AND I HAVE BLEMISH—FREE TAMNED SKIN.MY EYES ARE THE DARKEST SHADE
         
         OF EMERALD IMAGINABLE AND I STAND A WILLOWY FIVE—FOOT—EIGHT INCHES
         
         TALL.MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I HAD BEEN REALLY SMALL.
         
            “BREANNA,I TOLD YOU ABOUT,NUMBER ONE, GOING OUT ON YOUR OWN
         AND ARRESTING SOMEONE,AND NUMBER TWO,FLIRTING WITH CAPITAN GREENE.
         
         BREE,YOU’RE NOT A HOT—SHOT AROUND HERE.YOU’RE A KID WITH A SCARY
         
         REP.” DAD LOOKED AT ME.I LOOKED AT HIM,GIVING HIM MY LITTLE
         
         GIRL,FULL—LIPPED POUT.
         
            “DADDY,I HAVE A JOB TO DO.I TOOK THE TRAINING NOW I’M READY
         FOR THE REAL WORLD.”I SAID GIVING HIS TALL AND SLIM FIGURE A
         
         HUG.HE BRUSHED HIS DARK HAIR FROM HIS FACE AND LOOKED AT ME
         
         STERNLY.
         
            “YOU COULD GET HURT.” HE SAID.
           “I COULD WIN A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FOR BEING AN EXAMPLE TO
         KIDS ALL OVER THE WORLD.” DAD SMILED AND PATTED MY HEAD.
           “YOU’LL DO THE PAPER WORK?” HE ASKED.I GRINNED DEVILISHLY.
         “BREANN A?”
           “OF COURSE.NOW I HAVE A DATE.” I KISSED HIS CHEEK AND WALKED
         OUT.I SPOTTED JEFFEREY MILES RIGHT AWAY.HIS BROAD SHOULDERED
         
         FRAME WAS LEANED AGAINST THE THRESHOLD.HIS LEATHER BOMBER
         
         JACKET WAS THROWN OVER ONE SHOULDER AND HIS BLOND HAIR WAS SLICKED
         
         BACK AND THE BOTTOM OF IT TOUCHED HIS SHOULDER.MY HEART THUDDED
         
         WILDLY IN MY CHEST.I PULLED ALL MY HAIR OVER ONE SHOULDERAND
         
         FLUFFED UP MY BANGS.I PULLED OUT MY HANDCUFFS AND OPENED THEM.I
         
         SNUCK UP TO HIM FROM BEHIND AND SNAPPED IT OVER HIS WRIST.
         
           “YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND
         WILL BE HELD AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
         
         AN ATTORNEY,IF YOU DO SO DESIRE TO TALK WITH ONE AND CANNOT
         
         AFFORD ONE,ONE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE COURT.DO YOU UNDERSTAND
         
         THESE RIGHTS?” JEFFEREY SMILED,DISPLAYING HIS PERFECT WHITE
         
         TEETH.
         
           “NO I DON’T,PLEASE REPEAT THEM.” HE TURNI~D AROUND ADN PICiED
         ME UP.I THREW MY AR~ AROUND HIS NECK.iIE LOOKED AT HIS