Page 76 of Her Forbidden Shifters
“We’ll help in any way we can,” I said. “For now, let’s get you warm and home and cleaned up.”
She nodded and Noah guided her toward one of the transport vehicles. It was the first of several to show up. I watched her as she moved. Her shoulders slumped and her arms wrapped protectively around the baby.
There were still so many questions about this case, but I had never been more relieved to find not only Avery but so many of my sisters still alive. Despite the horrific news I had just learned, we came out of this better than I could have hoped for.
For now, this was a win.
30
LIAM
The following weekend, I was looking for Savannah. I had given her some distance once the case was over to recover from the shock of everything the anonymous group had done to her fellow witches and best friend. But I was growing anxious with wanting to see her. I needed to let her know how I felt about her.
I also needed to see for myself that she was okay.
I bumped into Jacob as I searched for her. He nodded in greeting. “What’s going on?”
“Have you seen Savannah?” I asked.
His eyebrows drew closer together. “No. Why? Is everything okay?”
I held up my hand to stop his worry. “Everything is fine. I just need to talk with her about something important. Are you sure you haven’t seen her?”
He shook his head. “I got in about five minutes ago and haven’t seen her yet. But when I do, I will let her know you are looking for her.”
“Don’t worry about it,” I said. “I’ll keep looking.”
I had finally found her sitting alone on the garden balcony of the precinct. She looked out over the edge and seemed lost in thought. Carefully, I made my way to her, standing next to her until she was ready to talk.
“Hey,” she said softly. Her voice sounded distant. She still didn’t look at me, but I was okay with that.
I found peace within her presence. Being next to her was enough for me.
“Hey,” I said. “How are you holding up?”
She shrugged. Her bright red hair shifted in the light breeze. “I’m trying to piece everything together still.”
I nodded. “I understand how you feel. But you have to realize at some point we may never have all the answers.”
“I know never having all the answers is a possibility, but that doesn’t make the questions stop,” she said. “Nor will it stop me from continuing to look for them. And I need the answers. I have to figure out a way to reverse everything. Stop it from happening in the future. I can’t do my job without figuring out how they were able to do half the shit they did.”
“You do realize we wouldn’t have made it nearly as far as we had without you,” I said, leaning against the edge of the wall. “You deserve to take the win. Enjoy a break. In a few days or a few weeks, we can start tackling the answers to everything.”
She chuckled under her breath. Instead of the sound being filled with humor, it was filled with sadness. “There were a few close calls I would have rather avoided, but thanks. That means a lot.”
“You’re welcome,” I said. “But I meant what I said. I’m not just blowing smoke up your ass or trying to placate you. You have considerable strength and patience, and I’m very impressed with how you handled everything. You’re a true asset to the company.”
I let my words hang in the air, hoping she would look at me. Because I had more to say. More I needed to get off my chest, and now that I had started, I was finding it incredibly difficult to stop.
Savannah twisted to face me, setting me on fire with her dark brown eyes. “Why does it feel like you are about to fire me?”
I shrugged. My heart raced and my throat seemed like it was going to close up. “I’m not firing you. But that also doesn’t mean I want things to go back to normal.”
She nodded, turning her gaze over the edge of the balcony again.
“I mean,” I started. “I want to pick things up where we left off that night.”
She smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She took several steps closer to me, closing the gap between us. I stood straighter, facing her head-on. And when we stood toe-to-toe, she wrapped her arms around me. I pulled her in close and breathed in the scent of her hair.
