Jason shoved open the door to Rowan's holding room. Inside, Rowan was convulsing on the bunk, two officers struggling to keep him still.

The place was a wreck-vomit splattered across the floor, the cot pushed sideways.

One officer gripped a syringe, ready to inject.

"What's in that?" Jason snapped, snatching the syringe away. "Who said you could do this? Why isn't he at the hospital?"

"It's just a sedative. He's too slippery. We can't risk taking him out," the officer replied, a little defensive. "Orders from up top."

Jason didn't waste time. He shoved the officer aside, glancing at Hank, who'd just come in. "Go get the car. We're taking him to the hospital. I'll take the heat."

"Jason, we don't have clearance. If something happens, you can't cover for this

But Jason was already clicking open his handcuffs, snapping one end onto himself and the other onto Rowan. The room went quiet.

He shot the others a hard look. "Out of the way."

With Rowan now literally attached to him, escape was off the table. The officers had nothing left to argue.

to help, and together they half-carried, half-dragged

furious, and his boss was definitely going to be breathing down

now he'd handed his superiors the perfect excuse to come after him

frantic round in the ER, Rowan pulled through. He lay in bed, wiped


scars running all over Rowan's body—raw, ugly things that made even

for men. Truth is,

lips quirking in a half-hearted smirk. "Thought this was it

were poisoned. What happened?" Jason asked. "No way someone inside would risk

just glanced at

did anything wrong, the law will deal with her. Don't try any tricks.

would

to himself, timing it so Jason

don't know what you're talking about. Ate dinner, stomach started hurting,

in with the pills already hidden, swallowing them on purpose to drag Autumn

all eyes would turn to her. If things

tone

guilt. That's not helping her. You actually leverage before Now? You're just giving them an excuse to call it suicide and


had some

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