Heroes for Hire, Books 1–3 by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773360485
Publisher: Valley Publishing
Published: 2018-10-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The drive back to her house was faster this time. In fact, in daylight, it was a fascinating trip. She’d never been to this corner of Texas before. The compound seemed to encompass a small valley with ridges around two sides of it. As they drove out, the big gates locked and secured the property behind them.

She wondered at their need to always have the gates closed. She turned to Stone and asked, “Have you been attacked in there or something? I just wondered why you keep it locked, especially during the daytime.”

“We have actually,” he admitted. “But hopefully not again.” He turned to look out the window. “And we don’t always keep it locked up.”

End of conversation. Right. She stayed quiet for the rest of the trip until they hit the small town where her home was. As they drove into the cul-de-sac and up to her place, she knew the front, which appeared undamaged, hid what was so much worse in the back, especially in the cold, harsh reality of day. Like a facade, it hid the evil that lurked beneath.

And somehow she’d gotten caught up in it.

They exited the truck in silence. She watched as Levi studied her townhome and then every other one on the block. One large row-house complex. Twelve in this unit. She had the end one. Beside her was a fence and then a large playground. She stepped forward and led the way around the rear.

She braced herself but couldn’t hold back the gasp, still was shocked to see it again. She stepped out of the way as Levi gave the place a solid once-over from the outside. She had no idea what he thought he was looking for.

He obviously noted the busted doors, pushed them open, and stepped inside. She waited for Harrison to join him. Stone, however, wouldn’t let her stand outside alone. He motioned for her to follow the other two.

She frowned up at him. “What if I don’t want to go in?”

He shrugged. “Then I’ll stay out here with you.” He turned to look at the busted windows and said, “I thought you wanted to come.”

“I did,” she said quietly, then admitted, “but that doesn’t mean I’m up for going back inside.” Before she’d said her last word, he’d held out his hand. Always offering support. Always offering security. She’d do a lot to have a man like this.

She reached out and gripped his fingers, hard. “What if they came back?”

“Chances are, we won’t know. They made such a mess the first time,” he said with a mocking laugh.

“If they were watching us,” she argued, “then they would know if I went inside.”

“And, if they are watching you, they would know you brought nothing in. And that we weren’t here long enough for you to do very much.”

“Good point.” Feeling better, she ended up dropping his fingers and walking inside; then she headed straight for the stairs. As she climbed, she realized that the other two men had stopped and watched her silently.

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