Page 87 of Edge of Heaven

“She fucking deserved it, cheating little cunt!” He’s yelling, trying to break free from the police officer, spittle flying from his mouth. “She’s a goddamn whore and a drug addict! You hear me, Taryn? Your kid can burn in hell for all I care! Stupid bitch!” He lunges again, and Detective Ortiz pulls out her taser.

Security has arrived, and suddenly there’s chaos.

Callum breaks free from the officers, heading toward Taryn. She cries out, and I throw myself in that direction, taking Callum down before he can get to her. We land on the floor hard, but I’m too pissed off to let him get in a punch. I bring my fist up under his jaw, hitting him hard enough to stun him, and then the detectives are there, pulling us apart and putting Callum in handcuffs.

“Stupid little cunt,” he growls at Taryn. “Do you know what you’ve done? Do you? I’ll kill you, your kid, and everyone you’ve ever met! You hear me? No one fucking turns on Callum Yates!”

The place is crawling with hospital employees, more cops, hospital security, and Tate, Angus, and Ryleigh.

“Are you all right, Mr. Lipson?” Detective Ortiz asks me.

I nod, rubbing my hand. “Yeah. All good.”

“We’d like to get a statement from you.”

“Uh, sure.” I glance at Taryn, but she’s crying and Ryleigh’s next to her now, trying to comfort her.

The worst part is Taryn won’t even look at me.

There’s a nurse with her and I hear something about a sedative.

“Do I need to call an attorney?” Angus demands when the detectives take me into the hallway.

“Has Mr. Lipson done anything illegal?” Detective Ortiz asks.

“No, I have not,” I reply in a grumpy voice. “But you tell me.”

“You aren’t a person of interest at this time,” Detective Ortiz says. “Mr. Yates essentially just confessed so we don’t need to keep searching for the person responsible for Ms. Blakely’s injuries.”

“I was in New York,” I say. “I literally got off the plane an hour ago and came straight here when I saw the text that Taryn was in the hospital.”

“If you’ll give us your contact information, in case we have any follow-up questions, you’re free to go.”

I give them my phone number and then go into Taryn’s room.

“They just gave her something to sleep,” Ryleigh says softly. “She was really upset. I’m not sure what’s going on, something about leverage…I don't know what she’s talking about, but the doctor thought she’s been through enough today. She needs to rest.”

“I’m going to sit with her,” I say stubbornly. “At least until we have to leave for the arena.”

“There may not be a show if they don’t let Callum out. Getting arrested again is a violation of his original bail, so I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Angus says.

We look at each other.

“I’m going to call Sasha,” Tate says, pulling out his phone.

“Let me know what’s going on,” I say, “but I’m not going anywhere until I know she’s going to be okay. Or I have to head to the arena. Whichever comes first.”

“This is a clusterfuck,” Ryleigh whispers. “A ton of people took video of the altercation and everything Callum said. You can bet your ass this is going to be big news.”

“Fuck.”

Chapter30

Taryn

My head is poundingand it’s so noisy.

I can’t imagine why Callum is making so much noise this early in the morning.

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