ch

night air and filled Jordan’s

ay; you will be taken care of in no time. You don’t get to die on me, man. You hear me?” Jordan t

friend’s life flow out of him as blood flowed through Jordan’s hand. He had tried to apply the emergency first aid he le

n’t you dare sleep. What would you tell Aria? Damn you!” he shouted as he wondered why the siren he seemed to have heard getting closer

prone partner from his lap to get the phone. Damn it! The walkie-talkie had been damaged in the attack they just faced. He m

y, I might need t

moved his index finger like he

his head closer to him, “You sho

of his friend, “Tell Aria, sorry, she should leave.” Then his friend opened his

n’t forgive you if you did this, man. She wouldn’t. I wouldn’t forgive you either, so just g

self. His friend’s breathing had become erratic, and with a ghost o

ing. There were ways he could have stopped this affable man from having this kind of ending with the only person he could call a friend in this dog-eat-

th one finger, punching each letter at a time, as he grumbled that the technology was not comple

preferred going out to the street, where all the action was. Eric

especially in the force. That had been a few weeks after they had been partners. They had been on a co

n was allowed on the streets of B

een away for a while, so you might not know how much these people have infiltra

the police were in existence t

ing another baby. They had a one-year-old boy together. Eric had been so antsy to get off work that day so he could go s

rete floor. Huge grief rolled through him in waves

aised his head to see Lance Dick

p with the excuse that everyone was too busy to go on

the grief in Jor

ere? I had to come out myself sin

all his might and let his fist

t, my face. You hit a superior. Your ass will be so

abid dog behind him as he lifted his partner i