need to change my clothes. Am I going to need to ask permission to pee too?”
My cheeks heated. “I’ll wait here.”
“Feel free to wander off if you like. I promise I won’t waste my time looking for you if you get lost or fall behind.” She turned and walked away from me, her silver and blue hair catching the light as she moved.
My eyes went right to her ass. She really did wear those leather pants well. I told myself it didn’t hurt to look. It had been years since I’d been with anyone. I’d been so focused on my mission and so determined to get back to the palace and away from this place. But every time I thought I had a break in the case, it turned out to be a dead end.
This time, it was my fault. I killed the vampire I needed to question. I could have let him have Skylar. Or I could have pulled him off. Instead, I went right into protection mode and put Skylar’s life above my mission.
I’d never done that before. I’d always sacrificed everything for the cause.
Spending time with Skylar was dangerous. She distracted me and caused me to lose focus. I’d give her this forty-eight hours because I didn’t want her going to jail when she wasn’t guilty. But as soon as we caught the killer, I needed to get as far away from her as possible.