Ruthless by Sybil Bartel

Author:Sybil Bartel [Bartel, Sybil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Alpha Bodyguard Series
Publisher: Sybil Bartel
Published: 2019-03-14T18:30:00+00:00

ONE HAND HOLDING HIS CELL phone, his eyes darting between the rearview mirror and the road, Talon took a corner going double the speed limit before glancing at his phone again. “Goddamn it.”

My heart in my throat, one hand gripping the handlebar above my window, the other holding on to my seat belt, I forced a response out. “What?”

Talon frowned as he glanced at the side mirror. “No signal.”

Oh God. “But we’re in the middle of downtown.”

He didn’t respond. Straddling the lane marker, he gunned it as he wove between two cars.

Dread threatened to choke me. “How is that possible?” Downtown Miami was not a cell phone dead spot.

Talon tipped his chin at the GPS display on the dashboard. The map, not moving, was static. “No GPS either.”

I swallowed past the brick in my throat. “How is that possible?”

“Signal jammer.” Cutting across two lanes, he took a turn at the last moment.

I dared a glance behind us. “What’s that?”

“Nothin’ legal.”

The same gray van that had been following us ever since it had screeched out of a parking lot across the street from Sawyer’s condo made the same turn. Right after the van, a black Escalade also made the turn. “They’re still there.”

“On it.” He took another last-minute turn. “We’re gonna have a little fun. You ready?”

I didn’t have time to respond.

Talon gunned his Challenger, and the engine roared as he turned down a one-way street going the wrong direction.

A delivery truck slammed on his brakes and veered.

“Watch out!” I screamed.

Horns blared and tires screeched as Talon expertly whipped the car around the truck and gunned it down the breakdown lane, barely avoiding more cars behind the truck. “Nothin’ doin’, nothin’ doin’,” he murmured cutting across two lanes when there was a break in oncoming cars.

My heart slamming into my ribs, I fought for a breath. “That wasn’t nothing,” I accused.

Half his mouth tipped up. “If the stakes ain’t high, you ain’t livin’.” Jumping a curb, he spun the Challenger and braked at the same time. The car slid to a stop on the side of the road, and Talon turned in his seat, looking behind us.

My hand went to my chest. “I think I prefer no stakes.” My life included.

His half smile amped up into a grin. “Lost ’em.” He spun the car around and got back on the surface streets, thankfully going the right direction in the right lane.

I looked in the side mirror. No van, but no SUV either. “The Luna and Associates guy is gone too.”

“Cost of doin’ business.” Talon glanced at his cell phone. “One bar of signal. Let’s see if this works.” He dialed and held the phone to his ear as he glanced in the rearview mirror. “Hey, you home?” he asked whoever answered. “Good, ’cause I’m dragging strays and I need somewhere to land….” He pulled the phone away from his ear. “Shit.” He spun the wheel hard and did a U-turn as he floored it, tossing the phone onto the center console. “Here we go again, darlin’.

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