Nari nodded, tears pricking the backs of her eyes. “I’m so sorry about this.” She leaned back and held Opal’s hand while the EMT went to work on the wound. “It’s my fault.” Who would’ve thought the guy who’d attacked her would be so brazen as to try to take her while she was with the HDD administrator? Maybe he didn’t even know who Opal was. But Lassiter would know. Had it been he?

Opal faded, her eyelids closing.

Nari tightened her grip. “Opal? Hold on. Please.”

* * *

Angus stormed out of the police headquarters, more pissed off than he’d ever been before. Night had started to fall, and with the darkness came the rain. Hard, cold, biting rain. “Why couldn’t I get hold of Nari?” He’d been lucky Tate had allowed him a second call, and that Raider had picked up.

“Get in the vehicle.” Raider Tanaka waited by his Jeep at the curb, arms crossed and black eyes searching. Apparently he didn’t mind getting wet; his thick, black hair looked drenched. “I’ve scouted the area and haven’t detected any threats to you.” He motioned Angus into the vehicle. “Let’s move, though.”

Angus opened the passenger side door and jumped inside, dropping the bag holding his belongings. His temper wanted to be let loose, but he held back. Not only was there another dead woman, but now he’d wasted almost an entire day being charged, arrested, and then bailed out.

Raider slid behind the wheel.

“Thank you,” Angus said. “I can’t imagine what kind of favors you had to call in to get me out today.”

Raider drove away from the curb. “The entire team called in favors. We even contacted Millie at some spa to have her contact a couple of her friends for help. The end result is the same—you’re out for now. Any word on your lawyer?”

“No,” Angus said. “And I haven’t been able to call anybody else. Who picked up Nari?” He wanted her safe and locked down until he got out of this mess.

Raider drove through traffic, his hands capable on the wheel. “I need you to take a couple of deep breaths. Nari is fine. Now breathe.”

Angus stilled. All the thoughts rioting through his brain stopped cold. “Where is Nari?”

Raider took a sharp left, keeping an eye on the rearview mirror. “She’s visiting Opal Clemonte in the hospital.”

“What happened to the administrator?” Angus asked, watching the traffic stream by outside and looking for any threats.

“She was shot by a man who was trying to kidnap Nari. This happened in a public place—well, in a private club, actually.” Raider switched lanes, glancing at his side mirror.

Angus grabbed his arm, fire lancing through him. “The same guy who tried to take her before? Was it Lassiter?”