Saved by the Monarch by Marton Dana

Author:Marton, Dana [Dana Marton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-07-15T01:26:50+00:00

Chapter Six

She’d been taken.

Anger and concern about ripped him apart as Miklos paced the room, scanning it for clues, willing her to come walking back in, knowing he waited for that in vain. She wouldn’t have left without her gloves and at least a parka if she’d left on her own, willingly.

She was out there, the captive of conscienceless bastards somewhere in the cold, barely dressed, when what she needed was warmth and rest.

And him.

She needed him by her side, damn it all.

He cursed himself for leaving her. He’d thought he would be back before the doctor left. But the suspicious man in front of the inn had been gone by the time Miklos made his way down to the street, so he had to do a quick sweep of the village to find the guy. He did, a few streets down. By then the man had two other thugs with him. He followed them, then spent precious hours staking out the derelict cabin at the edge of town where they led him. Men coming and going was all he’d seen, watching and waiting all night, gaining little information beyond the obvious: the enemy was numerous and well armed with military-issue weapons.

He’d gained nothing and lost Judi in the bargain. And could have lost Luigi, too. Miklos glanced at the man who was sitting in an old-fashioned armchair, rubbing the back of his head, stopping long enough to half sign, half say, “I’m sorry. I never saw them coming.”

“Not your fault,” Miklos told him. “Do you need a doctor?” He nodded toward the bump above the man’s nape.

Luigi shook his head.

Where in hell was the rescue team he’d asked for? They should have been here long ago. Maybe something was going down that he didn’t know about, something that suddenly required the general’s full attention and temporarily diverted the chopper the man must have sent here.

“General Rossi should have alerted the royal guard by now. The helicopter is on its way with at least a dozen men.” He’d also asked the general to dispatch a military unit to protect Maltmore Castle. They might be there already.

“So the only vehicle that left the inn today went to Sacorata?” he asked again.

Luigi nodded.

“I’m going after her.” General Rossi was going to blow a fuse, but he would deal with the man later. “Thanks for the help. Take care of yourself,” he said as he reached for the small, handheld radio that Luigi had scared up for him.

A snowmobile waited in the alley behind the inn, also courtesy of Luigi. Miklos drove south on the winding road, looking for any meaningful tracks. The sun was taking its time coming up, darkness lingering late this time of the year. But he could make out the tracks of vans, with snow chains on the tires, and snowmobiles that had crisscrossed the road.

Judi could be anywhere by now.

Miklos gripped the handlebars tight enough to break them. The dawn air was brisk, the cold nipping at his face, wind pushing against him.

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