Situation: Out of Control by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb [Webb, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Romance, Suspense, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780373688173
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-12-21T19:01:53+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Heath gasped.

He opened his eyes. The room tilted, went blurry, then came back into focus.

White walls.

He moved his head slightly to the left—IV pole and bag.

Hospital.

Then Heath remembered. He had been shot. Stephens was dead.

"Jayne." His voice sounded rusty. His mouth and lips felt dry. He licked his lips and tried to sit up. A stab of pain sliced through him, forcing him back down. He groaned, his senses becoming suddenly aware of in tense pain radiating through his entire body.

"You're out of surgery and stable, Murphy."

He opened his eyes to find Cole Danes standing over him.

"Where's Jayne?" He licked his lips again.

"She's just outside the door. I have a few questions and then you can see her."

"Stephens is dead. What else do you want?" If Heath hadn't been in such extreme pain he would have climbed out of the bed and beat the hell out of the guy.

"Correct. His body was identified one hour ago. The Chinook from Fort Carson that brought you and Miss Stephens off that mountain encountered a civilian helicopter en route to your position. I'm assuming the two men inside were Stephens's cohorts."

Heath bit back a groan. He'd be damned if he'd let Danes see his agony. "That's probably right. He mentioned something about them picking him up. We think he stole a helicopter from a local."

"Yes, a Thurman McGill. The sheriff found his body shortly after you arrived at the hospital."

"I want to see Jayne now," Heath insisted, uncertain how long he could handle this level of pain without passing out. He balled his hands into fists and struggled with the urge to just let go and pass out. Damn. Was it supposed to be like this?

"I need to know exactly what Stephens said to you," Danes instructed. "Don't leave anything out."

A realization somehow skirted its way through the fog of pain. Heath focused his weary gaze on Danes. "I was right. Something about this was personal between you and Stephens."

"Answer the question, Murphy." Danes's intent expression never wavered. He had his agenda and nothing was going to stop him. "I know you're in pain. Don't waste energy pretending otherwise."

A hiss of pain slipped past Heath's tightly clenched teeth. "He knew it was you," he growled. "He…" Heath clenched his teeth again as a new wave of pain crashed through him.

"Tell me the rest, Murphy," Danes urged.

"He…" Heath swallowed as best he could. "He said you'd signed your own death warrant. That you wouldn't get away with it."

"Thank you, Murphy. You did well."

Heath clutched the bed rail with his free hand and lifted his head, defying the pain. "You risked too much, Danes," he accused. "Jayne could have been killed. How could you take that kind of chance?"

Danes paused at the door and looked back at him. "It was the only way."

He walked out without further explanation.

Heath collapsed, gasping to get air into his lungs.

When he got out of here he intended to tell Victoria just exactly what kind of man the Colby Agency had hired to conduct this internal affairs investigation.

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