Chapter seventeen

EMILY'S POV.

"Hey, Melendez," I called with a smile and walked to sit on my chair.

He creased his forehead at me with a smile forming on his face as I sat down. "Wow. Is the AWOL girl back to work, or what?"

I tilted my head at him. "Come on partner, I wasn't AWOL, just busy."

He slowly nodded. "OK. So did you get anything?"

I smiled at him and nodded. "Something big. It turns out we've been working on the same case all along."

He furrowed his brows in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"My investigation about what happened to my best friend is connected to the syndicate group we've been after," I informed him, and it felt good knowing I'm now of help to him.

His forehead was deeply furrowed as the news hit him. "You mean the syndicate was involved with her accident?"

I nodded. "It turns out, and I have good news. We can stop them."

He let out a shaky breath in relief. "Wow. That really is good news."

I smiled. "I honestly wouldn't have thought."

"You know who the leader is?" He asked.

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