Jax is a cop by choice and to honor his father who was killed in the line of duty. His allegiance to his fellow officers and his code of ethics are the ruling factors of his life. At a hideous crime scene, when he finds an unconscious young man holding a bloody machete, Jax confronts a quandary. He can hardly believe this beautiful youth could have committed this atrocity, but if not, who did?<br /><br />Gabriel awakens to blood and horror&#x2014;and to a total blank of who he is, what has happened, and how he got there. He finds himself charged with horrific multiple murders. Unless he can regain his memory, how can he prove he&#x2019;s not guilty?<br /><br />Protective custody soon assumes new aspects as Jax and Gabriel develop a strange friendship that wants to blossom into much more. Can someone be guilty by innocence?

Guilty By Innocence

Morning came too soon. Shifts weren’t changed just because you didn’t get to bed until almost daybreak. After downing a quart of terrible coffee, Jax felt awake enough to get behind the wheel. The first place he went was the hospital. If that Latino kid had gotten away…


But the youth hadn’t. The head nurse told Jax the patient was ready to be released. “Not a thing wrong with him,” she said. “Well, the concussion, but he’s cleared to check out. Don’t worry. Your orders were obeyed—he wasn’t to go anywhere until the cops came for him, so he’s waiting for you. I’ll have an aide bring him down. We always wheel ‘em out, you know, dead or alive.”


Jax gave her a crooked grin. “Yeah, I know. Policy. About as insane as some of ours.”


Chapter 3