Personal Target: An Elite Ops Novel by Kay Thomas

Author:Kay Thomas [Thomas, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-07-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

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NICK WALKED THE hotel grounds, taking some time before grabbing food. He needed to decompress, but it was next to impossible with all the thoughts swirling around in his head.

What would happen to Jenny if he wasn’t around? He couldn’t stay with her and stay sane, not when he was still reeling from everything she’d told him about her being pregnant and losing their baby. Just thinking about her was painful, even thinking in terms of how to keep her safe.

The earlier crowd of businessmen from the hotel lobby now sat at the bar. There were signs for some kind of convention going on involving the oil and gas trade in the region. In the sundry shop he grabbed protein bars, several pieces of fruit, a couple of sodas, and a half-dozen bottled waters before starting back to the bungalow.

He decided he would wait for Bryan to get back from the meeting with his contact tonight before taking Jenny on to Ingal and the dig site. It was going to be entirely too uncomfortable for them to be alone together otherwise. Nick wouldn’t be any good to her as a bodyguard if he continued to be this ill at ease with her. His intuition and reflexes would be worthless, and she wouldn’t want him around anyway. Bryan would be better as the primary.

Back at the bungalow Hollywood met him on the front porch with a worried expression. “I’m trying to figure something out. Talk me through the shooting again. What did you see?” he asked.

Nick placed the convenience store food in a wicker chair by the door and took his spot on the porch railing again. He didn’t want to face Jenny right now. If that made him a coward, so be it. Admitting he wasn’t strong enough was better than being eviscerated.

“The shooter was young, Hispanic. He shot the guy in the back of the cab first, then he went for Jenny,” said Nick.

“You sure he wasn’t shooting at you or me?”

“Pretty sure. You were a clear shot, Hollywood. The guy specifically aimed for the roof of the truck cab. Right where Jenny was sitting. What’s the problem?”

Bryan frowned and shook his head. “I heard from a source. There’s a contract out on her.”

“What? Why?” Nick felt his eyebrows rise. “Someone’s after Jenny here?”

Bryan nodded. “Makes no sense, but nothing does. I’m meeting another contact in an hour. Maybe they’ll be able to shed some light on the situation.”

Nick stared at the bag of food on the chair seat. So what should he do now? He knew the answer, but he didn’t like it. He wasn’t going to be able to ask Bryan to take point on Jenny’s protection. He wasn’t going to be able to stand the thought of leaving her with anyone.

Bryan seemed to read his mind. “Okay, so don’t let her out of your sight. You’ll be keeping her safe, and she could lead you to whoever is responsible for this.”

“A euphemism for

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