CHAPTER 20. Must be out of his mind

  Chloe's head was banging like she had downed thirty pints of alcohol the previous night. Groaning slightly as she sat up, Chloe wondered what could be the cause of her discomfort.

  Something on her bed buzzed before she could figure that out.

  As she reached for the satchel tucked within her sheets, a loud sneeze came causing her even more distress. Sniffling, she took out her smartwatch, and with the quick decision of taking a risk at that moment, she didn't bother to get off her bed.

  She was feeling too weak anyway.

  "Agent Pepper here," she said when she connected her headset.

  "What on freaking bollocks earth do you think you are doing, Pepper?"

  "Agent Markings?" She recognized that angry voice anywhere. She hated that angry voice and the man who yielded it, he just always got on her nerves.

  "No Chloe, this is your mother." Chloe just had to manage a sigh and an eye roll at his sarcasm. "Why on earth are you helping a suspect?"