Raising both hands, Helly shrugged. “Delilah?”
The engine revved high then finally settled down. “Get on the driver’s side. But you don’t touch anything. And I mean anything.”
Uncertain about this, Sorcha slid over the bench seat to Luke’s side. As soon as she was situated there, the car took off on its own.
This was so creepy. Like some Twilight Zone episode.
Helly laughed from the backseat. “Don’t worry. Delilah won’t hurt you. At least I don’t think she will.”
“Go back to sleep,” Delilah said through the radio. “You bore me.”
To Sorcha’s eternal shock, Helly did.
Sorcha wanted to protest being driven against her will but thought better of it. She wasn’t sure how Delilah would react.
And the last thing she wanted was a pissed-off car. So, she put her hands on the wheel to pretend she was driving as the car took her through traffic in record time. That made her wonder if the quick driving that had gotten them to Peachtree City so fast was a result of Luke’s powers.
Or Delilah’s.
Either way, it was extremely unsettling.
They reached the station where Luke had been taken just as the captain was pulling into the lot.
Elana met her as soon as Sorcha got out of the car. “Luke must be in serious trouble if he let you drive his car.”
Sorcha snorted. “The car drove me, but I appreciate the thought.”
Elana acknowledged Helly with a nod while she continued speaking to Sorcha. “Did he put up a fight?”
“Surprisingly, no.” Sorcha let out a long sigh before she told the captain what had happened.
All in all, Elana took it well. “How could they think Luke would do such a thing?”
“Son of the devil?”
“Yeah, but they don’t know that.”
True. “I have no idea why they went for him. The forensics say it was a canine attack. All they have is a partial print detected on the body. How they went from that to an actual arrest…anyone’s guess.”
Elana let out a low curse. “Yeah, and I know for a fact the print isn’t Luke’s.” She pulled Sorcha by the arm. “C’mon, let’s go get our boy.”
Which was much easier said than done.
Once inside, the desk sergeant refused to let them any farther into the station than the reception area.
Swallowing audibly, he shook his head at Reyes’s demands. “I’m sorry, Captain, I really am, but my captain would have my ass if I let y’all back there.”
The look on Elana’s face said that she was about to have a giant piece of it if he didn’t.
Sorcha made a mental note to never anger Elana to that level. It was almost as scary as riding in a driverless antique car.
“This is not a game. One of my finest detectives was arrested for no reason. I want to speak to the watch commander, now. And anyone else who’s in charge. I suggest you get them up here immediately.”
Again, the sergeant gulped audibly. “Yes, ma’am.”
Just as he reached for the phone, the door behind him opened. A captain came through it with Luke trailing. Both were laughing, as was the detective behind them.
Sorcha exchanged a confused glance with Elana.
