The Killing Ground (foxx files)
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Rebecca opened the folder and pulled out six pictures. She slid them across the table silently. Pictures of every victim besides Julie stared back at Meghan. She began to rock back and forth, the instinct to flee overwhelming. “I’m not saying anything else.”
“You don’t have to.” Rebecca stood up. “I’m sure that the jury will just love the fact that you took pictures of your victims, and that each one of those pictures was found in a hidden access panel that only your fingerprint would open. And as far as your crazy plea goes, I hope you do a much better job acting for the jury.”
Meghan stared back at her, unmasked fury in her eyes. “You won’t get away with this. I’m coming after you too.” Meghan shoved her chair back and lunged at Rebecca. No sooner than she jumped, her face was slammed into the table, and her arms were twisted behind her.
Rebecca leaned over the table almost in Meghan’s face and sneered. “No, my dear…” Rebecca said softly. “I’ve already gotten away with it.”
She watched them drag Meghan from the room then slumped against the wall. It was over.
Chapter 27
Rebecca grabbed Jordan’s coat and held it out for her to step into. “Here.”
“I can do it myself.” Jordan shrugged herself into the arms and winced when it hit her wounded arm. The cut from Meghan's knife was healing slowly, but the muscle still ached at even the lightest contact.
“Are you always going to be this stubborn?” Rebecca pulled Jordan’s coat around her and kissed her softly. “’Cause last time I checked, you are my girlfriend, and we help each other with stuff like that.”
Jordan smiled ruefully. “I’m learning slowly. I’m a work in progress, remember?”
Rebecca stood on her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around Jordan’s neck, pressing her lips tightly against hers. She pulled away and murmured against her lips. “Yes, I know. I figure I might as well stick around long enough to see how you turn out.”
Jordan chuckled throatily, her eyes dancing mischievously. “I like the sound of that. You sticking around I mean. Maybe I’ll just slow down my progress and keep you around a bit longer.”
Rebecca reached down and smacked her bottom playfully. “You are incorrigible.”
“That’s why you love me.” Jordan teased and pulled Rebecca into her for a long kiss. She felt the heat in her neck rise and a pull in her loins. Begrudgingly, she broke the kiss, but not before it left them both breathless. “We should get going.”
Rebecca swallowed. “Umm, yeah. I’m thinking that is a good idea.” She followed Jordan to the front door, grabbing her purse on the way. “Taking your car?”
“Only if you drive.” Four months ago, Jordan would never have dreamed of saying that. Her 370Z was her baby, but she was still nursing a wounded arm and driving a stick was cumbersome if not painful.
Rebecca smiled. “Deal.” She had never been a car person, but driving Jordan’s 370Z was like sex with a lover. The hum of the engine underneath you, fingers skillfully coaxing it to higher levels of pleasure. The feel of pure adrenaline when you relax and let go.
The ride to the courthouse was quiet. It couldn’t be helped. Meghan Mercer would stand trial today for the cold-blooded murders of nine people. Neither woman had a doubt that she would go away for a very long time, but the case had been too close to home for both of them and reliving it was going to be hell.
Rebecca slid the car into a spot and turned the car off. She turned to Jordan. “You ready?”
“More than.” Jordan unconsciously rubbed her arm.
They weaved their way through a throng of media, dodging questions the entire way with firm “no comments” thrown to random faces. The doors shut behind them, and Rebecca breathed a sigh of relief. “God, I’m ready for this to be over. The press was ready to vilify us for messing up. Now we are the heroes. I just want this done, so we can move on with our lives.”
Jordan squeezed her hand reassuringly and pushed the door to the courtroom open. They sat down behind the prosecutor’s table. The room was oddly empty. The judge had ordered a closed trial, and the room was devoid of the normal volume of media and spectators.
The bailiff led Meghan in minutes later. She was dressed in orange scrubs that categorized her as a maximum-security prisoner. The letters D.O.C. emblazoned the front of her v-neck shirt. Her hands and feet were cuffed and chained together.
The chain rattled quietly as she shuffled past them. Her gaze flicked to Rebecca, and her steps paused. She sneered menacingly and licked her lips as if she were an animal tasting the blood of her prey after the kill.
Rebecca shivered. Not from fear, but from the cold chill of pure evil. She felt Jordan’s strong hand on hers, and she could breathe again.
Meghan pulled her eyes from Rebecca with a smirk. She slid into an empty seat next to her attorney, her face now devoid of any expression.
The judge entered from his chambers, and the bailiff’s voice broke through the quiet. “All rise for the Honorable Judge Maddux.”
The next few moments were a blur. Rebecca saw a lot of things in her time as a Detective. Things she never wanted to see again. She wanted to close her eyes and take them out of here. She wanted not to relive the horrors she still saw every night. She glanced sideways and saw Jordan’s jaw clenched. She was her strength. Jordan was the person that made everything all right again.
For a second, it was just the two of them once more, and Rebecca knew no matter what happened during the trial, no matter what she would face in the future, she could face all of that with Jordan by her side. She squeezed her hand once again and when she looked forward, it wasn’t the courtroom she saw anymore. It was her life. Her future. Her forever with the woman she loved.
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