Descent by Gemma James

Author:Gemma James [James, Gemma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-31T18:30:00+00:00

14. Rescue Squad

Alex

Through the wet, stringy curls hanging in my eyes, I glared at the tall blond standing next to Jax in the rain, crossing his muscled arms over a broad chest. Even in this torrential downpour, and despite the evening chill infiltrating the air, he wore a sleeveless T-shirt that showed off his ink. The dude favored dragons, which didn’t give him any points since those tats reminded me of Zach.

“I ain’t babysitting a woman,” he said, making me want to blast the condescending smirk off his face. “If I had my way, you would’ve stayed put on the island.”

Another guy spit into the mud as he scanned the arsenal of weaponry in the cargo space before settling on a tactical shotgun. “Now you’re just pissing her off, man.”

Their easy-going banter was about to piss me off, but then again, maybe I should take their relaxed nature as a positive sign. They seemed unworried about extracting Rafe, which was more than I could say for myself.

“I don’t know, Rich,” the buff dude with the black ponytail said, snickering as he checked the suppressor on his semiautomatic. “I think she could take you.”

“What is she…a hundred pounds soaking wet?”

“She’s standing right here,” I said, refusing to back down. “And I’m going with you. Besides, it’s my husband in there.”

“Lady, I don’t care if the president of the United States is chained up inside those walls. You’ll slow us down.”

“I know how to shoot.”

“There’s more to it than knowing how to handle a gun.”

I was about to argue further when Jax gripped my shoulder. “We don’t have time for this. I know you can hold your own, but Rafe will have my ass if I put you in danger.” He gestured to the car where Angel waited inside, staying warm and dry. “Get in and stay put. Do you understand?”

His authoritative tone burrowed underneath my skin, and I set my hands on my hips. “I don’t take orders from you.”

Letting out an impatient exhale, he pushed back the shaggy hair matted to his forehead. “Why do you have to be so fucking stubborn?”

“Because I can’t stand the thought of sitting and doing nothing. That’s all I’ve done for the past six days!”

“Look,” Jax said, voice softening as he took me by the shoulders. “You did do something. You survived.”

“What if it’s too late?” My breath hitched. “What if they’ve hurt him?”

“Either way, we’ll deal with it.” He stepped back, boots squishing in the mud. “But for now, I need you to stay in the car with Angel.”

“You can’t stop me.”

“You’re absolutely right. I can’t stop you, Alex. But once I get Rafe outta there, you and I both know he’ll give you an attitude adjustment.” Shooting me a pointed look, he yanked the door open. “We don’t have all night. Get inside before you freeze your ass off in this rain.”

With a low growl, I slid into the backseat next to Angel, where I’d spent the last several hours trapped inside the vehicle on the trip over.

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