At Close Range by Laura Griffin

Author:Laura Griffin [Griffin, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Suspense, Thrillers, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781476761763
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2017-01-31T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Fifteen minutes later she was shaking. Still. Scott didn’t know if it was fear or pain or emotion, or maybe a combination of all three. Whatever it was, it was having a definite effect that was impossible to ignore.

What the hell was wrong with him? Minutes ago they’d nearly been killed, and he’d never been so hard for this girl. She was bleeding, for Christ’s sake, and he wanted to pull the damn car over and pound himself into her just to convince them both that they were still alive.

It was twisted. Definitely. But that didn’t make it any less real, and Scott shifted in his seat, hoping she wouldn’t notice what was going on with him. He had to get himself under control because she sure as hell wasn’t going to do it.

He focused on the road, going through events in his head and retracing every step from this afternoon. The more time he had to consider everything, the less he liked what it told him about their attackers. The first cold-bore shot was the toughest, and the shooter had nearly made it from more than five hundred yards out.

A bullet behaved differently coming out of a cold gun. In combat, you didn’t get the benefit of practice shots to warm up yourself or your weapon. The very first shot had to be right on target. No second chances. The importance of this concept had been drilled into Scott during sniper training. Every day, he had to be on the range at 0600 with his rifle and a single bullet. Making that first cold-bore shot took skill. Precision. Training.

Scott had no doubt that whoever put Dani in his sights had all three.

Scott spotted their exit sign and veered off the highway as Dani stared out the window. He passed a couple of gas stations and fast-food joints before turning into what looked to be the bigger of the town’s two visible motels. The place was two stories and mostly occupied, judging from all the cars and trucks crammed into the parking lot. Scott checked the window of the motel office, hoping to get a glimpse of whoever was working behind the desk.

The clerk was young and female, which was their first stroke of luck since not having their heads blown off.

“What are we doing?” Dani asked.

“I told you. We need to regroup.”

“You mean overnight?”

He definitely heard the alarm in her voice, and he did his best to look unfazed. “I need to clean up. And get something to eat.”

She looked at him like he was crazy.

“And I need to dress this wound,” he said, playing on her sympathy.

Her expression instantly turned worried. “You need an ER.”

“I need a shower.” He pushed the door open and glanced at her. “Don’t go anywhere. I’ll be back in five.”

• • •

Yeah, right. Where would she go?

She watched him disappear into the motel office, still feeling dazed by everything that had happened. He had his leather jacket on again and he walked

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