Five Ways to Surrender by Elle James

Author:Elle James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-09-13T18:47:51+00:00

Chapter Ten

Alex couldn’t wait to step out of her room wearing the beautiful ice-blue dress that matched her eyes and contrasted perfectly with her dark hair. The strappy silver sandals made her feel delicate and feminine after she’d spent the past few days hiking in the hills, smelling like a locker room and wondering when or where her next meal would come from.

Luckily the blisters she’d earned on the hike didn’t hit any of the sandal’s straps. She could stand in the shoes for a couple hours while she and Jake mingled with the guests, hopefully learning more about Niger and the location of the reverend and his wife.

If all else failed, Alex would go back to the village and ask the people there where the militants had taken the missionaries. For all she knew, the ISIS leaders might have taken pity on the Townsends and left them alone to care for the new mother and her child.

Alex snorted softly. “Fat chance.” From what she’d heard, the ISIS group wasn’t into charity or leniency. If the Townsends were still alive—her heart clenched at the other possibility—they were being held captive somewhere.

Smoothing a hand over her hair, she pulled the feathery-light, pale blue scarf up over her head, liking the way it made her appear even more delicate. Not that she was weak or terribly girly, but she relished the idea of others underestimating her. She saved her tough side for when she really needed it.

After one last glance in the mirror, she flung open the door and stared into the broad chest of a man standing there with his hand raised. She nearly had a heart attack until she realized it was Jake. When she got a look at him in a dark suit, his chin shaved and his hair slicked back, her heart palpitated a billion beats a minute.

The man positively took her breath away.

When she finally remembered to breathe, she looked up into his gray eyes. “Wow.”

“I should say the same, but it would be completely inadequate to describe you.” He took her hand and raised it to his lips. “You’re stunning.”

“You’re not hard on the eyes, yourself.” Heat pooled at her core. She knew she looked good in the dress, but damn. She’d rather strip out of it, take Jake back into her room and make love to him.

Her blood raced, hot and fluid through her veins at the thought of getting naked with Jake. Two days? She felt as if they’d been together for much longer than two days. With all they’d gone through, it felt more like a lifetime.

She tore her gaze away from his and looked around his big body. “Where are your teammates?”

“The guys will meet us in the ballroom.” He tugged on her fingers, pulling her enough that she had to take a step forward.

Alex laid her free hand against his chest, not to push him away but to balance herself when she was feeling so very off-kilter. The man made her experience so many different emotions, it caused her head to spin.

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