Man of Her Dreams by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb [Webb, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1552543250
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2005-06-01T07:00:00+00:00

THEY HAD WAITED until it was dark.

When they’d returned to the city, Aidan had made a show of dropping her off at her borrowed apartment and then driving away. He’d parked his car three blocks beyond the opposite side of the apartment building from where the cops had set up their stakeout. He’d given her one instruction before leaving: dress in dark clothing.

She’d dug through her friend’s closet until she found black jeans and a navy sweatshirt. Black hiking boots had completed her getup. Her friend wouldn’t mind…she hoped. If Darby ruined anything, she’d just have to replace it. She’d only brought a few changes of clothes with her to her friend’s home. She hadn’t expected to stay this long.

When night came, she’d slipped out of the apartment, leaving the living room light and the television on, and took the stairs down to the lobby. She’d packed a flashlight and a few other necessities into a small backpack, which she draped over one shoulder. A frown creased her brow when she didn’t find Aidan.

She moved quietly toward the communal laundry room. He’d said they would go out the side door and slip away via the alley between this house and the next. Sounded good to her. She just wasn’t sure where her partner in crime was at the moment. She couldn’t help wondering if he’d changed his mind. Or if something had happened.

Her heart jolted at the idea of his being hurt in any way. If Lester had learned her new address…if he was watching…

“I’ve been waiting.”

Darby barely clamped her hand over her mouth to trap the squeal that lodged in her throat.

Aidan stepped from the dark shadows in the far corner of the room. “Sorry,” he offered. “I thought you knew I was here.”

Now how would she have known? Instead of asking, she tamped down her annoyance and headed toward the side door.

“Guess not,” he murmured as he cut in front of her to be the first out the door.

That would have annoyed her as well if she hadn’t known the move had been made to protect her.

In the dark alley, he took her hand and walked quickly toward the end that opened into the street where he’d parked his car. Once he had ensured the coast was clear, they covered the three blocks in no time. Darby felt the power of his muscular body as he pushed quickly forward with hardly any effort. She, on the other hand, had worked hard to keep up with him.

In the car, he asked, “Where are we going?”

She thought about that for a moment. Remembered the last time she’d been there when she’d led the police to his hideout. “Back to the water—to the swamp. He likes it there.”

He pushed the gearshift into position and rolled away from the curb. “Is this the same place where the police found him before?”

She nodded. “That’s where we need to go…only deeper into the bayou. I know they’re there. Hidden away so no one can find them.

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