“We’ll have to catch them first,” Niall said, “but I’ll hold them for you when we do.”
Pleasure poured through Suzie, and she fluttered her lashes, knowing he’d see even in the low light.“Thank you.I can’t wait.”
“Stand back,” the man said.“We’ll break down the door.”
She and Niall retreated.A loud thump came, followed by a swift curse.
“Where is Evans?”the man demanded.
More voices came, then a crash.The wood split and the lock creaked before the door burst open.A large man in a police uniform filled the entrance, and Suzie got a whiff of wolf shifter before he stood back and allowed others to enter.
“Mr.Sinclair and Ms.Paisley?”a plain-clothes policeman asked.
“Yes,” Niall said.
“Are you injured?”the wolf shifter asked.He must’ve smelled the blood.
“They hit Niall over the head,” Suzie said.“It’s stopped bleeding now, but he should probably get it looked at.”
“All right.Evans, you have first-aid training.You look at Mr.Sinclair’s head while I interview Ms.Paisley.The other room has better light and chairs.”
The policeman asked his questions, and Suzie talked more than usual because she saw Evans speaking to Niall in a low voice.Since he was a shifter, it was best if Niall talked to him.
“Did you recognize anyone?”the policeman asked Suzie.
“Yes,” Niall said, limping over to join them.“Two of my brothers—Euan and Colin.There was someone else.The man’s voice struck a chord, but I can’t connect it to a face.I saw only legs while on the floor.The man kept to the background.”
“Yeah, that’s what I saw,” Suzie said.“He wore black trousers.Black shoes.He kept out of sight, which tells me he was worried one of us might recognize him.”
“We have your brothers in custody.Do you want to press charges?”the policeman asked.
“Yes,” Niall said without hesitation.“I got the impression they might be in the country illegally.I want Euan and Colin out of the UK.They should stay far away from me.”
“Let us do our job,” the policeman said, his eyes narrowing as he took in Niall’s flinty expression.“Don’t do anything silly.”
Suzie rose and sidled closer to Niall.She placed her hand on his forearm in silent comfort.“Can we go home soon?It’s been a harrowing day.I want to shower and retire.”
“We have your statements and contact details,” the policeman said.“Do you have someone to drop you home?”
“I’ll call—” Niall started.
A voice hailed from down the passage.Scott.
“That sounds like my friend.He’ll give us a ride home,” Suzie said.
Neither she nor Niall spoke until they were traveling to the castle with Liam driving.
“I hope we did the right thing—getting the police involved,” Scott said.“It was that or call Angus.”
“You made the proper choice,” Niall said.“My brothers deserve everything they have coming to them.”He fell silent.
Suzie felt the tension quivering through his muscles.Her brother and sisters, although they were younger than her, would do anything to help her.They’d never knife her in the back, just as she’d never betray them.Did they argue?Sure.They were stubborn and liked to win, but they’d never hurt each other.
“Did you watch the building while waiting for the police to arrive?”Niall asked.
“Yes,” Liam said.“I watched the front while Scott did the rear.No one approached or went inside.”
“I didn’t see anyone apart from one guy walking along the forest path that goes along the rear of the building.By the time I’d finished talking to the kids, he’d disappeared, so I think he was an innocent passerby,” Scott said.
