Dangerous Lover by Maggie Shayne

Author:Maggie Shayne
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2006-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Even as he scrambled closer to his brother, Selene was yanking one of the walkie-talkies from the backpack he wore. She switched it on, switched the channels.

“Channel nine,” he muttered as he bent over his brother, noting the blood-soaked shirt Casey wore. “Police monitor that one.” He tore the shirt open. “I think he’s been shot, Selene.”

She was keying the mike as he spoke. “This is an emergency transmission. Can anyone hear me?”

It wasn’t long before a familiar voice—Jimmy’s voice—came back, loud and clear over the speaker. “Is this who I think it is?”

“No names. We don’t know who might be listening in. Listen, I’ve got a badly injured man, looks like a gunshot wound, just inside the falls woods, off North Road where I assume you guys already found the car. Am I right on that?”

“Affirmative. But we searched those woods.”

“He’s pretty well hidden. I’m going to mark the spot with a strips of white cloth. You’ll need advanced life support, EMTs and you’re going to want to comb the area for trace evidence.”

“We’ll be there in five. Wait for us.”

“Can’t.”

“Your family—”

“I’m switching off, Jimmy. Hurry, okay?”

Before he could reply she switched off the power. Then her hand was closing on Cory’s arm. “Come on. They’ll be here soon.”

“I can’t leave him.” He had shrugged off his borrowed jacket, draped it over his brother’s torso. And as she tugged at him, he was lifting Casey’s feet up, elevating them with help from a nearby fallen log.

“We won’t leave him. We’ll hide nearby, close enough to keep an eye on him until he’s safely in the ambulance.”

He spun around to face her. “And then what? Leave him in the hospital so this asshole can sneak in and finish him off, just like he tried to do to me? No way.”

“They know these guys are going to try that, now, Cory. They’ll take precautions. He’ll be safe.”

“And what if he’s not?” He was glaring at her, snapping, almost shouting. He didn’t realize it until he glimpsed the wounded look in her eyes.

She didn’t snap back, though. Instead she put a hand on his shoulder. “What else are we gonna do, Cory? We can’t fix a gunshot wound. Not even me. We can’t pack him out of here on our backs. It would take too long, and he’s already been out here almost twenty-four hours. He needs help, more help than we can give him. You’ve done everything you can for him for right now. He’s warm, his legs are elevated, he’s not bleeding. They’ll be here soon, I promise.”

“Couldn’t you—you know, do that Reiki stuff on him?”

“I can. And I can do it from a distance.”

“You can?”

“I wouldn’t lie to you, Cory. There’s a symbol specifically for distance healing. Trust me.”

He lowered his eyes.

“This is his best chance, Cory. If it were one of my sisters lying there, I swear to you, this is what I would do for her.”

Blinking away hot tears, he lifted his gaze to hers again, nodded once.

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