Harlequin Intrigue January 2016, Box Set 1 of 2 by B.J. Daniels

Author:B.J. Daniels
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459294424
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Derek was pretty sure this sort of situation had never come up in his Omega tactical team training. It probably would’ve been in the How to Diffuse a Bomb Using Acupuncture and Other Impossible Situations You’ll Never Get Out of Unscathed class. Derek had obviously missed that one.

The damnedest thing was, Molly was right. He did withdraw. But he thought he had been all slick about it. That she hadn’t really noticed.

Evidently, not only had she noticed, but she’d recognized a pattern, he did it so often. But even worse, she thought it was for his own good that he tried to stay away from her. That he didn’t want her.

The exact opposite from the truth.

And now she was hiding under a blanket, which Derek found adorable but also proved his point. Molly was soft, gentle, kind.

Entrenching himself in her life would be the most selfish move he could make. Derek could almost live with himself despite some of the choices he’d made in the past, lives he’d taken, darkness he’d embraced. But choosing to surround someone like Molly with his darkness?

Unforgivable.

Still, the thought that she wasn’t what he wanted? That she somehow wasn’t good enough for him? It burned like acid in his gut.

He stood and reached for Molly where she hid under the covers, but then stopped. Maybe it was better this way. Derek honestly didn’t know.

His phone buzzed. It was Jon.

Derek turned and walked to the other side of the room, answering it. “What’s up?”

“Derek, you’ve got to get Molly out of there immediately.”

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“Evidently some new ‘evidence’ has come to light that makes it seem like Molly was the one who purposely caused the explosion in the lab.”

“What?”

“There’s a warrant out for her arrest.”

Derek muttered a curse.

“What?” Molly had pulled her head out from under the covers. “What’s going on?”

“Jon, I’m putting you on Speaker so Molly can hear.”

He put the phone on the bedside tray and went to get Molly’s clothes out of the drawer of the small dresser in the hospital room. No matter what Jon explained, they were still going to need to get Molly out of there.

“Evidently someone went over Drackett’s head with the warrant. Steve is pretty furious.”

“What evidence, Jon?” Molly asked. “I know I didn’t do it, so I’d like to know what evidence it is someone could have against me.”

“No one seems to actually know, Molls, that’s the thing. All I’m sure of is that they were waiting for us when we got back here,” Jon told her.

“Like someone knew we had gotten her out and was making sure they could catch her on this side?” Derek asked, bringing Molly’s clothes over and setting them on the bed.

“Exactly like that, I’d say. If she’d been with us, she’d already be in custody.”

Derek shook his head. “But whose custody, is what I want to know. Not local law enforcement’s, I bet.”

“Is Molly checked in to the hospital under her real name?”

“Yeah.” A misstep on Derek’s part, thinking that they were too far for Belisario to reach.

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