Death Wish by Rebecca Deel

Author:Rebecca Deel [Deel, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

SOON, JESSE RETURNED, opened the door, and helped Simone from the vehicle. “Straight to the back door. Rayne is waiting for you.”

“What about you?”

“I’ll come in as soon as Allison and Beckett are safe.” He kissed her lightly and nudged her toward the villa.

As she approached, Rayne smiled. “Welcome to our villa.”

“We got a bungalow. How did you rate a villa?”

The other woman laughed. “Luck of the draw.”

“Or maybe we scared the tech geek at Fortress enough that he gave us a really sweet safe house,” another woman said.

Simone walked into a warm, welcoming kitchen. She glanced at everything. “Wow. This is amazing.”

“Pretty sweet, isn’t it,” said the second woman. “Hi, I’m Violet.”

“I’m Simone. Thanks for helping us out tonight.”

Violet shrugged. “It’s what we do.”

“Where’s Riley?”

“Outside, protecting your friends from Dragon Alley.”

Beckett walked inside the villa, carrying Allison.

“This way,” Rayne said. “The living room has a comfortable couch.”

Jesse and Sawyer walked in and locked the door behind them.

Simone trembled. She knew what it was, but that didn’t make the adrenaline dump less annoying.

Jesse wrapped his arms around her and eased her against his chest. “You okay?”

“I will be.”

“Adrenaline dump?”

She nodded.

“You were amazing tonight, sweetheart. You kept your head when things were chaotic outside the hospital.”

“Ha. If you were inside my head, you would have heard me screaming in terror.”

“But you didn’t freeze. You did what had to be done and saved all of us.”

Uncomfortable with the praise, she changed the subject. “How long will this adrenaline dump last?”

“Not long. You’ll want a flat surface to sleep on in about 30 minutes.”

She wrinkled her nose. “Lovely.” Simone shuddered again.

Jesse pulled her closer and trailed a hand up and down her back. “We’ll return to the safe house soon. You need to sleep as much as you can. Tomorrow will be interesting.”

“Is that a low-key way to say tomorrow will be tough?”

“Caught me.” He gazed into her eyes. “You know what will happen when Daley realizes Allison and Beckett have disappeared.”

“He could turn to someone else in the division.”

“He’ll want the best. That’s you.”

“If he taps someone else in the division, we’ll be able to pinpoint the computer being used for the work.” She smiled. “Maybe I’ll get to practice my B & E skills.”

He laughed. “I should have known you’d see it as a challenge. Come on.” Jesse nudged her toward the living room. “I need to check on Allison before we leave.”

When they joined the others, Jesse crouched in front of Allison. “How are you feeling now?”

“A little shaky but glad to be out of the hospital.” She reached for Beckett’s hand. “Those guys meant to kill me, didn’t they?”

“Either that or they intended to take you as a hostage to force Beckett to finish the work.”

“What’s the next step?” Iona asked. “We can keep your friends under wraps while your mission is ongoing. However, that doesn’t solve the problem of what to do when we’re deployed again.”

Jesse stood. “I’ve already communicated with Zane. One of our jets will be at the airstrip before dawn.

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