In Enemy Hands by Michelle Perry

Author:Michelle Perry
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense
ISBN: 9781605429557
Publisher: Medallion Press
Published: 2006-04-01T13:57:55+00:00

“Branson.”

Nadia’s breath caught at the sound of her father’s voice and she squeezed her eyes shut. She thought of all the times she’d scared him, all the times she must have hurt him. Nick had only wanted to protect her, and she’d punished him with all the stupid, rebellious things she’d done.

“Hello?”

“Daddy?” she whispered.

She had called him and Maria by their given names since she was twelve, but right now she wanted her daddy, the man who had chased away her nightmares and doctored her scrapes. He would know how to fix this mess she was in.

“Nadia! Nadia, is that you?”

The anxiety and hope in his voice nearly destroyed her. She swallowed hard over the lump in her throat. “Yeah. Look, I don’t have much time. I wanted to tell you and Mom that I love you and I’m sorry. Vandergriff has me. He tricked Dante into bringing me to him, but then Dante tried to save me. They killed him, Daddy.”

The dam that held back her tears broke. Somehow saying it made it feel final. Nadia sniffled quietly into the phone.

“Honey, Dante’s right here. He’s somewhat banged up, but he’s alive. We found him by the river. Where are you?”

“He’s … alive?”

She couldn’t have heard him right. “Did you say Dante’s alive?”

“Yes, he’ll be fine,” Nick said impatiently. “I’ll let you speak to him in a moment, but first you have to tell me where you are.”

“Uh, I’m on a plane. We left Rock Island …” She paused to look at her watch. “… sixteen minutes ago. They’re taking me to California.”

“How are you talking to me?”

“I managed to grab Dante’s cell phone. He dropped it when he was trying to rescue me. I’m wedged in this little toilet, so Vandergriff’s men can’t hear me.”

Her father repeated what she’d said.

Dante was alive!

She closed her eyes and smiled.

“Hey, you fall in?” Peterson yelled.

Nadia jumped and fumbled the phone. She managed to snag it before it dropped into the circular bowl.

“Daddy,” she whispered. “I have to go before they figure out what I’m doing. I’ll try to call back in a little while.”

“No! Don’t hang up—”

“Daddy, I have to.”

“I love you.”

“I love you too. Bye.”

Nadia shoved the phone back into her bra and flushed the potty. Throwing open the door, she plastered on a smile and swiped her hand across her forehead. “Whew, that was a close one. There for a minute, I thought I was stuck.”

She sauntered back to Peterson and plopped down in the seat beside him. Maybe if she kept him talking, he’d forget to retie her hands.

“Now, where were we? Oh, yeah, about that psychotic boss of yours—”

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