No Escape From War (Trouble For Hire Book 1) by Cynthia Eden

Author:Cynthia Eden [Eden, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
Publisher: Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2021-05-24T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Figured that would be the case.” Disgust roughened War’s voice as he stared out into the night and took the call from Lynn. “I thought he’d ditch the phone and leave it as a present for us to find.” He was on one of Rose’s balconies, and the surf pounded below. The stars illuminated the beach—no one was out. Just an empty stretch of white sand.

“He’s cocky,” Lynn replied. “If he was right outside her place…”

“Then he saw me arrive with Rose. He knows I’m here with her. The last time he came for Rose, he waited for me to leave. The SOB likes to get his victims alone.”

“And his victims are always women. He had the chance to kill Billy Angle, but he didn’t. I’m thinking the perp did that because he doesn’t get the same rush from killing men. Our perp has a type. He’s locked and loaded on his next target.”

“He won’t get her.” His gaze cut to the left. To Rose. She was on the balcony with him. Staring out as her robe blew gently in the breeze. The wind lifted her hair, too, tossing it back from her head.

“I have uniforms doing a sweep of the area. I’ll be pulling any security footage that I can find. Maybe we’ll get lucky and discover an image we can use.”

Maybe. Maybe not. He didn’t take his eyes off Rose. “You work your way. I’ll work mine.”

“War…” A warning edge had entered her voice. “I meant what I said before. This isn’t about you killing the bastard. That had better not be the way you’re talking about.”

“Good night, detective. If you learn more, I’ll expect to hear from you.”

“I’ll make sure a car is stationed outside. Don’t do anything crazy, would you?”

He would make no promises because War felt absolutely crazy when it came to Rose. He hung up the phone. Shoved it into the back pocket of his jeans.

“Surprise, surprise.” Rose wrapped her fingers around the top of the balcony’s railing. “They didn’t find him.”

“Neither of us expected them to.” He crept closer to her. He wanted to touch her. To skim his fingers down her arm. To pull her against him.

I just want her.

“Am I just supposed to go to sleep now?” Her head tilted as she stared into the distance. “Go to my bedroom? Act like everything is normal?”

“You need to rest.”

“What I need is for that jerk to be caught. I was so sure it was Dylan. So sure.” Her body was stiff. “Maybe it still is.” She glanced toward him. “Maybe he got someone else to make the call so it would look as if he were innocent. That’s a possibility. We have to consider it.”

War already had. Still was. He nodded.

“My stomach is twisting. My heart won’t stop racing. And I feel like I’m about to jump out of my skin.”

He slid a little closer to her. “It’s adrenaline.”

“Before the call from him, I thought I could settle down. I was so tired but now, I’m wired.

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