Hitman's Revenge (a Forbidden Bad Boy Romance) by Beaumont Emilia

Author:Beaumont, Emilia [Beaumont, Emilia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-19T08:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Two

Hazel

Present Day

I studied Jack as he swung the jeep into the motel parking spot, glad that we were going to stop for at least a little bit.

For three hours he had driven silently, putting miles between us and Colt, allowing me to breathe a bit easier with each passing minute. By now Colt would know that I was gone, and I knew he wasn’t just going to let me go like that and move on with his life. Jack had embarrassed him, and he wasn’t going to take that lightly… unless having Jack save me was his plan all along. My head buzzed with questions, but exhaustion was setting in.

Jack shut off the engine and climbed out of the jeep, grabbing a bag from behind his seat before he looked up at me, his eyes boring into mine. I wanted him to give me some kind of comfort, something to make me feel like he cared, but the look in his eyes told me I wasn’t going to get it. This was the all-business Jack, the one I didn’t know.

“Come on,” he said briskly, reaching into the glove compartment and extracted a handgun. “Let’s go inside.”

Swallowing hard, I climbed out and followed him into the motel room, wrinkling my nose at the musty, old-people smell. Jack closed the door behind me and threw the locks with precision, barring the outside for now. I sank onto one of the double beds and ran a hand over my face, the events of the past couple of hours, and days, starting to sink in heavily. I had gotten away; Jack had come to save me in my biggest time of need, just like he had always promised. My protector—but at what cost? And I didn’t know how I really felt about it right now.

“Are you okay?”

I looked up to find Jack leaning against the door, his arms crossed over his chest. I took in his dark tousled hair, the sharp features of his face, and I shook my head, the tears threatening the back of my eyes. Jack might have come, but I had still sustained damage. “N-no, I’m not okay. I’ve been kidnapped, beat up and pushed off a balcony, and I don’t know why!”

He choked back a laugh, and I crossed my arms over my chest, not finding the humor in my words. “It’s not funny, Jack.” Why was he being so cruel?

“I’m sorry,” he said, the laughter fading from his eyes. “I just forgot how honest you could be, Hazel.” His eyes took on a menacing look as he realized what I’d said. “I’m sorry they hurt you.”

I shrugged and his expression darkened, the anger on his face alarming, twisting his once kind features into something nasty. “Where?”

I pulled up my shirt to reveal my sore ribs. The ache had become worse since my little drop from the balcony, but they weren’t the only wounds I’d suffered.

“I was kicked some there and on the other side, as well. I was punched once in the jaw, but it’s just about healed now.

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