Sinful Protector (Roughshod Rollers MC 2)

“Mrs. Phillips next door might have,” I offer. “She’s got ears like a bat, and she’s always listening out for anything she can complain about.”

Bryant makes a face at that. “Ah, tha

t type. Well, I suppose I’ll go talk to her.”

“Thank you for your time, officer,” I say.

I’m glad that he didn’t just ignore me, like they did with the graffiti. Bryant is nice, and it sounds like he really wants to get to the bottom of this. But, as he walks away, I know that they won’t find anything. Jesse is an idiot…but he’s also the type who knows how not to get caught.

I sigh and pull out my phone. Still no reply from Jacqui. I need to ask her if I can stay with her. I doubt she’ll say no, though, especially when she hears that Jesse broke in.

With this in mind, I grab an empty sports bag off the floor and head into my room, leaving the police to their work. I grab some clothes and stuff them into the bag, not sure how long I’ll need to be away for and not wanting to return until I absolutely have to. I toss some books in and then I grab my laptop and all my chargers before zipping it up.

Just as I do this, my message tone rings out.

Call me!!!

It’s Jacqui; it looks like she’s on break from class, and she’s finally gotten my messages. I chuckle quietly and scroll down until I find her number.

She picks up on the first ring.

“Allison, what’s going on?” she cries.

“Sorry, Jacqui, I didn’t mean to stress you,” I say, wincing. “Did you get notes for me?”

“Of course,” Jacqui says impatiently. “Now, what’s happening?”

“Well…I kind of have the police here.”

“WHAT?”

I flinch at her yell and pull the phone away.

“Don’t yell, that was right in my ear,” I complain. “Jesse broke into my apartment last night. He left me flowers.”

“What the hell?” Jacqui asks incredulously.

“Anyway, the police are collecting evidence,” I say. “Can I stay with you for a few days? He broke my front door.”

“You can stay as long as you need to,” Jacqui says instantly. “We can go apartment hunting. And, in our spare time, asshole hunting.”

I smile slightly. “Yeah, that sounds good. Thanks, Jacqui.”

“Does Kyle know?” Jacqui asks. “Damn, he’s got to be furious about this.”

I flinch again. “Uh, actually…about that.”

“What?” Jacqui asks suspiciously. “Did you ask him on a date?”

“Actually, he asked me,” I say with a short laugh. “We went to dinner last night. It was nice. I learnt a lot about him.”

“But…?”

“I broke up with him this morning,” I admit quickly.

“Seriously?” Jacqui asks. “Why?”

“Let’s just say that we’re two very different people,” I say with a sigh. “We had nothing in common, Jacqui. The only thing we shared was lust for each other.”