Smuggled Trust by Knight Belle

Author:Knight, Belle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Heald pounded down the aisles after Station and his men. Panic made his feet fly, but the others had gotten a head start, even as he’d tried to distract them from noticing Laura.

Laura.

The sight of her flying up those steps was like a punch in the gut. Station had taken the shot with barely a pause. Only the distance had saved Laura’s life.

Heald knew exactly what she was trying to do as soon as he had seen her. She was a smart woman. She was trying to get cell phone reception, but she hadn’t counted on Heald’s last betrayal—switching the badges.

It shouldn’t have been a betrayal at all. Heald had planned for enough time to get the horns and use her badge, give the horns to Station, and escape with his brother. He hadn’t counted on her leaving the room so soon. He definitely had not counted on running into Station and his men.

Heald skidded to a stop at the base of the stairs. Two men held Laura between them. She kicked at one, her skirt billowing to the side. Her hair was loose and her brown eyes wild and accusing. The man dug his grip more deeply into her arm.

A fury rose inside Heald at the sight of them handling her. She was trapped between them with no way out. It was up to him to somehow fix this. But he didn’t see how, not with his brother’s life at stake.

“Who are you?” Station said, his cowboy hat askew.

Heald knew Station’s cowboy hat covered a head he liked to shave to a shine.

“I’m the museum volunteer who let him in,” Laura said, her eyes full of fury, flicking in Heald’s direction.

Heald flinched then masked any reaction. He couldn’t let Station know Laura meant anything to him otherwise Station would have even more power over Heald than he already did. Station baited bears for fun and ran a worldwide poaching ring for profit. He wasn’t anyone to mess around with.

“The one my associate claimed had left?” Station raised an eyebrow and looked at Heald.

Heald stepped forward into the light. He needed Laura to see his expression. He already knew she was a smart, courageous woman. He would have to count on those qualities to get her through this safely. “I thought she was gone.”

“Really?” Station motioned to Laura. “Clearly you thought wrong.”

“Clearly,” Heald said. “She doesn’t know anything. Just let her go.”

“I know more than you think,” Laura said, eyes flashing. “You all are a bunch of liars. Filthy, rotten smugglers. The police will be here any minute.”

Heald bit back a groan. Don’t get stupid on me now, woman.

“She’s seen your face,” one of Station’s men said. “Your bullet is in the wall. She’s gotta go.”

Heald’s stomach flipped. Laura paled. Heald sensed she had finally realized the full extent of the trouble she was in.

“Let me go and I won’t say a word.”

“No,” Station said slowly. “That’s not possible.”

“She’s a fucking bitch,” Heald said, stepping forward. He ignored how those crude words left a bitter taste on his tongue.

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