Seduced by His Target by Gail Barrett

Author:Gail Barrett [Barrett, Gail]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472015969
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

His jaw set, Rasheed swung open the cottage door and strode inside. No matter how stubborn Nadine was, no matter how convinced she was that only she could get inside her family’s compound, he had to persuade her to listen to sense. It was bad enough that he’d brought her to this island, putting her under her brother’s control. But entering her family’s house would be suicidal. She’d never make it out alive.

He tugged the door closed behind him, then started across the room. She stood facing the window, silhouetted by the waning light. She turned at his approach, her dark-lashed eyes filled with resolve. And before he could block it, a jumble of emotions swarmed inside him—admiration, respect, desire.

He ruthlessly shut them down. He couldn’t let her beauty confuse his thinking. He couldn’t let her impressive spirit influence him to change his mind. No matter what she believed, entering her father’s house would be far too dangerous. He’d never be able to keep her safe.

“I meant what I said.” He closed the distance between them. “You aren’t getting on that plane.”

She leaned back against the window and crossed her arms. “Don’t you think I should decide that?”

“No. This isn’t your job.”

“Maybe not, but it’s my family. I’m not exactly a disinterested bystander. And I know how dangerous they are.”

The hell she did. He came to stop close beside her, forcing her to tip her head back to meet his eyes. “They’re going to kill you. You told me that yourself.”

“Right. But they aren’t going to do it the minute I walk in the door.”

“Which is exactly why we’re sending in a decoy, a trained operative, a professional who can search the compound, then get away before they figure out who she is.”

“You’ll never pull it off. He’ll insist on making sure it’s me. There’s no way it’s going to work.”

It had to. He could not let her risk her life. Frustrated, he braced his forearm against the window and glanced outside, trying to think of a way to get through. A palm frond scratched the glass. The late-afternoon sun had dipped toward the horizon, lengthening the shadows across the path. A sudden movement caught his eye, a cat prowling past on the hunt. Beyond the cluster of cottages, the mansion’s security lights winked on.

Unable to come up with a persuasive argument, he shook his head. “You’ll just have to believe me. We can’t take the risk.”

“But—”

“For God’s sake, Nadine, look at what happened here. I thought I could protect you. I thought I could get you off the island before anything went wrong. And your brother showed up. We’re going to have a hell of a time getting you away as it is. And we’d have even less control at your father’s house. Anything could happen to you once you go inside. By the time we mounted a rescue, it could be too late.”

For a moment, she didn’t answer. Her arms stayed crossed. Her stubborn gaze challenged his.

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