Page 1 of Make You Mine

PROLOGUE

ELIJAH

I’m restless. A little volatile.

I feel like a puppet on a string, and it has everything to do with the direct order—the witness—I’ve been charged with keeping safe.

Because there’s just something about her…

That, and Captain Perez made his stance clear: I can’t ask for a reassignment. Not that I ever would, even if I know I’m of more value to this case by hunting down the son-of-a-bitch who escaped police custody than keeping the star witness under my roof until he’s caught.

For more than the obvious reasons.

Because of this needsheevokes in me:

To protect. To avenge. Tokillfor.

The latter of which should concern me, and yet it doesn’t. Just like the nervous energy currently flowing through my veins isn’t because I’m annoyed with my precinct’s captain. Not at all—this is the aftereffect of the file's content lying before me on the coffee table.

Witness: Ava Perry

Age: 25

From: Dallas, Texas

Occupation: Owns Bakery (Cherry On Top) in a popular shopping area near her home. The location is close to where the crime was committed.

Lives: Alone. Home purchased two years ago.

Family: Parents deceased. Only child.

Phone Number: None at the moment. Call Captain Perez if additional information is needed.

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