Lonely is the Night by Stephanie Tyler

Author:Stephanie Tyler [Tyler, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Shadow Force
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2013-03-04T22:00:00+00:00

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No one was coming to help him. Jack supposed it was better this way. His past had been carefully constructed, flawlessly so, and if he had to do some jail time to keep it that way, he had little choice.

He looked at his cellmate, who appeared to be sleeping peacefully. The reality was that Jack had to knock him unconscious after escaping the main room and a near beating by a mob of inmates. God knew what the corrections officers told the inmates Jack had done—and he didn’t want to know.

He should’ve never been put into the general population. But he’d survived twenty-four hours, and if he had to, he’d make another day. He leaned against the bunk, refusing to lie down and was glad he didn’t when he saw two guards coming down the hall. He braced himself for another fight, to be dragged away, but when they got to his cell, one of them said, “You’re being released. And you must be goddamned special, because we never do this in the middle of the goddamned night.”

Jack bit back a retort and let them lead him to the processing room, where he got his clothes and wallet back.

“We were told to keep your badge and gun. We turned them over to the marshal’s office. You can call them about getting them back,” the guard told him with a sneer. “You got really lucky.”

Jack clenched his jaw and stared him down. Finally, they had no choice but to release him, but not without a few vicious shoves for emphasis on just how unhappy they were. The last one caught him against the door and gashed his forehead open. He ripped off the bottom of his shirt and pressed it against it as he walked through the heavy gates.

There was a dark-haired man waiting for him, leaning against a black truck. He was watching Jack as if he knew him and Jack supposed this was Dylan. The man was as good as his word, since he’d gotten Jack sprung. Legal or not.

Jack walked up to him and the guy said, “I’m Dylan. Get in.”

He pushed off and went to the driver’s side. Jack got in and the truck took off into the late afternoon traffic.

“You look like hell. Didn’t they put you in solitary?”

“There was a mix-up.” A purposeful one, but Jack didn’t give his cover up for anyone.

“We fixed your bank accounts, but you’re still going to be under suspicion until we fix a few other things.”

“How’s Grier?”

“She’s fine—with Reid.” He pointed to the backseat. “There’s the first-aid kit. If it needs stitches, I’ll do it.”

“I can do it myself,” Jack said, and the words came out more sharply than intended. But Dylan wasn’t offended, just asked, “Can you do it in a moving vehicle?”

“Yeah.”

“When this is over, you and I have a lot to talk about,” Dylan said, and Jack couldn’t do anything but agree.

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