Shadow Play

05. Elizabeth

I stood two gap blocks away from the precinct, that's how obsessed I am with stalking my new-found toy.
How did I get the formation that he works here? Well, I've got my ways.

I went through my back door yesterday to eavesdrop on their conversation. That's how I found out he was Mrs. Hamilton's grandson and that he worked at a precinct just two streets away from where I lived.
Jobless little me has got all the time in the world, so I stood there thinking of a reasonable excuse to enter the precinct.

Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes and started walking towards the massive building.
I opened my eyes just in time to see a man with a mask on and on a bicycle heading right towards me. I immediately gave way for him to ride along, but before he could pass me, he grabbed my purse which I was lightly holding onto.

Realization dawned on me as I understood his motive, but before I could react, my purse was gone.

Oh ...no ...no ...he just messed with the wrong person. If that petty thief thought I was one of those girls who would just sit and whine until their knight in shining armour came to save them, then he got another thing coming.
Quickly I switched into my ranger mode and ran after him, it wasn't that long before I caught up with him. I dragged his shirt from behind and the man lost his balance and fell off his bicycle.

Like seriously who uses a bicycle to steal?

I picked up his lanky frame by the hair and grabbed my purse from him.

" Oww... What the hell? Let me go!"

I hit his head with my purse and slapped him across the face. " You scumbag, you dared try to steal from me ...huh?"

I plunged my foot into his stomach and his groin. I watched as he writhed in pain.
" You will pay for this, you're lucky there's a precinct nearby, but first I'll punish you myself."

I punched him in the face twice, and he fell to the ground. Some people stopped to watch a plump lady beating up a lanky guy.
I sighed, why can't people just mind their business?

"Oww!!.. Stop, I'm sorry. Please, I don't want to go to jail."He cried.

I grabbed his hair and pulled him up again. " You should have thought about that before trying to steal from me, now stand properly and walk."

He stood with his legs shaking and started walking. At this rate, it would take us forever to get to the precinct, and so I jabbed his knees. "Move faster!"

He started half running, and soon we were right outside the precinct.
Come to think of it, I didn't know something like this would happen, and now I had the perfect excuse to be here.

I walked gracefully while pulling the man by his hair behind me and trying to hide my smirk.
The counter wasn't crowded, maybe there wasn't much crime today or perhaps the earth was on my side. I had wanted the place to be less filled with people, that way I wouldn't have to pretend or act like a civilized citizen.

I looked around, two men were at the doorposts in their uniforms and quickly got a hold of the man as soon as I walked in.

" What happened?" One of them asked.

"He tried to steal from me, but he wasn't smart enough," I said while searching the place for my target and I caught him. A small smile appeared on my face.

He was sitting behind the counter, eyes trained on me, particularly on my ankle which seemed too fine for a lady he hit just yesterday.

" So sorry for what happened, I assure you that we will handle this."I wasn't paying attention, my focus was on the blonde guy with blue eyes who couldn't seem to get his eyes off my ankle.

" Can I ask Who did this to him ?"The policeman asked, referring to his bruised face.

" It...it was her, she harassed me."The bruised guy shouted while pointing at me.

I scoffed." You tried to steal from me! It's called self-defence."

The policeman didn't look convinced."Self-defence?? When was he trying to steal from you?"

I folded my hands on my chest. " Wait !.. You think I'm lying ?"

He sighed."You know what, Eren will take it from here. I should be leaving now."

That brought a smile to my face and I turned to look at Eren who was glaring at the officer like he wanted to blow his head off.

He got up quickly." Sir, I will be leaving soon. Let Logan do it."

" Why me?" The supposed Logan who had been busy scribbling away on a book protested.

I assumed the policeman was the boss, or he was in a higher position than all of them here.

" You should have left like an hour ago but it looks like you want that night shift, so here's your chance."He said, as he cuffed the thief and handed him to Eren. " Don't forget to get her statement and check the CCTV for evidence."He said, took his bag and left.

It appears that the earth was really in my favour.

"Alright! Let's get this over with ". I batted my eyelashes innocently at him.

"Your ankle looks fine." He gnarled.

I moved closer to him. " Yep, like it has always been."My smile widened.

"The paramedics I sent reported that the house was devoid of a soul, which was just ten minutes after I left."

"Oh, that was because I hid in the closet."I winked at him.

I could hear him gritting his teeth. This was my payback and I haven't even started yet.

He led me to an office, not bordering on offering me a seat. I didn't mind anyway and just sat down with a smirk on my face.

" He stole your purse, right?"

"Yep ".

" And still have the purse with you ?" He raised a brow.

"Of course."

He remained silent, tapping his long veiny fingers on the desk."You know what? Let's cut to the chase. If you can pretend to have a broken ankle, then I have no reason to believe that man stole from you, Mrs. Rhodes."

That was the longest he had spoken since yesterday. "He did steal from me, you can check the cameras. It so happened that the earth did me a favour."

He leaned back on his chair, fixing those blue eyes on me. " Why are you here ?"

I leaned in, not breaking eye contact. " I'm here for you ".

He Raised a brow.

"I want you," I said straight to his face.

He scoffed. " I'm sorry, but I'll pass ".

Not my first rejection, so I was barely affected."That's your opinion, not mine."

He leaned in, our faces barely an inch apart." Be careful what you wish for."

"Nah, I like blind games ". My voice was a low whisper. I would have begun seduction but not yet. He wasn't the type to crack from just one encounter.

He suddenly got up, walking towards the exit."Go home Elizabeth."He threw a last glance at me before striding out of the room.

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