Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense February 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2 by Laura Scott Lisa Harris & Sarah Varland

Author:Laura Scott, Lisa Harris & Sarah Varland
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488018954
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Published: 2017-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Lexi stepped out of the tent behind Colton and Issa into almost total darkness. The moon was temporarily hidden behind a row of clouds and the only light was coming from a few stars overhead. But it wouldn’t stay hidden for long. She could feel the breeze and see the break in the clouds above her. If they were going to do this without being seen, they were going to have to hurry.

Colton took her hand as they darted behind the tent. She had a dozen questions for Issa, but knew she was going to have to wait until they were away from the compound before she got any answers. And for the moment, they were going to have to trust him. Because every second it took them to escape was another chance to be discovered.

A shadow shifted to their left. One of the guards was making his way toward them. She glanced at Issa. He had his weapon, but they would be no match against the dozen armed men in the camp if they were caught trying to escape.

Issa held up his hand, motioning for them to pull back into a small alcove between the tents. Lexi drew in a lungful of air and held her breath. Footsteps came toward them. She glanced up at the sky. The moon was beginning to slip out from behind the blanket of clouds. In another few seconds its white light would cover the camp, leaving them vulnerable if they didn’t cross over the ridge behind them and disappear from sight.

Lexi pressed against Colton’s chest and let him wrap his arms around her as they waited for the man to pass. She could feel Colton’s heart beating. Feel his chest expanding with each breath…

The guard paused a dozen feet from where they stood. Close enough for her to see the silhouette of his weapon across his shoulder and the glint of a knife in his belt. She couldn’t move. Colton’s arm tightened around her waist. All the guard had to do was turn around and he’d see them…

But he only hesitated a moment longer, then kept moving in the other direction.

Lexi let out a sharp sigh of relief as he faded into the darkness. “There are three other guards patrolling,”

“Then we need to move now,” Issa whispered. He started toward the open desert, in the opposite direction of the camp, as another cloud rolled by, concealing the moon once again.

Lexi’s lungs threatened to burst as she ran beside Colton up a slight ridge of sand. She glanced back, expecting to see someone coming after them. She’d been this close to freedom before only to discover it was nothing more than a mirage and she’d been forced to go through it all over again. But this time…

Please, God. Let this be over.

Because if they came after them now… She’d seen Salif’s eyes. He would kill them.

Issa topped the ridge, then scurried down the other side of the sand dune before pausing to let them catch their breath.

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