Heavy Artillery Husband by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-04-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Frank’s concern grew exponentially with every hour. Sophia wasn’t talking to him and he couldn’t get a read on what was going on in that brilliant head of hers. She’d been friendly with the cabdriver, even sending him on his way with some cash and a business card, but she continued to give Frank the cold shoulder. She hadn’t let him take her hand, hadn’t allowed him the briefest moment to hold her close and assure himself she was in one piece.

He’d pulled their belongings from the locker while she’d scrambled for transportation. The fastest way out of the area was a short drive to Columbus, Ohio, so they retrieved the rental car and hit the road. While he kept an eye out for any pursuit, Sophia took care of the details with a charter flight service that expedited air travel for Leo Solutions. Despite his reservations, she was proving her point time and again that they needed what her company could offer.

“I’ve got a plane scheduled to get us from Columbus to Arizona,” she said, breathing a sigh of relief.

“By now Halloran has people moving to intercept us no matter what we do.”

“So we brave it out and keep pressing. It’s worked so far.”

He wasn’t willing to trust in that kind of luck anymore today. “You ordered protection for the cabbie and his family, didn’t you?”

Her chin came up and he stifled a smile at her marvelous defiant streak. “I did. He took care of us and we’ll take care of him.”

“I’m not disagreeing.”

She stared straight ahead. “You don’t have to worry that Frankie knows anything. I’m keeping your secret. No one at the company has any idea what I’m really up to.”

He studied her. “You mean it.”

“Of course I do.”

“You’re inviting a Hellfire attack.”

That got a rise out of her. “That’s inevitable. You know as well as I do we need to draw them out and distract them.”

“What’s really bugging you?” he asked after a few more minutes of silence.

She said his name, then stopped short, her teeth sinking into her full lower lip.

He wanted to pull over and soothe that small bite with a kiss. The need to taste her, breathe her in, was overwhelming. He wanted to run away with her, so far and so fast not even Halloran could find them.

Running away wouldn’t fix anything. He’d still be officially dead, his wife would still be miserable and Frankie would be at Halloran’s mercy.

“Turn off your phone.”

“I’ve told you they can’t track it.”

“Do it anyway,” he pleaded.

She powered it off and dropped it into her purse. “Why?”

“I want your full attention.” Now that he had it, he forced the words out. “I’m sorry I scared you.”

She snorted. “At the prison? I wasn’t scared.”

He spared her a long glance. “I was,” he admitted.

“Okay, in the moment, yes, I was scared.” She folded her arms over her chest. “Now I’m just angry. With you,” she added as if he might miss the point.

“Want to give me a little more than that?” They had an hour left, plus the flight to Arizona.

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