Manning was trying to make sense of what he was seeing. Diamond was pushing a gun into the mouth of a woman he’d tied to a tree and the goon with him was fiddling with his jeans, or…He narrowed his eyes. Was the fucker jerking off? Disgusting.
“Freeze! Police.” He jumped out from behind a tree and pointed his gun at Diamond only to shift his aim to the guy who’d let go of his d**k and grabbed a pistol.
“Stay where you are.” He glanced at Diamond who edged away. s**t, he should’ve brought backup, or at least called Jacobs before he’d trailed the black Mercedes.
Diamond held up a hand to his ear as if he were listening into the forest. “It’s awfully quiet, Detective.” He widened his eyes in an exaggerated manner and took another step.
“Stop!” Manning strode closer to the woman. “It’s all
