•Detective Alexander Radley•
Badge 17726
As we walked upstairs Richard's face was emotionless. He only stared ahead silently with a death grip on Selena's arm. She walked in between us and a few feet away from her room she grabbed my hand and held it until we had to part ways. She pulled her hand away and I felt a small crumpled piece of paper now in my hand.
"Good Night Robert." Richard finally said and Selena gave me a look and I could see fear. I opened my mouth to protest when he pulled Selena in and slammed the door.
I stood there for a few moment and listened, but heard nothing. After a while a few people passed by and stared at me as if I were creeping on other people.
So I returned to my room and then remembered the note Selena had slipped me.
"Alex, he's on to us! He read your credit card and knows who you are, so he knows we've lied. I need you to run! Ask to switch hotel rooms and tell them not to let ANYONE know. I'll be fine but you need to hide because if and when he finds you, he'll be very mad. So run! Just run, now!"
I read the note and started collecting my things. I called the lobby and asked to switch rooms. Just as I was about to walk out to my new room I heard a woman screaming, "No! Don't you dare lay a finger on him Ronaldo!" Only for a man to shout back, "How did you know my real name?! Why you little- Ow!"
Then I realized that the shouts came from Selena's room. I dropped everything and ran to her door only to find it ajar. The room was dark except for one single lamp on the floor. I slowly walked in and flipped the switch, light flooding the recked room with two people fighting in the middle.
Richard and Selena.
Richard had blood all over his face, seeming to come from a broken nose, a busted lip, and multiple cuts on his cheek. He was seething with anger and looked up at me in surprise, only to be kicked in the face by an angry Selena.
She glanced up at me and many emotions flooded her face, most which I couldn't identify. All I know is that she could kick some butt since that man three times her size was now on the floor moaning in pain.
She glared down at Richard, whose real name was Ronaldo, then in a matter of seconds rushed to me and leap into my arms, hugging me.
"Alex, you're safe! He was bluffing when he said he had more men, but I could never be too sure..." She whispered holding me tightly. I slowly and cautiously put my arms around her and hugged her back.
"How did you know his real name? And why did you need to find him, seeing as you two weren't friends and all. And where did you learn how to fight?" I asked setting her down and removing my arms from around her waist. She slowly took her arms off my shoulder and just looked at me for a few seconds before saying, "I'm a friend of Katie..."
"Oh, and she wanted me to do this, I mean I do do it to every man I help during a case but I wasn't sure in this case it would be appropriate but..." Selena said and stood up on her tip toes and kissed my cheek, running a still perfectly manicured hand through my hair, gaining a confused smile from me.
She stepped back and smiled sadly before whispering, "Sorry, but I do this to every man I work with..." Then everything went black as I collapsed on the floor with a confused grin on my face.
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