at me. His face then screwed up in anger and he charged me. I redirected his force and let him carry himself into the wall. He dropped like a bag of rocks. When he didn’t get up but blinked at me with a dazed expression, I grinned. “I bet that felt pretty fucking real.”
The curtain to the VIP room flew back and several Pittsburgh Police Officers stampeded in. I raised my hands in surrender. “He attacked her.” I nodded in Alexa’s direction. “And I’m pretty sure he’s on something.”
One of the cops moved to Devlin and started frisking him. It only took him a moment to find what I was hoping he would. He pulled a plastic bag with while powder from Devlin’s inside vest pocket. He glanced at his partner and whipped his handcuffs off his belt. “You’re under arrest…”
I didn’t bother to listen to the rest of Devlin getting his rights read, the situation was in hand. I needed to make sure Alexa was taken care of. I turned to the other cop. “Can you please call a paramedic for her?”
“Already on the way,” he snapped gruffly. “While we wait I need for you to give me your statement.”
“Of course.” I told him what I’d seen and how I’d reacted, but the entire time all I could think of was Alexa. I stared over the cop’s shoulder and watched her, hoping she would wake up soon. The longer she stayed unconscious the more worried I grew. The only assuring factor was the deep rise and fall of her chest. Just as I was finished talking, the same paramedic that had come to the hotel when Alexa had been passed out rushed into the room. I heaved a sigh of relief. Everything would be okay…at least I hoped.
Chapter Fifteen
~Alexa
“Alexa? Alexa, can you hear me?”
I swatted at whoever was trying to wake me up. I was so tired and everything was spinning. “Sleeping. Leave me alone,” I grumbled and tucked myself into a little ball.
“Alexa, you need to wake up.”
Sudden light appeared in front of my left eye as someone peeled open my eyelid. “What the hell?” I jolted up and nearly knocked my face right into David’s. But it wasn’t him that had been abusing my sensitive eyes. Crouched right beside me on the floor was a paramedic with a tiny flashlight. He addressed David instead of me.
“She seems fine, no signs of a concussion, but I’d recommend following up at the hospital or at the very least with a general practitioner tomorrow. She doesn’t seem to be having much luck lately. A good thing she has you.”
“Thank you.” David stood and shook the elderly paramedic’s hand. “I’ll make sure she follows up with a doctor.”
“David—” I glanced around the empty VIP room—no Devlin—no Tara— No one was there except for me and David, since the paramedic had just left. “What happened?” A flash of David hitting the floor played across my mind’s eye. I lifted my throbbing head up so I could better see his face. Except for his split lip, he seemed to be completely unmarred.
David dropped down beside me, his cerulean eyes skimming over me, studying, assessing. “How do you feel?”
My nostrils flared with annoyance. “Answer the damn question. What happened?”
“Look, Alexa, just because I don’t buy into that stupid alpha male bullshit, and I don’t spend half of my life in the gym, doesn’t mean I can’t take care of myself, or you.” He tapped the end of his finger on his lip. “Devlin may have gotten the first punch, and yeah, it was a doozy, but…like I said…I can take care of myself.” His lip cracked open and started to bleed again as he spoke. “We need to get out of here. Do you want to make your statement now or go down to the station later?”
My eyes widened as far as they could go. “What? Who called the cops?”
“The manager. He didn’t want any trouble for the club. Devlin had some cocaine on him so they took him in.”
My head pounded with the same rhythm as my heart beat. “Not now. I just want
The curtain to the VIP room flew back and several Pittsburgh Police Officers stampeded in. I raised my hands in surrender. “He attacked her.” I nodded in Alexa’s direction. “And I’m pretty sure he’s on something.”
One of the cops moved to Devlin and started frisking him. It only took him a moment to find what I was hoping he would. He pulled a plastic bag with while powder from Devlin’s inside vest pocket. He glanced at his partner and whipped his handcuffs off his belt. “You’re under arrest…”
I didn’t bother to listen to the rest of Devlin getting his rights read, the situation was in hand. I needed to make sure Alexa was taken care of. I turned to the other cop. “Can you please call a paramedic for her?”
“Already on the way,” he snapped gruffly. “While we wait I need for you to give me your statement.”
“Of course.” I told him what I’d seen and how I’d reacted, but the entire time all I could think of was Alexa. I stared over the cop’s shoulder and watched her, hoping she would wake up soon. The longer she stayed unconscious the more worried I grew. The only assuring factor was the deep rise and fall of her chest. Just as I was finished talking, the same paramedic that had come to the hotel when Alexa had been passed out rushed into the room. I heaved a sigh of relief. Everything would be okay…at least I hoped.
Chapter Fifteen
~Alexa
“Alexa? Alexa, can you hear me?”
I swatted at whoever was trying to wake me up. I was so tired and everything was spinning. “Sleeping. Leave me alone,” I grumbled and tucked myself into a little ball.
“Alexa, you need to wake up.”
Sudden light appeared in front of my left eye as someone peeled open my eyelid. “What the hell?” I jolted up and nearly knocked my face right into David’s. But it wasn’t him that had been abusing my sensitive eyes. Crouched right beside me on the floor was a paramedic with a tiny flashlight. He addressed David instead of me.
“She seems fine, no signs of a concussion, but I’d recommend following up at the hospital or at the very least with a general practitioner tomorrow. She doesn’t seem to be having much luck lately. A good thing she has you.”
“Thank you.” David stood and shook the elderly paramedic’s hand. “I’ll make sure she follows up with a doctor.”
“David—” I glanced around the empty VIP room—no Devlin—no Tara— No one was there except for me and David, since the paramedic had just left. “What happened?” A flash of David hitting the floor played across my mind’s eye. I lifted my throbbing head up so I could better see his face. Except for his split lip, he seemed to be completely unmarred.
David dropped down beside me, his cerulean eyes skimming over me, studying, assessing. “How do you feel?”
My nostrils flared with annoyance. “Answer the damn question. What happened?”
“Look, Alexa, just because I don’t buy into that stupid alpha male bullshit, and I don’t spend half of my life in the gym, doesn’t mean I can’t take care of myself, or you.” He tapped the end of his finger on his lip. “Devlin may have gotten the first punch, and yeah, it was a doozy, but…like I said…I can take care of myself.” His lip cracked open and started to bleed again as he spoke. “We need to get out of here. Do you want to make your statement now or go down to the station later?”
My eyes widened as far as they could go. “What? Who called the cops?”
“The manager. He didn’t want any trouble for the club. Devlin had some cocaine on him so they took him in.”
My head pounded with the same rhythm as my heart beat. “Not now. I just want
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