Harlequin Intrigue November 2017--Box Set 2 of 2 by Addison Fox

Author:Addison Fox
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488016189
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Saturday, October 16, 12:15 a.m.

“Another dead end,” Parker told the empty room. On a weary oath, he pushed back from the wobbly table and stood up from the lousy excuse for a chair. Crossing the small room in two strides, he carefully peered through the crack in the window curtains. No one visible on the nearby rooftops, and down on the street the cars seemed to be a fresh crop than those he’d passed when he walked into the shabby motel a few hours ago.

He longed for the assistance and conveniences of his office, his condo or even the rental outside the safe room, but he needed to be as unpredictable as the enemy. Staying in one place too long or going back too frequently only made it easier for whoever was picking off his team.

Exhausted, frustrated, he wanted to get out in the city to walk and think. And yes, to tempt anyone who might be on his tail. The remainder of the night invited him to search for his opponent’s weak point and go on the attack. Except he didn’t know where to start looking. San Francisco, Nevada or somewhere in between?

After he’d studied the rest of her raw notes, it was clear Rebecca had told him everything about Iraq and it still wasn’t enough to connect any of the dots. Although it would be easy to believe she’d held some essential detail back for the sake of insurance, he knew better.

It had taken him hours to recover from that conversation. Not only because she called him by name and she’d been so open and candid about her experiences overseas. No. It had been the citrus scent of her hair, the fragile skin covering her pounding pulse points. Her defiance and courage despite the odds blew him away and drew him closer simultaneously.

Her pulse had remained steady under his fingertips. Fast with nerves, but steady. Her voice, that cool, cultured sound rippling over him through the darkness, had held the unyielding tone of a woman who knew she was right. Until she’d heard Theo died. Her pulse had gone haywire, stuttering under his fingertips as she processed the news.

He should let her go. Beg her forgiveness. And he would. As soon as he could figure out if he would be doing it for her or to invite the scarred man back for another attempt to nab her. Until he could trust himself with that decision, until he could own it, she’d stay safely tucked away. “Locked away,” he amended aloud.

What a fool! How had he let a rescue turn into this nightmare? He could just hear the men he’d worked so closely with on that last mission cackling over his idiocy. Theo’s life motto had been Think First. He’d drilled it into everyone he served with as if it was his personal mission to teach others that no matter how bad things got, there was always time to think before taking an irreversible action.

Parker hadn’t taken any time to think.

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