Nobody's Hero by Bec McMaster

Author:Bec McMaster
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Lochaber Press Pty. Ltd
Published: 2016-05-22T05:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

STAGING A JAILBREAK was never going to be easy, so Riley had planned ahead. After she’d stolen Eden’s keys, she’d swung by McClain’s room for a few necessary items.

Taking the dart gun out of her bag, she raked her gaze across the windows of the main house to see if anyone was looking, then shot the guard in the back of the thigh. He grunted softly, his leg giving way beneath him.

McClain spun around, his eyes widening. “Riley!”

She bit her lip and pulled the trigger. “Sorry.”

The dart bloomed high on his chest. McClain winced and ripped it out. The guard fell at his feet, already out to the world.

White teeth gleamed as McClain bared them. “This is... twice.” His knees hit the stone.

Riley hurried to his side. He grabbed her leg, but the strength was going out of him.

“See? We’d kill each other within a week,” she said, grabbing him by the shoulders and easing him onto his back. His furious gaze locked on hers, and Riley softened. “Let me do this, Adam.” The first time she’d ever used his first name. Stroking his jaw, she watched those luminous eyes fluttering closed. His hat had fallen off. “For Lily. For me. For you. I know you don’t want to have to kill him. Let me get him away. Solve all our problems.”

“He’s not... trustworthy.”

Riley laughed. “I know that, remember?”

“What about you...?”

Fingers caught her sleeve, then dropped. He was going under.

“I’m going with him,” she whispered. “I might come back when I can change his mind about this revenge scheme. I don't know.”

“No!”

She patted his shoulder, then dragged the bag over her own. It was full of supplies and ammunition. She’d hidden a shotgun near the stables, and borrowed the keys to one of the jeeps. Once McClain was down, there’d be no one to stop her.

“Riley.” The word was a whisper. McClain’s eyes shuttered closed, and his head lolled.

“Sorry,” she whispered, though he couldn’t hear her. “I truly am.” She straightened. “This is to save both your lives.”

It was short work to drag both him and the unconscious guard into one of the sheds that lined the courtyard. She eased them onto the hay, then wiped her hands on her jeans. Time for part two.

Undoing the top two buttons on her shirt, she took a calming breath, palmed the dart gun against her thigh, and then started walking around the corner as if she belonged there. The guard was on the balls of his feet. No doubt he’d heard McClain’s muffled words. Riley shot him her brightest smile and rolled her eyes. There was a piece of hay in her hair. Deliberately. She pretended to see it, then plucked it out with a gasp, her cheeks heating. “Sorry,” she murmured. “Didn’t think anyone was here.” Licking her lips, she added, “You didn’t hear anything, right?”

The soldier grinned. “Not a thing, ma’am.”

“Good.”

Riley lifted the dart gun and shot him in the arm. His eyes rolled up in his head and, with a muffled “Nghr,” he went down hard.

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