Flash of Fury by Lea Griffith

Author:Lea Griffith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2017-01-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

The sun in Allie’s eyes woke her. She didn’t remember falling asleep. The cabbie she’d flagged down outside the Madrid airport had brought her here after telling her the American Embassy was closed and wouldn’t reopen until the morning. She knew she could get in—just walk up to the gate and request entrance from the Marines on guard. But there were pieces to this puzzle that didn’t add up.

Something in her gut told her to wait. So she’d allowed the cabbie to bring her here after he’d told her it was the best hotel in Madrid and she would love it. He spoke fluent English, but it was flavored with an accent she couldn’t place.

He’d been nice though and gotten her to the Westin Palace quickly. She’d checked in with no problems using the Dara Filipovic identity. She’d paid in cash for one night. The less attention she drew to herself, the better off she was. It was only for one night, and she was sure that she could make it to the embassy in the morning. She’d been hurting and tired, so as soon as she’d closed the door and locked it, she’d found the bed, crawled on it, and fallen asleep.

Now, she pushed her heavy hair from her face and groaned. Her side pulled ever so slightly but no longer hurt. She had to pee like a racehorse, and she was hungry. Allie sat up gingerly and slid off the bed, coming to her feet. She padded slowly to the bathroom and handled her business before wetting a rag and washing her face. Once she’d brushed her teeth with the courtesy brush and paste, she returned to the bedroom, walking to the windows and becoming entranced with the gorgeous view of Madrid. It took several moments before a chill swept over her skin. Something was off.

She started to turn around, but an arm around her chest brought her against a hard body. Then she smelled it…evergreen and mint. That smell prevented her from struggling against the man who held her firmly but not so tight he was hurting her.

“You found me,” she said on a heavy sigh.

“Looks that way.”

“You can’t keep me, King. I’m an American citizen. I have rights,” she stated even as her body relaxed into the heat of his.

He’d found her. She wanted to smack her head. She’d made it easy by using the Dara Filipovic name. Bonehead move, Redding. And he was here now. Part of her was wary, part of her was angry, but the biggest part of Allie was…relieved.

His warm breath feathered over her ear, sliding down her neck and making her nipples tighten. “We’ve had this discussion about your rights. You left me. I followed. For now that’s all you need to know.” Oh, his voice was wonderful. Deep, gravelly, and stoking a fire inside her that she wasn’t prepared for.

“I won’t be used, damn it!” Her anger caught her by surprise.

“Nobody said you would be.” He was a rock against her, unmoving, unyielding.

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