Page 54 of Rescued Faith

“You mean Olivia and Tony will arrest them.” Jude looked at her.

“Yeah, yeah. You know what I mean.”

The camera view moved. Olivia wound her way through the dancers and approached the table.

“Oh my goodness. Sebastian!” Olivia’s voice was higher than normal. “I can’t believe you’re here. It’s been so long!”

The Sosa twin frowned. “I’m not Sebastian.” He turned away and continued talking to Emma.

“That’s him!” Penny hit the counter. “Move in!”

Jude stood. “I’ll go back up Olivia and Tony.” He hopped out of the truck.

Bryce stood too, ready to follow, but once again Penny pushed him down. She pointed at the monitor. “You stay and watch. I need eyes until I get there.”

“You two need to come with me.” Olivia’s voice came through the speaker.

But it was Emma’s face on the screen. The same woman as last night but no seductive smiles and lingering stares. Her glare could draw blood. “This isn’t Sebastian. You have the wrong person.”

“No, she has the right people all right. And you two need to come with us right now.” Anthony must’ve come up behind Olivia. The screen showed his hand holding out his badge.

Bryce couldn’t quite tell what happened next. Everything on the screen went blurry. Screams sounded.

“What’s going on?” Izan asked.

“She’snotgetting away.” Penny lunged for the door of the truck. She jumped down to the street, Bryce right on her heels.

She spun and stopped his forward motion with a palm to his chest. “Stay. Here.”

“No way! I’m coming with you.”

“Bryce, I know you want to help, but you have to stay. You don’t even have a weapon. Please.”

He was just supposed to sit here and do nothing? Let her take all the risk?

“I don’t work that way.”

“Today you do. We had a deal. You were here to watch.”

She turned and ran across the street. “You better stay put, Crawford!” she yelled without even looking back.

Once again, the woman he loved ran off, leaving him behind. He could honestly say watching it happen was way worse.

SEVENTEEN

Penny couldn’t let her get away again, even if it meant she alienated Bryce forever. Emma Kemper and her boyfriend—whoever he was—would be spending the night behind bars. Penny shoved open the club doors, ignored the yells from someone at the door. She ran onto the dance floor and pushed aside anyone who got in her way. The strobe lights made it look like she was moving in slow motion as she searched the crowd for her target.

Where were they?

“He’s getting away! Anyone see him?” Tony’s voice called over the radio.

Jude caught her eye across a crowd of dancers. He lifted his hands as if to askWhere did they go?

She shook her head. She scanned the group in the southwest corner where Emma had been.

“Could use some help here! Jude! Penny! Where are you?” Tony’s voice crackled through the speaker.

“We’re on our way,” Penny radioed back.

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