Evidence of Passion by Cynthia Eden

Author:Cynthia Eden [Eden, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary romantic suspense, Harlequin Intrigue, Fiction
ISBN: 9781460337271
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-06-30T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“Jack took the bait,” Mercer said as he leaned back in his chair. A faint smile was on his face. “Obviously.”

Obviously? Dylan stood a few feet from Mercer. He hadn’t bothered to sit down. Rachel and Thomas were both seated, and Noelle stood near the back wall. The better to watch us all. But that was what the profiler did. She watched and she judged everyone else.

“We tapped into the traffic cameras near Rachel’s place. Tried to get an image of Jack from that night.” Mercer tapped his fingers on the desk. “But Jack was careful. He kept his ball cap on, and he made sure that we only saw his back.”

Figured.

“He’ll make contact again,” Noelle said.

“You mean when he tries to kill me again?” Dylan answered back. Yeah, he was more than ready for that contact to come. Only this time, he’d make sure Rachel wasn’t anywhere around when Jack got close.

“Killing you does seem to be the current goal,” Noelle murmured.

Dylan grunted. He’d figured that out when his ride became a ball of fire. “Are we a go on the transfer?” he asked Mercer. He’d spent the past twenty-four hours pushing for this change. Mercer hadn’t been on board, not at first. Dylan had worked hard and convinced the man to see things his way.

From the corner of his eye, Dylan saw Rachel tense.

I’m sorry, Rachel, but I’m benching you.

She wouldn’t like it. But she’d be safe. Dylan knew that if he didn’t get Rachel out of there, she would be at his side when Jack came again. Only she might not walk away with a bump on the head. She might not walk away at all.

That wasn’t a risk he was willing to take.

“The transfer is set,” Mercer said slowly as his gaze drifted to Rachel. “And the doctors agreed with your assessment.”

Rachel’s fingers tightened around the armrests. “What’s going on?”

Mercer’s fingers stopped tapping. “You came back to work too quickly after your last attack. Those stab wounds were severe, Agent Mancini. And now, in light of the concussion you just suffered, it’s clear that you shouldn’t be back in the field just yet.”

She immediately surged to her feet. “No, Mercer, you can’t—”

“You suffered a vicious attack a few months ago, Rachel, when the rogue agent—”

“I know exactly what the rogue agent did to me.” Rachel cut off Mercer.

The EOD director raised an eyebrow.

“After all, I was there,” Rachel continued, body tight. “I was there, fighting, when he stabbed me again and again. I was there when he rushed away, and I could only lie there, bleeding out on my apartment floor. I. Was. There.”

Dylan’s hands had fisted.

“I was the one in the hospital, hooked to machines. So believe me, I know just how vicious the attack was.” She huffed out a breath. “And I know I survived. I’m back here, ready to work—”

“But you collapsed last night,” Mercer told her. His voice was soft, mild, and Dylan actually saw a hint of sympathy in the man’s normally cold gaze.

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