Page 24 of Iona's Christmas
“Detective Myers, what is the problem here?” A man inquired, and Noble cursed under his breath.
Katie let out a scream and clung even tighter to me, taking us both to the floor.
“Stupid cunt,” Noble hissed at the woman who’d interfered. “Now look what you have done. Myers, we don’t need your help.”
The lady blanched but kept staring.
“That’s Vogue’s sister, isn’t it?” Myers asked, studying Katie.
“Myers, we’ve got this under control,” Spice said, getting in his way.
“Spice, you’ve got a woman having a full-on meltdown in public. You ain’t got shit under control. Let me pass,” Myers demanded.
“Don’t touch RBMC property,” Noble threatened and Myers froze and turned to face him.
“What did you call her?”
“Katie is Vogue’s sister. She belongs to the RBMC; she’s ours to protect,” Noble retorted.
“Noble, you’ve five seconds to get out of my way. Or I’ll be calling for backup and arresting you,” Myers threatened.
Noble grinned. “I’d like to see you try.”
“Stop swinging your cocks, both of you,” I hissed, my temper igniting. “We need to get Katie somewhere safe where she can regroup.”
Noble deflated and looked at me.
“Iona, there’s only one way we’re going to be able to move her,” he said.
“Do it,” I agreed.
Noble swapped glances with everyone and then knelt down and picked Katie up. A heart-wrenching scream left her lips, but Noble ignored her as she fought him.
“Lead the way,” he snarled at the member of staff, watching open-mouthed. The girl exploded into movement, and we pursued her through the crowd.
Blue stopped and snatched some guy’s phone from him and deleted something before chasing another woman down and doing the same. Anubis helped him, and Myers looked conflicted but followed after us in the end.
“Serve them right for being nosey bastards. I hate technology sometimes,” he muttered as we finally entered a closed-off area. Noble quickly placed Katie down on the ground, and I sat down beside her and hugged her tightly. Katie collapsed onto her side, and I laid down behind her and hauled her in close. Katie lay there shaking as Spice made a call. I couldn’t hear what he was saying, but I saw Noble relax.
“Romeo and Slasher are on their way. They’ll knock her out and take her home,” Spice informed Noble.
“You need to get gone,” Anubis said to Myers as he entered the room.
“I gotta stay, or you’ll be accused of kidnapping. If I hadn’t recognised Katie, you’d be under arrest right now,” Myers retorted.
“You assholes don’t learn. You put bracelets on us and then end up with a lawsuit. I wouldn’t mind a nice Christmas bonus.” Noble laughed.
“For fuck's sake, just put your cocks away. Katie is still aware of what’s going on, and as soon as you start arguing, she tenses,” I interrupted.
Both men shut their mouths.
“I know a good trauma therapist,” Myers announced after a few minutes. “Dr Harwood specialises in trafficking victims.”
“You know?” I asked softly.
“Yes. We searched for Katie for months. Warden and Vogue reported her missing. Warden notified me when Katie escaped but said she was too traumatised to interview,” Myers answered.
“Clearly, she still is,” I replied.