Eagle's Heart by Alyssa Cole

Author:Alyssa Cole [Cole, Alyssa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary; Multicultural; Suspense; Action-Adventure
ISBN: 9781623006136
Publisher: Loose Id LLC
Published: 2014-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

When the huge mountain of a man tackled Julian, Salomeh ducked into her bedroom and pressed herself to the wall, fear freezing her in place. She peeked out to see the man leaning into Julian as if he were trying to squeeze him through the openings in the gate. Julian head-butted the man, revealing more of the attacker’s face.

It was one of the bouncers that had been with Alexi at the social club.

I guess Julian definitely isn’t working with Bardhyn, Salomeh thought. Although that doesn’t mean he’s not a jerk.

He was still on her side, though, whereas the stranger who had blasted his way into her apartment most certainly was not. She was trying to figure out how to launch herself into the attack without making things worse when Julian managed to work his leg up between himself and the intruder. He then used it to push the man away from him, the strain of the action evident in his reddening face. The move didn’t free up much room but gave Julian enough space to free one of his arms and unleash a series of quick kidney blows.

The attacker slackened his hold, and Julian followed it with a sickening kick to the knee that bought the man to the ground.

Secret agent man, indeed, Salomeh thought dumbly.

“Fuck, there’s some guy trying to play hero in there,” a voice said from her front door.

Two more men stepped into the apartment—the other bouncer from the social club and a man she hadn’t seen before.

Must. Not. Panic. Salomeh thought. Her mind raced with possible escape plans, rejecting each one as it arose. She considered rolling under the bed but then imagined herself being pulled out by the ankles, helpless. She could run into the closet, but it was too shallow to provide any real cover. The window in her room looked out onto the front. Maybe she could call for help. It was the only thing that made sense at the moment.

She turned and raced for the window, drawing in her breath in preparation for an earsplitting, attention-attracting scream, when suddenly the wind was knocked out of her, and she crumpled to the floor. She drew her knees up to her chest, innately curling up into the fetal position as if that would ward off any additional blows.

For a second, she couldn’t breathe, and then she could, and the pain in her stomach was so sharp she gagged. The man, the one she hadn’t seen before, smiled as he stood over her.

“I know that had to hurt,” he said, shaking out his fist casually as she writhed on the floor. “If you want something even more painful than that to happen, try moving again.”

She glanced up at him. He was pale and lithe, with coloring similar to Julian’s but lacking his looks and grace. He had a heavy five o’clock shadow that would put George Michael to shame but for the smooth, hairless spots where scars pocked his face.

Salomeh rolled to her knees, taking short, controlled breaths as she willed the nausea away.

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