SEALs of Summer 2: A Military Romance Superbundle by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Military, Bundle, Anthology
Publisher: SOS Ladies
Published: 2015-07-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

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Luke woke up to find his nose pressed into a disgustingly dirty vinyl seat. He tried to sit up. His hands were cuffed behind his back. He’d been thrown into the back of a squad car.

“Smells like wino barf in here,” he mumbled. At least they’d left the window open.

Using his core muscles, he lifted himself up and looked around. The police car was parked next to the giant mahogany tree outside the Hotel Montana. He rolled his neck and scrunched his eyes. His pounding head reminded him that this was no nightmare. It had all been excruciatingly real.

“Ysabeau.”

He kicked the door as hard as he could. “Help! Somebody! Get me out of here! Help!”

Just as he’d hoped, someone came running. A flashlight blinded him again. While squinting through the glare, he made out the shape of a uniformed cop. He hoped it wasn’t the one who clubbed him returning to finish the job.

“What is it with you cops? Let me go!” he said and kicked the door again.

“Stop it!” The guy climbed inside the front seat and left the door open ajar. The dome light flooded the dark car. “Quit with the noise. You are making things worse for yourself.”

“It’s you!” Luke said to the young cop who had asked for help in finding his bartending friend. “Did you hit me? Scratch that, I don’t care if you did. Get me out of here.”

“You told me you were a rescue guy. Why’d you try to loot the hotel?” The kid’s voice sounded disappointed, hurt.

“For all the—! I wasn’t looting. That cop had a stick up his ass. Get me out of here. I found survivors. Time’s wasting.”

The cop’s jaw dropped. “You found people? You are not saying this just so that I will let you out?”

“Survivors. I heard them and they heard me. Hurry. We need tools and—”

“Can’t. My Captain, the one you threatened with the sledgehammer, told me to go home. I’ve been…” He looked down, his face awash with shame. “…excused.”

“He’s a jerk wad. Let’s rescue some people and you will be the hero of the night. I promise.”

The young cop shook his head sadly. “You go in there and they will shoot you. Dead.”

Luke was incredulous. “Who? The cops?”

“Yes. We’ve been given the order to shoot looters on the spot.”

If Luke had a free hand, he’d slap his forehead. “I’m not a looter! How many times do I have to say it?”

“You could say it a million times. It wouldn’t matter. They will shoot you first and check your pockets for stolen goods later.”

Could this get any worse? Luke tipped his head back and exhaled toward the torn headliner on the squad car. “I don’t care if they shoot at me. I’ll take my chances. Take the cuffs off, please. Let me go. The woman I love is in there.”

“Ah. That is very bad. But I am not letting you out of here. Not yet.”

“Why?”

The kid’s face crumpled as if he was going to burst into tears.

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