Free Apprehension by Yvette Hines

the conference room they'd all been in for the past hour discussing the drug traffickers.
    Popping the cap off a marker, Captain Russell began to make drawings that resembled a football diagram. "I spoke with Chief Dennison and Sheriff Pyle. We've all decided that our best plan of attack against these guys is a good solid roadblock." He turned back toward his men, waving the marker as he spoke.
    "There may only be one main interstate that runs through Claremont from Florida, but there are several ways to branch off it and travel around." Facing the board again, he made a few more X's and O's. "Now, these are the areas we will cover. As you can see we're goin' need all of the law enforcement workin'
    together at the same time to make this happen."
    "Any questions?" Snapping the cap on the marker, he waited.
    "Does this mean we all will be on duty every night until they come through here again?" Thor asked, leaning back in his chair in the first row and trying to ignore the pain in his ass from sitting in the hard plastic seat for so long. Add it to the nagging feeling in his knee, which only acted up when he sat still; he was more than ready for the session to end.
    "Nope. The schedule will remain just as it is. The only difference is everyone will be on call. As soon as these guys are spotted, you need to get to your position point in record time."
    Captain Russell picked up a small stack of papers and passed them out to his team.
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    Thor glanced down at his copy of the town and city limits map. He sighed with relief when he located his name with a few more officers from the other two law enforcement departments.
    Since he was on desk duty this week, he'd been afraid they may have considered leaving him out of the detail.
    "We're going to catch these guys and sooner or later they'll all learn to stay out of our county. If there's nothin' else, you all can go."
    The room was silent. When all the men were dismissed, Thor stood to exit the room. It was his day off and he had his own plan of action to execute tonight.
    "Officer Zeller," the Captain called out to him, halting Thor at the door.
    Stepping to the side, Thor allowed his other teammates to pass. "Yeah, Captain?"
    "I just wanted to check on how you were doin'?"
    "I feel great. My leg gets a little stiff now and then, but I'm fine. I wouldn't jeopardize the team just to be part of the show."
    Captain Russell eyed him for a moment. "Glad to here it."
    Extending his arm, he patted Thor on the shoulder. "You're still on desk for a while. But, whenever all this goes down, you're in."
    "Thanks, Captain."
    Thor waited until his boss left the room, then popped his cell phone out of his pocket and punched in a number.

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Liza heard Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 begin to play as she hustled across the campus of Florida State to her advisor's office. Pulling her cell phone out of its side pouch on her purse, she eyed the caller I.D. screen. Finally locating it, she smiled when she saw it was Thor. She'd given him her number one day while he was healing at home just in case he needed something.
    He'd never used it.
    "Hello, Thor."
    "Hi, princess. I want to see you tonight."
    Damn, his deep voice sounded good. She'd missed him over the week. Purposely, she'd kept her distance from him since he'd gotten better, needing him to show her that this relationship of sorts wasn't one-sided. She was old-fashioned in a sense and desired him to make the next move. "I'm at school now, but I 60

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    should be done in an hour our so. Then I just have a quick stop by the children's home and tell the kids goodbye. What time?"
    "Can you come here when you finish?"
    "Yes."
    "I'll see you then."
    They ended the call and she continued her brisk strut across campus with a little pep in her step. After she turned in her thesis to her professor, school would be complete.

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Two hours later, Liza walked out of the Sacred Hearts children's home. It amazed her how dark