Harlequin Intrigue May 2020--Box Set 1 of 2 by Elizabeth Heiter

Author:Elizabeth Heiter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Lights swirled from the black sedan behind them. Amber wished Zach would come back on the line so he could tell them what to do.

“Anyone comes at us with a weapon we protect ourselves.” Rylan pulled onto the shoulder of the two-lane road as he surveyed the landscape.

“This is bad,” she said.

“If that little bean wasn’t in the back seat and you weren’t here, this would be right up my alley,” he stated with one of those devastating smiles that was all Rylan. She tried to convince herself that it was the heat in the moment that sent a rocket of electricity shooting through her, and not the fact that she had a very real and growing attraction to the man in the driver’s seat. “As it is, I have to consider both of you.”

“Thanks for the confidence in my shot.” Amber snorted.

“I just mean that if either of you got hurt because of me I’d never forgive myself. So, I can’t be my usual self on a mission.” His voice dipped when he spoke those words aloud. It always had a deep, musical quality that she could listen to all day. His voice poured over her like Amaretto over ice cream, melting her insides as it washed through her.

He covered her hand with his, and electricity pulsed through her. It was his masculine and all-male presence that did that to her, made her want things she knew better than to think about.

“I can take Brooklyn and run into the woods. No one would know this area better than me, and that would give you time to handle these guys on your own,” she said.

The lights continued to swirl, but the driver didn’t exit his vehicle. A pickup truck did come speeding up on the road in front of them, barreling toward them.

“Whatever happens next, I’m glad you came back, Rylan,” she admitted. She wanted, no needed him to know that.

“Don’t count me out yet, Kent,” he countered with the sexy little smirk that dented the corner of his cheek. He was in his element.

A man in what looked like a state trooper uniform exited the vehicle. His tan uniform and hat seemed authentic.

“Something feels off, but I can’t quite put my finger on it,” Amber said.

The truck was getting closer as the officer walked toward them.

“Wouldn’t he wait? I mean why get out of his vehicle on a two-lane road while a truck is steaming toward us?” Rylan had good questions.

“I’m concerned about this, Rylan.” She scanned the officer and it struck her. “Zach never makes a traffic stop without his hand on the butt of his gun, in case of trouble. I’ve never seen any officer just walk up like this. Also, notice how much is missing from his belt?”

Rylan muttered the same curse she was thinking. Turning the steering wheel a hard left, he mashed the gas pedal. “Take the safety off and get ready to shoot if he so much as looks like he’s about to pull his weapon and fire.

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