Sam ducked into the observation room, eager to see how Cameron would handle this ridiculous situation. She felt for him. He was one of the most professional officers she’d ever worked with and knew how upset he had to be that his ex-girlfriend was causing trouble for everyone.

Malone came in and closed the door. “What’s the plan?”

“Cam is going to try to convince her to knock this shit off. If I don’t like what she says, I’ll ask the USA to up the charges to felony assault of police officers.”

When Cameron stepped into the interrogation room, Jaycee visibly brightened, shifting out of the slump she’d fallen into, her gaze taking him in hungrily, so hungrily that Sam immediately feared that nothing he could say would persuade her to leave him alone.

“What’s it going to take?” Cameron asked Jaycee, hands on his hips and annoyance in his tone. “What do I have to do to get you to leave me alone?”

“You don’t mean that! You said you loved me, and I believed you!”

“I did love you. I don’t anymore, and if you think slashing my tires, insulting my new girlfriend or throwing a brick through my window is going to ‘bring me around,’ you’re insane.”

Her eyes flashed with outrage. “I am not insane. You made promises to me.”

“No, I didn’t. I never promised you anything but a good time, and you know that. We never talked about marriage or anything beyond basic dating.”

“Were you banging her at the same time you were doing me?”

“What? No, I wasn’t banging anyone else, and you know that, too.”

“One minute, you were with me, and the next, you were gone. It’s because of her, right? That…”

“Don’t say another word about her,” Cameron said. “This has nothing to do with her and everything to do with us and what wasn’t working for me.”

“What wasn’t working for you? What changed?”

“I don’t know, Jaycee, but it was a realization, over time, that we’d run out of steam.”

“Because you found someone you liked better than me.”

“That didn’t happen until after we were done. I was honest with you when I told you I wanted out. I’m not going to change my mind, and your harassment is only making me wonder what I ever saw in you in the first place.”

“Don’t say that,” Jaycee said, tears spilling from her eyes. “You don’t mean that!”

“Yes, I do. This has to stop. We gave you a huge break the last time, and you still came back for more. My boss is considering felony charges because you attacked my house knowing there were police officers inside. You’ll do years in jail if she pursues those charges. Is that what you want?”