and looked at her hopefully.
“Not tonight, boy.”
“You shouldn’t run at night.” John frowned, his gaze raking Finn’s slender frame. She couldn’t weigh more than a hundred pounds.
“Miranda Station is perfectly safe.” Finn chuckled.
“There is nowhere on this earth that is perfectly safe.”
“I’m fine, John.” Finn started to walk toward the window when suddenly she was lying on her back, staring into John’s green eyes. She was pinned to the floor by his arm as he knelt beside her. His face was inches from her own.
“See, anything can happen.”
“That’s not fair, you took me by surprise,” she complained.
“You should never be taken by surprise,” he countered. “Didn’t they teach you that in recruit school?”
“They taught me to never turn my back on the bad guys.”
“You don’t always know who the bad guys are, do you.”
His words cut into her deeply. No, she didn’t know. If she did, reports wouldn’t change and court notices wouldn’t disappear into thin air.
“And are you one of the bad guys?”
“I might be.” He released his hold on her and rose to his feet. He extended his hand, but she ignored it and scooted into a sitting position.
Colin trotted over and pushed his face against John’s leg.
“Traitor,” Finn muttered. Tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear, she grudgingly accepted his hand and let him pull her to her feet.
“Never let your guard down,” he said tersely.
“That’s your code, not mine.”
“It’s every officer’s,” John argued. “I knew an officer who was off duty and went into a convenience store for a gallon of milk. The place was being held up and he walked right into the middle of it.”
“What happened?” Finn asked, but she was afraid she already knew the answer.
“The guy who was robbing the place recognized him first and fired.”
Finn turned away. “I don’t need to hear any more.”
“I think you do,” John said, his voice harsh. “Don’t you see how fragile you are? How easy it was to take you down?”
Tears stung Finn’s eyes. “I’m not expecting a friend to attack me.” Even as she said the words, she realized that that was what was happening at the department.
“Finn, some people just pretend to be your friend.”
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