Terms of Engagement by Kylie Brant

Author:Kylie Brant [Brant, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488024047
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Grace Feller, aka Sara Schmidt, aka Lori Altman, aka Cassie Richards, aka Lindsay Bradford, sat in the front seat of Jack’s car with one hand braced on the dashboard and the other clutching the door handle. She still swayed from side to side every time Jack made an unsignaled turn.

Twisting in her seat as much as the seat belt would allow, she peered behind them. If Niko had managed to follow them from the police station, Jack’s defensive driving would throw him off their trail.

Facing forward again, she noted Jack checking the rearview mirror. “Do we have a tail?”

“Not that I can see. But if he is back there, I’ll make sure we lose him before heading home.”

Home. The word sent a funny pang through her stomach. She’d readied herself for an argument when he’d rejoined her in the interview room. It had been pretty evident when he’d left that he’d been on the verge of strangling her. But he’d regained control before re-entering the room, surprising her with his matter-of-fact logic: if the shooter had followed them there, how did she expect to lose him on her own?

That question had been gnawing a hole inside her for the last hour. And because his suggestion made more sense than any idea she’d come up with, she’d reluctantly agreed to accompany him to his house, trusting Jack to shake any possible tail along the way.

Leaving town could be accomplished just as easily from Jack’s place as from the police station. Waiting until he was asleep to sneak away would be low—her stomach roiled at the thought—but holing up at his place for long and chancing Niko tracking her there was far worse. She couldn’t take the risk of Jack becoming collateral damage. Her conscience wouldn’t withstand the burden of yet another life weighing on it.

A thought occurred then, had panic flaring. “How do you know he didn’t plant a GPS locator on your car? He wouldn’t have to follow closely then. He could hang back and track the car from a distance.”

Jack slanted her a look. “Because he’d have to be pretty damn gutsy to plant a device on the car in the police station lot.” He flipped on the revolving dash light and slowed at the next intersection, checking for traffic before running the red light.

It was several minutes before he spoke again. When he did, his tone was careful. “Fear can have a funny effect on our memories. It isn’t unusual for victims to magnify their abuser’s power over time, for instance. Whoever this guy is, Lindsay, whatever he’s done, he’s still just a man. He doesn’t have superhuman capabilities.”

She fought to suppress the wild laugh that rose to her throat. “You have no idea what he’s capable of.”

“Then tell me.” All the frustration she’d sensed from him in the last few hours was pent up in the words. “I can’t help if you won’t tell me the whole story.”

Her vision blurred. Stress and worry, she told herself, and willed her eyes to clear again.

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