Tom was here. I could almost smell it. Not the raw masculine scent of him but the uneasiness of every cop and detective in the building. Everyone in uniform was on edge, eyes scanning, legs jumping. The entire precinct had quieted as if the walls could hear, as if Tom would hear.
Roman kept my hand tight in his, pulling my dragging feet towards the exit. Levi, who'd spent the day waiting and endlessly whining, drew to his full height and gave me a wink. The sharp sun in a raging storm. Levi's movements kept that easy fluidity and his eyes sparkled with mischief instead of fear. The lack of concern aided his brother's and Roman microscopically loosened the grip on me.
Maybe it was the excitement in my heart, the possibility of being reunited that made me return our handhold to a steel gra
