All Chapters of Bounty for the Lycan Princess ~Nichols~: Chapter 51 - Chapter 56

Nick~ The driver turns on the lights and sirens as we haul ass toward downtown LA. He makes it a quick trip to Providence St. John's Medical Center, but it feels like hours. Harley coughs up some blood, which causes palpitations in my chest. The EMT tells me it's not as bad as it looks, but I don't see how it couldn't be. 'What is happening to her, Nick?!' 'I'm not sure, Zeek, other than it's internal.' We back in the ambulance bay, the bright overhead lights fill the squad as the hospital transport opens the doors. I'm asked to exit first, so I did and stepped aside. I'm not paying much attention to the scene as my focus is on Harley. As soon as the medics lowered the legs of Harley's gurney onto the cement, flashes of light came at my face. It would seem that the vultures followed us, but I'm not sure how they caught up with us. Hospital security has been called and is pushing the camera crews back behind a barricade so the medics can get Harley in through the ER's double slid

Nick~ The only positive thing about being in police custody is that the press is kept at bay as the officers get me out of the car. The door behind me closes, and I'm led into a part of the station I've never seen before. Inside, three cops surround me as they rotate the cuffs from my back to the front. I'm instructed to sit on the wall and keep my mouth shut. Once it's my turn in Central Booking, they empty my pockets at the desk. The deputy hands me a pencil to sign the form as he places my belongings into a folder and seals it. Then, I am fingerprinted and taken to yet another unknown part of the department, where Captain Howard is waiting, and he shakes his head at me. "Is this what you meant by a shitshow, Captain?" Howard takes a deep breath and shoves his hands in his pockets. "Nick, I'm going to be honest; it doesn't look good. Seeing as how there is no body, dead or alive, to back up your claim, and the DA has two eyewitnesses claiming you threatened to kill him."

Nick~ My wolf growls, and my hands scrub over my face as I scan the documents. I see the phrases, factors determining the charge, reasonableness of force, intent, and malice, and my personal favorite, voluntary manslaughter. "Have you seen Kyle?" "Yes, he told me to tell you he is with Harley." My heart hammered in my chest, and I rose from my chair and walked further across the table. "How is she?" "She is conscious, alert, and stable right now. You need to focus on your situation, Nick. There are going to be some tough questions thrown your way, and you need to have some suitable answers." "Captain Howard has already been here. He tells me they are still searching for Steve, and I am confident they will find him. Case solved!" Seth shook his head at me and raised his hands. "I strongly suggest you have no more conversations with Capt. Howard or any other police official. Things are very different here from where you come from." "I trust Howard, and I'm seeing that." I