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blinked, her arms dropping. “Really?”
    He lifted an eyebrow. “You want me to argue?”
    “No, I…it’s nice to be talking to a grownup, that’s all.” She gave him a real smile then, a megawatt one that lit up her face and it was all for him. The sight was a kick to his chest, stealing all the breath from his lungs. “I already showered so I just need to change then snag a cup of coffee. I have one of those one-cup machines so if you want, feel free to brew yourself a cup. Or we can just grab some at my work.”
    He nodded and started to respond when a sharp knock on her front door had him straightening. He turned, blocking her body with his as he reached for his weapon.
    “Miami PD, open the door,” a loud male voice said.
    Sawyer’s first instinct was that this was a trap. He moved to the peephole and peered through, aware of Zoe right behind him. There were three men, two wearing police uniforms and one man wearing a suit and tie. Two cruisers were parked at the curb out front. “Show some ID,” he demanded. Sawyer had no clue how devious Klein was and he wasn’t taking any chances with Zoe’s safety.
    The man in the suit straightened and faced the peephole directly. “Zoe, you in there? Answer me.” His tone was concerned.
    Zoe’s hand on Sawyer’s forearm made him look down. “It’s okay, that’s Carlito Duarte. He’s a detective with the police department.” She turned from him and unlocked the door. When she opened it, Sawyer knew immediately that whatever was going on, was bad.
    All three men looked grim, especially the detective. The man looked at Sawyer and assessed him before focusing on Zoe. “Zoe Hansen, I have a warrant for your arrest for the murder of Braddock Klein.”
    “What?” she gasped, reeling back a step.
    Klein was dead? Well that solved one of her problems, but this was just fucked up. Sawyer wanted to haul her back from the men, but knew he’d just make the situation a hell of a lot worse if he got in the way. Because this had to be a setup, no doubt about it.
    The detective with bronzed skin, gray eyes and a GQ thing going on, nodded. “You have the right to an attorney and I’m telling you to exercise that right and not say a fucking word. Got it?” he asked her, his expression tight. Sawyer could tell the man hated doing this part of his job with Zoe.
    Zoe’s expression was one of horror and shock. She looked up at Sawyer as if he could somehow fix the situation. And hell if he wasn’t going to try.
    “Don’t say a word,” he told her. “I’m calling Alex and your brother right now. Where are you taking her?” he asked, turning his attention to the detective.
    “Down to the station.”
    Sawyer nodded and looked at Zoe again as one of the officers stepped forward with handcuffs in his hand. Fuck, no . He didn’t want to let her go and it was clear the detective didn’t like this any better than she did. The sight of the cuffs made Zoe jerk with shock, but she didn’t try to resist.
    “Tell my brother to call our family lawyer and my mom,” she blurted. “And call Gerard Fernandez. He’s my boss. Alex has his information. I don’t know what’s going on, but he was with me before I went to Blue’s last night…” She trailed off as Duarte stilled the man in uniform with the restraints.
    “We’ll cuff her in the cruiser and her hands go in front,” he said quietly.
    Not much, but it was a small show of courtesy, telling Sawyer all he needed to know about the detective. “I’m following you right now and making those calls. You’re not going to jail so just stay quiet until your lawyer gets there, okay? I’m not kidding. Not one single word.”
    Swallowing hard, she nodded, her big brown eyes wide with fear as she let the officers escort her to the waiting police cruiser. What the hell was happening? If Klein had been murdered that was damn fast police work for them to have a suspect already. And there was no way in hell they’d have shown