Free Anything For Love by Ashley Corke Page A

anyone else from going hard on you!” he cried.
    “That sounded like an invitation to a
rendezvous, Detective” I responded, smirking. “Are you attracted to me,
Detective? Do you want me in your bed?”
    “I - I never said that,” Oliver stammered and
I knew I made him blush. My smile grew.
    “You do, don t you?” I pushed. “You want me to
be all yours, Detective. You want me to be crying your name out at night and
not Jett's.”
    “Karma!” He exclaimed, surprising me.
    “You want to be able to say that late at night
as I'm on top of you,” I guess I didn't know when to stop. “I know you've had
wet dreams about me, Detective. I've seen it in your eyes.”
    “I want to help you, Karma. Not bed you,” he
finally retaliated.
    “Bullshit, Detective. If you wanted to help me
-” Oliver cut me off.
    “I know I should have been there when you
called! I know I should have moved faster to get those bastards, Karma!” he
yelled at me, surprising me into silence. “I just want to save you, Karma. Let
me save you.”
    “Jett already did, Detective,” I replied
softly, after a moment of silence where I let everything he just said sink in.
    “Tell me where you are, Karma. Please,” Oliver
begged.
    “For all you know I could be right outside the
precinct. I could be down in Florida or in Kentucky. Maybe you passed me this
morning. Maybe I'm in Texas. Maybe I was the one you gave you your coffee an
hour ago. You wouldn't know, Oliver. I could be watching you right now, longing
for you. Maybe I'm in my bed, wishing you were there with me. You will never
know, Detective Royce. Oliver. You're my guardian angel. And I will be yours
someday. That's a promise.” I then realized that I had been crying.
    “Karma -” I cut him off.
    “See you soon, Detective.” I hung up, wiping
the tears from my cheeks. I mounted Gollum again and took back off towards my
grandmother's.
    As Gollum and I approached my grandmother's an
hour later, I saw an unmarked police car in her driveway and I knew the
detectives had come back. I slowed Gollum and watched on from a distance.
Detective Royce finally came out of my grandmother s house, rubbing his hands
over his face. Detective Royce sure looked rough. Detective Bensley came out
behind him, placing a hand on his back in a comforting gesture. I saw him look
up and I know he looked right at me, because he froze mid-step. I quickly took
off back into the woods and watched from the safety of the shadows as he shook
his head and climbed into his car. I waited until I was sure they weren't
coming back, before returning Gollum to his stall. I brushed him down again and
then went back into the house.
    “Myka honey, the detectives were back,”
Grandma told me immediately.
    “I know, Grandma. Don't worry. We'll leave in
a few days,” I replied before going up to my room. To my surprise, Tylon came
out of a secret hiding place that I had created back three years before then.
    “The detectives came by, Karma,” Tylon told me
immediately.
    “I know. I saw them.”
    “We need to leave soon. We can't be found.”
    “I know Tylon. I already told Grandma,” I
replied. I was slightly depressed. Detective Royce was here. He wanted to help
me so bad. I couldn't hide the fact that I seemed to have developed small
desires for him. It was all just too bad.
    “I love you, Karma Wayward,” Tylon said,
looking at me and smiling. I couldn't help but smile back.
    “I love you, Tylon Wayward.” I kissed him and
we made love right there on the floor of my bedroom.
     

Chapter
Twenty-Six
     
     
    The next day I ventured down to the precinct
and sat across from it, watching people walking in and out. I knew this was
stupid and dangerous, but I couldn't help it. I had to see Detective Royce,
even if it was just from the distance. I wore black jeans and a black tank top
underneath a black sweatshirt with a zipper down the front.
    Finally, I saw him. Wearing a long black
jacket, a black dress shirt with