"I have the warrant in the van." Tony's eyebrow went up, and he glanced at the other cops.
"I can tell you for certain that we haven't had any werewolves arrested and let out on bail.
Since when does our department give arrest warrants to bounty hunters? I'm inclined to agree with Mercy--you must be mistaken." Holbrook kept his attention on Sam, but Green and Tony both showed better sense.
"Officer Holbrook," I said, "you could make things a lot easier on my friend here if you didn't look him in the eye.
He won't do anything." I hoped.
"But the wolf instincts tell him that direct eye contact is a challenge." Holbrook looked at me.
"Thank you, ma'am," he said.
"I appreciate the information." "The warrant's in the van," said Heart.
"I can have my assistant bring it here." While the police were talking to Heart and me, Adam, Zee, and Gabriel had been doing their best to fade into the background.
But I caught motion out of the corner of my eye: Zee, catching Adam's attention.
When he had it, he tilted his head toward the storage yard across the street.
Like Adam, I followed Zee's gesture with my eyes and spotted it right away.
On top of the nearest storage unit was something that blended in with the red metal roof.
With enough glamour, a fae can take on the appearance of any living thing, but something inanimate--like a roof--is harder.
I couldn't see what he or she was, just that something was there.
It took less than an instant, and I pulled my eyes away quickly so as not to alert the fae creature of our notice.
"Ben," Adam said very quietly.
"What did you say?" asked Tony.
Ben was leaning against the van and chatting up Tanya-the- Bounty-Hunter's-Woman, Leather Boy (Heart's too- handsome sidekick), and Tech-Girl.
They all must have had really bad instincts, because they were flushed and smiling.
When Adam spoke, Ben looked over to his Alpha.
The van would hide him from the fae on the rooftop--but it would also hide the fae from him.
"Nothing important," Adam said, while he made a few unobtrusive gestures with his right hand, about hip level.
Ben made a gesture in return, and Adam closed his fist, then opened it.
"Who are you, anyway?" asked Heart.
"You were going to show us this warrant?" asked Tony, changing the subject.
By the van, Ben smiled.
He ducked his head, said something to the people he was talking with that had them all looking our way, then walked casually around the end of the van.
I couldn't see him as he crossed the street because of the van, but I saw the fae notice him and drop off the far side of the warehouse.
Heart said, "Bring it on over, sweetheart." I understood then that they had some sort of mic system that allowed her to hear everything we said.