Chapter 74: Investigation

Chapter 74: Investigation
Belle's POV 

It's a piece of torn fabric, hanging on a jagged edge.

I took a glimpse at miles, he had exposed his eyes again and they widen with interest.

He whispered questions about the investigation, but I kept hushing him with a frown.

He watched intently as my team and I searched, intrigued by the process and it's obvious he's mind blown.

I tried to balance my professional focus with awareness of his presence.

I briefed my team pointing out potential risks in the layout, planning our next move.

He seems dumb over the whole situation and I gave him a quick tour explanation as I point out clues like footsteps and fabric.

"So you believe you'd catch the suspect with these clue?" Miles voiced out loudly kissing his teeth and I slapped my forehead, as he has drawn the attention of my team again.

Liam appeared in front of him, staring into his eyes.

"I've seen these eyes before" Liam assert, desperating wanting to take the helmet from miles head and I hit his hands from off miles.

"We are still researching" I snapped hauling Liam away from miles who glares at him.

As we moved deeper, into the warehouse, my senses heightened as we listened for sounds.

Creaks, footsteps, anything. The suspect wasn't found yet, but leads looked promising.

My instincts tells me we were closing in.

Suddenly, there's a faint noise echoed from an upper level. My head snaps up.

"Over there" I whispered, gesturing to Patrick. They all shifted directions, moving with urgency.

Miles and I locked eyes as there a concern on his face. My expression was intent as I focused on the search.

"Make sure I don't lose my team" I spat to him and he raised a thumb up at my face.

Just immediately he did that, something burst from the roof and miles had to shove me aside.

He covered me in his arms as I felt a vibration. Something has fallen. We were panting hard as I pushed him away from me.

Hastily, I directed my gaze to where the object had fallen only to realize it's a part of the roof that fell between me and my team.

Fear held me as it created a blockage, and the dust that rises affected me but not as the past as I've managed to heal from that.

I couldn't breathe, tensed that I lost my team despite tagging miles along.

Nervously, with shaky hands, I pushed miles away and he slammed his back hard on the wall behind him.

"What have you done!" I cried roaring at him, charged to start a fight.

He whimpers pulling himself from the wall and coughing.

"I did nothing..."

My fist connected to his jaw hard that blood splattered from his mouth.

He stumbled back and then pants. I was fuming, my chest swells as miles away his face to look at me, taken aback by my reaction.

He used his palm to wipe his bleeding mouth and then furrowed his gaze at me.

"What the fuck Belle!" He barked, now calling me my name because it's more serious than it looks.

But then I yelled trying to lung at him but he was swift to move and I ended up falling to the floor.

"Shit!" He mused as I turned to face him on the ground. Miles was walking close to carry me from the ground but I jumped up myself, grabbed my gun and point at him.

"Woo! Easy princess" he said and then spat to the ground but I didn't want to listen to his explanation and out of repulse, I fired at him.

He immediately duck to avoid the bullet, widening his eyes at me and gasping unbelievably.

"What? Did you bring me here to execute me?" He questioned in a eserious tone as his hands were still raised high and stepping closer to me.

"You shouldn't have joked with my teams mate!" I yelled hitting his face with the muzzle of my gun.

"Damn it, I thought we are a team, but you won't change!" He wailed still not taking his eyes off me as I was tensed, having tears in my eyes.

He was so close now that the muzzle of my gun pressed to his chest while I breath harder.

"Go on, shoot me! It's all you're good at, seeing as the bad guy when something wrong happens!" He yells angrily as we both glared at each other.

"I will!" I brawl pressing the trigger yet I couldn't let go of the trigger as I was shivering and purring.

"I dare you!" He screeched and I closed my eyes but then spur in open when my stats made a muffle.

"Detective...Belle? Can you hear me" Tasha voice cuts through the silence between us and I quickly lowered my gun, turning away from miles before answering the call.

"Is everyone safe there" I replied drawing in a long breathe as I almost died of a panic.

"Yes... Norbert is trying to break us in, your side? Is it safe with that hotty?" She asked her voice breaking through the walkie-talkie.

I took a glimpse at miles who still looks offended by my accusation.

"Yeah, we'd also trying getting to you..."

"Oh please, come rescue me from this heartless boss of yours!" Miles snaps and I heard Liam scoffing the background.

"You're lucky to be alive then" Patrick muses and the connection gets terminated.

I felt embarrassed and then fluttered my eyes at him, trying not to belittle myself but it seems he wasn't even looking at me but the blockage created between us.

"Do you have an explosive? Something to blast this thing down" he asked, acting like he wasn't the one I almost snapped his life.

I took out an IED and placed on the wall, gesturing to him to move aside.

He heaves and moves aside as the bomb reads. Fortunately, Liam handed me one before we separated.

It blast and I could feel miles hands on me again, hauling me aside and shielding me from the broken concrete that falls everywhere.