Exiled (SEAL Team: Disavowed Book 4) by Laura Marie Altom

Author:Laura Marie Altom [Altom, Laura Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SEAL Team: Disavowed Book 4
Publisher: Fulton Court Press
Published: 2017-06-01T18:30:00+00:00

8

OLIVIA’S HEART POUNDED hard enough to hurt.

She winced during the thump that used to be Grueber—at least she hoped he was gone. His men had unfortunately leapt clear and now shot at her through what were apparently bulletproof windows.

Harding unbuckled his seatbelt and pressed a button that opened the sunroof.

“What are you doing?” she asked.

“Just drive.”

“Don’t go out there! Harding, please!” She drove faster, but speed didn’t dissuade him.

Gun in hand, he scrambled onto his knees, then pulled himself up until he was standing on the center console, shooting into the wind. All the while, the fasten seatbelt sign blinked on the dash, accompanied by an annoying ding that made the cacophony of pops and rapid-fire thunder worse than they already were.

The longer the battle raged, the more she held her breath. But then no matter what she tried, she couldn’t get enough air. What if Harding got himself shot again? How would she find her grandparents? Worse yet, how would she live in a world without him?

She reached for his nearest leg to drag him down when he lowered himself. But instead of looking terrified like he had back at those steep drop-offs, his expression read more of smug triumph. He held his chin high and those lips she could kiss for days turned up at the corners. What the hell? She’d been scared to death, and he looked as if he’d come inside from recess.

“Looks like I nailed two,” he said. “But Grueber must have just been knocked out. Switch sides with me, and I’ll do a U-turn to finish the job.”

“The job?” Stopping the car while the seatbelt ding worsened her insanity. Olivia pummeled the infuriating man. “This isn’t a job, Harding, but my life. What’s wrong with you?” She was crying. The agony of fearing she’d lost him months earlier the first time he’d been shot, mixed with current events. The pain of it all was too much to bear. She hit him again and again, but there was no power behind her punches. Only hurt and confusion and wishing he could be the kind of man who got a thrill out of playing video games rather than acting in a starring role.

“Hey . . .” He pushed the gearshift into park, then killed the engine, drenching them in sweet silence.

Exhaustion shimmered through her, making her chest ache and limbs feel like stone.

The headlights showcased swirling clouds of dust.

“You did good back there,” he said. “I know that wasn’t easy. It’s understandable that you’d be upset about your first time running someone down, but . . .”

“You think that’s what has me freaking out?” She laughed, but it came out sounding more like a strangled sob. “Harding, for all we know, that man could have killed my grandparents and has hurt countless other souls. I don’t give a shit about him. The man I care about is you, but you’re drawn to danger like kids to an ice cream truck. You’re not invincible. Your body was trying to tell you that through your reaction to those drop-offs.

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