Valerie ripped the phone away from her ear, slamming it back into the base. Snatching her hand back to her chest, she took a step back, eyes still staring at the phone like it would leap up and bite her.
A hand grasped her shoulder.
“s**t!” she jumped, whirling away from the grip only to see Kingston’s concerned face.
“Woah,” he said gently, raising both hands. “What’s goin’ on, Miss, you alright?”
“Officer Kingston…”
“Yes, Ma’am? What’s going on?”
Swallowing hard, Valerie pointed to the phone. “I think… I don’t know, there was… there was someone on the phone.”
Kingston immediately tensed. “Someone suspicious? What did they say to you?” Valerie shook her head in puzzlement, barely getting words together because of how rattled her insides were. “Sit down,” Kingston said, indicating a
