Page 61 of A Surprise Baby for the Wolf Shifter

“That depends on what my captain says. He has final say on all detainees,” she said and closed her book. “For now, take a seat and wait.”

I nodded and sat on the back of my couch with my arms crossed over my chest. A couple of minutes later, the partner and Gemma stepped back into the room.

“Okay, time for you to leave the room. My advice is to stand outside and wait there. We’ll let you know when you can come back in,” Detective White said.

I met Gemma’s questioning gaze and took her outside.

“Why do we have to stand outside?” Gemma asked once the door was closed.

“Standard procedure. They want to question her,” I said.

“Do you think she’s going to tell the truth?” she asked.

I snorted. “I doubt it.”

Gemma nodded and things fell silent between us until she approached me and wrapped her arms around me. “How was that for you?”

I shrugged. “I’m assuming it went pretty standard.”

“You haven’t had to talk to them before?” she asked.

I shook my head. “I’ve never had a reason to. I was told to avoid interactions with them as much as possible because once they come into your life, they won’t leave.”

“Really? Why?” she asked.

“Probably because they learned enough information about me in one minute than most people have in a lifetime. And that gives them an advantage.” I leaned against the outside of the house. “Don’t worry. I’m sure it will be fine.”

“Okay, I won’t. Until you do,” she said and leaned against me, resting her head on my chest.

Tabitha’s voice filtered into the night. “You don’t understand. I’m the victim here! You said it yourself! They were unlawfully detaining me.”

I groaned.

“She’s joking, right?” Gemma asked.

“In her mind, no,” I said. “Don’t worry, she will be getting the help she needs now.”

“You don’t think they will turn around and release her a few months down the road, do you?”

I shook my head. “I seriously doubt it. I’m sure Tabitha is showing her true colors. That should be evidence enough.”

Gemma nodded. “I hope she takes the help for what it is worth.”

“Whether she does or doesn’t isn’t our concern anymore,” I said and focused on the stars shining above the treetops. “She’s going to be out of our lives now. That’s all that matters. We can start focusing on the baby coming again.”

“Which will be any day now,” Gemma said, smiling against me. “How long do you think it will take in there?”

I shrugged. “Who knows. I suppose it depended on how smart Tabitha is. She seems crazy, but not stupid. Whether or not that amounts to anything with the detectives remains to be seen.”

Tabitha started wailing.

“I’m guessing she isn’t smarter than them,” Gemma said.

I leaned toward the window and peeked through to find the detective was placing cuffs on her while her partner cut the tape. The partner escorted Tabitha out of the door.

“Come here,” I said.

“What’s going on?” she asked as she stepped up to me and I wrapped my arms around her.

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