Impact Zone (The Arsenal Book 6) by Cara Carnes

Author:Cara Carnes [Carnes, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heartscape Publishing
Published: 2020-02-24T18:30:00+00:00

The impromptu movie night was held in one of the larger homes Burton Construction had completed at the back end of The Arsenal compound. New carpet smell mingled with the vanilla candles someone had lit—likely to mask the faint paint aroma.

Plush sofas and matching chairs, so comfy they felt as though you floated, filled the large living area and faced the full-wall-sized television. Dread had seized Rhea when Bree announced the impromptu get together. No one cornered her to talk about what’d happened. No one broached the subject other than to offer their ear and shoulder if she needed them.

Then there was Fallon. He’d dragged a chair in from the dining room and sat in the back corner of the room, as if not fully committed to a group movie night. Kamren and Dallas had a makeshift nook on the floor on one side of the massive room while Jesse and Ellie were on the other. Vi was on one of the many sofas with her feet in Jud’s lap.

Rhea smiled. The man had massaged his wife’s legs and feet the entire time and never looked happier. They made dopey faces at one another whenever their eyes met, which was often because Vi rubbed her belly frequently. She was due soon.

Mary and Dylan were on the loveseat, while Zoey was curled into Gage on another sofa. Rhea had opted to watch the first movie with Bree since Riley had sat with Addy. Everyone had voted on an action flick for the night’s final movie to keep the guys and Addy from going comatose.

Rhea slipped out of the blanket fort Bree had constructed.

“Where are you going? Are you okay?” Bree asked.

“I’m fine. I’m going to walk around a bit.”

“I’ll go with you.”

“No, stay. I’ll be back.” Rhea needed a timeout from her friends. Even though none of them had pushed, it felt as though she was being stifled by their well-meaning presence.

She made her way around the sofa and entered the back of the cavernous living room. Fallon shifted in his chair. His half-hooded gaze settled on her.

“You need an escape?”

“A temporary reprieve,” she whispered. “I’m going to take a walk.”

She really wanted to retreat to her lab and work on the neutralizing agent, but she figured everyone would notice if she didn’t return. She loved her friends dearly for setting everything aside and being there for her.

Then there was Fallon.

Her pulse quickened when he followed her outside. They fell in step with one another as they made their way down the unpaved road Burton Construction had carved out with their big equipment. “I can’t believe they’re almost done with everything.”

“They don’t mess around,” Fallon commented. “Hell of a setup out here. It’ll help a lot of soldiers coming home.”

It would. She glanced over at the man who’d listened to her breakdown. “Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it. It’s the least I could do.” He halted and turned to face her. “You were amazing today, Rhea. You looked that bastard in the eyes and unleashed hell.

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