Point Blank (Love Undercover Book 6) by LK Shaw

Author:LK Shaw [Shaw, LK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-15T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Soft snores came from the opposite side of the car. I glanced over at the tiny woman curled up in the passenger seat. She seemed so small and helpless, but even from that first day, there’d been glimpses of strength just beneath the surface as though biding its time to crash through whatever was holding it back. A wave of protectiveness came over me. There wasn’t an explanation for it, and I was tired of questioning it. Tired of fighting it.

Cap hadn’t been exactly happy when he discovered I’d known all along where ‘the victim’ was. He nearly lost his shit when I told him I was bringing Charity to my place for the night, but I didn’t care. There weren’t any other options on such short notice. I had no intention of her being dead body number three. We’d figure something out tomorrow. In the meantime, the only way I could protect her was by bringing her to my townhouse.

I kept my eye on the rearview mirror, but hadn’t been able to spot a tail. Taking a few extra turns and backtracking a bit, we finally reached my street. I parked the car, turned off the lights, and sat waiting several minutes. No vehicles happened by. Everything was quiet. Feeling confident no one had followed us, I reached out to gently shake Charity awake.

“We’re here.”

She jerked upright, but her eyes landed on me and she sagged in relief. We exited the car, and I guided her up the sidewalk with a hand at the small of her back. Once inside, I turned on a few lights. She looked so lost, standing in the middle of my living room holding onto her small bag of personal items.

“Have you eaten?” I asked.

Charity shook her head. “Not for a few hours.”

“Why don’t you take your things upstairs to the spare room. In the meantime, I’ll see what I can scrounge up for us to eat.”

She nodded. “No vegetables, please.”

“Sure thing.”

While she headed upstairs, I went to the kitchen to try and find food. I’d managed to heat up a couple pre-cooked hamburger patties and laid out buns, cheese slices, and some ketchup on the the counter by the time she came back down.

“It’s not much, but it’s the best I could do quickly,” I told her. “Feel free to help yourself.”

“This is perfect, thank you.”

Charity made herself a cheeseburger, and I followed suit. We both sat at the table and began to eat. I studied her, trying not to be too obvious. There were dark circles under her eyes and she sluggishly picked up her burger, taking tiny bites before setting it back down. For once, she was quiet.

“I’m not sure what the plan is after tonight,” I said filling the silence. “Before Shoshana called me, I’d already been about to head to the shelter to find you. If you hadn’t been there, I would have gone to Sam’s next.”

She swallowed and looked over at me. “Why?”

“Two of the women that we rescued from the basement where we found you have been killed this week.

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