CHAPTER 5
DOMINIC’S PRAYER HAD disarmed her. Put her in a vulnerable position until she divulged the whole story. She still wasn’t sure it was the right thing to do, but at least she got through her recitation calmly. No more choking heaves or suffocating sobs.
When she finished, she searched his face for any telltale signs of anger or disbelief. Had she done it? Had she broken the unwritten code of police procedures and exposed a bad cop?
Would he say the whole thing was her fault, that she or Reuben instigated the confrontation? Would he even believe her?
Dominic was tugging at his short beard hairs. “And you say when the fight was all said and done, the cop who attacked you was gone? Just like that?”
“Yeah.” Her voice was weak. What time was it? Exhaustion clung to her individual m
