Breaking the Limits by Gibbs C.C

Author:Gibbs, C.C [Gibbs, C.C]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2015-09-02T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Gina and Webster’s plan to wait until dark to abduct Bao Yu and her child had to be adjusted on the fly, because after the repainting was finished, the small family had no more than driven away in a taxi than a grey panel van pulled out into traffic behind them.

‘Another interested party,’ Gina murmured as she and Webster walked to their rental.

‘Worse. A don’t-give-a-shit high-profile party.’ Webster lengthened his stride. ‘Need your door opened?’

‘Not since my finishing school days,’ she drawled.

He shot her a grin and sprinted for the car.

A few seconds later, Webster hit the ignition, murmured, ‘Hang on,’ stomped on the gas and punched his way into traffic. The driver in the car he missed by a hair’s-breadth leant on his horn. Webster tossed him the finger, accelerated around three vehicles despite the narrow street and oncoming traffic, slowed only marginally before shooting through a red light, then speeded up again. ‘Bingo,’ he said a moment later catching sight of their target two blocks ahead. Decelerating, he wove through traffic more slowly now until only three cars separated them from the van. ‘Would you rather drive next time?’ he asked, giving Gina a sideways glance. He’d seen her push an imaginary brake a few times.

She shook her head. ‘Reflex, that’s all.’

‘You like to be in control?’

An undercurrent of more than simple query resonated in his voice. Or maybe it was just her libido’s wishful thinking. But whether she was reading his remark correctly or not was irrelevant. Her dark gaze was cool, her voice cooler when she said, ‘Yes, I do.’ Looking away, she pulled her Beretta from her purse and slipped the handgun into her shoulder holster.

Webster almost smiled. She was shutting him down. He’d have to be more careful; try not to tease. Got it. ‘I saw two men in the van,’ he said, his tone strictly business. ‘Same for you?’

‘Yeah. Unless there’s more in the back.’ Lifting four more clips from her purse, she slipped two in each jacket pocket, shot him a glance and murmured, ‘Life’s a mystery.’

He shrugged. ‘More of a mystery in some occupations than others.’

An eyebrow tilt. ‘You’re not just a hacker, are you? Don’t answer if you’d rather not.’

‘I’ve never worked with a woman before,’ he said.

There was her answer. ‘Why are you still in the game when you have a wife and child? You don’t have to answer that either.’

He exhaled softly, debated whether he wanted this conversation or not.

‘Sorry, I shouldn’t have asked.’

‘Actually,’ he finally said, ‘I’m doing this as a favour to Rafe. Sorta,’ he added, still equivocating on how much to disclose; this entire profession worked on a need to know basis.

His reluctance was so pronounced, she held up her hand. ‘None of my business, really.’

He gave her a tight smile. ‘Make up your mind.’

‘As long as you don’t fuck up this operation, I’m good. The rest doesn’t matter.’

He scowled. ‘You can be real irritating.’

‘That’s because I asked you some personal questions and men don’t like personal questions.

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