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necessary,” he growled.
    Shooting the bodies sprawled across the floor a brief look of contempt, Marx smoothed his uniform. “Take the rest of the afternoon off. I expect to see you back here tomorrow. Hopefully by then you’ll have your head on straight.”
    His eyes narrowed at the lack of time, but he said nothing.
    “Inform Reevers you’re leaving and get someone to clean up this mess,” Marx ordered with a hint of disgust.
    Dragging his bloody hands through his hair, Sebastian watched the commander leave. Once alone, his pale gaze riveted on the guard lingering to his left.
    “You heard the man,” he bit out coldly. “Get them out of here and get out of my sight.”
    “Sir…I…”
    Sebastian cut him off with a sharp wave of his hand. “I’m not interested in your apologies. If you ever point a gun at my head again, someone will be scraping you off the floor as well. Is that clear?”
    “Yes, sir. Extremely.”
    Shooting him a dour look, Sebastian shouldered past and made his way into the corridor. Josh was lying in wait. His partner immediately sprung off the wall, his blue eyes wide and bewildered.
    “Jesus, Baas,” he said, lifting his hands in a precursory search. “What the hell happened in there? Are you okay?”
    Sebastian batted him away without losing stride. “I’m fine,” he muttered. “I’m grabbing a shower and going home. You’re going to have to take things over until tomorrow.”
    “Tomorrow?” Josh jogged a few steps to catch up. Worry and disbelief crawled across the creases lining his brow. “Are you serious? That’s all the time he’s giving you?”
    “Does it look like either one of us are in the mood to joke around?”
    “No, Baas. It doesn’t.” Josh scrubbed a hand across his jaw and shook his head. “Jesus. I know the guy is an ass sometimes, but that’s a bit ridiculous. Is Taylor even going to be out of the hospital by then?”
    Sebastian froze, causing his partner to stumble beside him. As much as he tried to keep his temper under control, he could feel the venom etch his features. Josh flinched, seeing the same.
    “Did you really expect anything different, Josh?” Drawing a deep breath, he reminded himself that none of this was his partner’s fault. “I didn’t mean to snap at you. I don’t know. All I know right now is they want to keep Taylor a few more hours for observation. There’s a lot going on and I don’t have any answers.”
    “What can I do, Baas?”
    “You can start by finding her car. This wasn’t an accident.”
    “Wait…what?” Josh said, fumbling to grab his arm. “What’re you talking about?”
    “Someone tampered with her car. From the sounds of it, they punched the brakes as well. I want that vehicle swept from top to bottom for prints, fibers, anything that will get me some answers.”
    “Yeah, okay, buddy. You got it.”
    Sebastian thumped his shoulder in a brief show of gratitude. Josh’s voice halted him halfway down the hall.
    “Hey—do you want me to call Mo and see if she will sit with Taylor for a few days?”
    He paused and mulled the offer over. As convenient as it would be, he didn’t want his sister on the road by herself. Not until he had a better idea of what was going on and who was behind it. “Not yet. Until we find out what happened, it would be best if you saw to it that she stayed home. I’ll call you later.”
     
    *~*~*
     
    Taylor breathed a quiet sigh of relief as the garage door rolled shut behind them. As heavenly as those first few breaths of fresh air had been upon leaving the hospital, the blinding sun had wreaked havoc on her head. She’d tried to search for Rupert when they’d pulled through the gates, but the light felt like hot pokers lancing her eyes and she’d been forced to close them. Beside her, Sebastian killed the motor and shifted in his seat to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear and spring her seatbelt free.
    “Stay put, baby,” he ordered softly. “I don’t want you