“WHERE’S BRITA?”
Percy noticed that Detective Ward seemed surprised by his question. “She hasn’t come back yet?”
Clenching his fists to keep himself from punching the other man, Percy said, “If she had, would I be asking you where she is?”
Ward’s eyes widened as he seemed to grasp what he was dealing with and he lifted his hands, palms up. “I tried to stop her, Honeybun. I think you know how stubborn she is.”
Percy was on him in a heartbeat, his hands fisted in the taller man’s shirt.
“Whoa, boy.” Edric arrived just in time, forcing himself between the two men as Bella touched Percy’s arm.
“Let it be, Percy,” she said. “Detective Ward is on our side.”
Percy frowned but didn’t shake her off. He let her pull him away.
“So where did she go, Detective Ward?” Edric kept one eye on his b
