Detecting Love (ENEMIES TO LOVERS-DETECTIVES)

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝟗: 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓸𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓼 (𝓐𝓭𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓷)

"If it isn't my dear friend, Daniel Branko". I say sarcastically. 

Behind him, Eleanor in a chair, her legs and arm tied. What a site. 

Several officers stand behind me, and heir guns drawn and aimed at the man. More officers flood the room, releasing Eleanor out of the chair. 

Before I got here. Let's just say I got my information from one of the men who attacked Eleanor and I in the building. I found him, desperately trying to crawl his way out the door. The poor guy. 

While I had my gun to his head, it scared the living day lights out of him? I mean I can't blame him, who wants to face death twice in a row? 

He confessed that the man who took Eleanor, goes by the name 'Daniel Branko'.  

Low and behold, the guy was spot on. 

While I was lying on the ground, semi unresponsive. I still had the strength to quickly take a picture of the car plate and forwarded the message to the department. 

The FBI traced the illegal car plate and swiftly cross referenced the captured plate number with law enforcement databases that housed records of stolen vehicles, missing persons, and vehicles of interest. Once they discovered the car plate was illegal, and under the name of 'Daniel Banko' they were able to pin point his location, leading me to him. 

In an underground bunker, there were heavy reinforced steel doors and walls, locks and bolts. Abandoned weaponry and ammunition crates scattered littered the area. Broken furniture, and windows were either covered with cardboard or nailed shut with wooden boards. 

Eventually we found a staircase leading down to a basement, surveillance cameras greeted us. Unexpectedly, our presence triggered off the security system, setting off flashing red lights and blaring alarms. Men came storming out of a door at the end of the hallway. 

And this is where we are now. 

"Special Agent Adrian King" Branko utters my name with an air of expectancy. 

"I had a feeling you would arrive."

"Really? well pardon my tardiness but you are under arrest. You will be taken into questioning. 

"It's a shame, you missed the introduction between Eleanor and me." He says just as hes being handcuffed. 

When he says Eleanor I look over at her but shes already staring at me with anger looming all over her face. 

Without hesitation, she rises and storms out, pushing me in the process. 

*****

The drive in the car was a silent one. 

Elanor and I, are in the backseat of the police car, as we are being driven back to the department. Eleanor anger radiates from her, shes tense and has her hand balled in a fist on her lap. 

Every so often I glance over at Eleanor but she continues to stare out the window paying me no mind. 

Why is she so mad? She has not uttered a word since I arrived. I saved her life, and she didn't say thank you, or not even give me a second glance. Why is it that when I do something kind, considerate, she denies it and reacts the opposite? 

It's maddening, trying to figure her out. Is it something that I said?, did?, should I have not saved her life? was that what she really wanted? I can't tell. 

But leaving her behind wasn't an option. It wasn't even something I considered. I would never. Not just because it's human decency, nice or whatever bullshit. I care for her too much.