The Shaughnessey Accord by Alison Kent

Author:Alison Kent [Kent, Alison]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romantic Suspense
ISBN: 9780758206701
Google: pF6AvOYbNQcC
Amazon: B0099RTO52
Barnesnoble: B0099RTO52
Goodreads: 1677189
Publisher: Brava
Published: 2003-12-31T11:00:00+00:00

Ten

Glory gripped the edges of the white porcelain sink and hung her head. A part of her wanted to do nothing but break down and sob. Another part of her wasn’t sure she’d ever be able to cry again, or if she’d ever have reason to.

If she couldn’t come to real tears over this, the most horrific experience of her twenty-seven years …

Her eyes stung. It was impossible to blink. But still there was nothing. No reaction. Just nothing. Here she was alone, momentarily safe, yet none of the tears that had welled before would come.

She supposed the mind-racing processes of logic and reasoning had squashed all emotional response. And then she snorted. At least they could’ve put out some effort to answering her number one burning question.

Who the hell was Tripp Shaughnessey?

She’d only begun to ponder all the possibilities when she heard a quiet scratching against the ceiling tiles overhead. She brought her gaze up slowly, remained absolutely still but for her eyes that searched the mirror’s reflection of the small room behind.

A ceiling tile shifted, dislodged from the frame. A second followed until there was a gaping black hole in the corner nearest the door. She froze, this time not even moving her eyes, staring as a face smeared with camouflage paint appeared in the opening.

Her heart thundered. She tried to swallow her fear but choked. Her palms grew slick with sweat against the cool porcelain sink.

The man put a silencing finger to his lips and she nodded, watching mesmerized as he vanished, then reappeared feet first, dropping to the floor behind her.

She turned around as a second man followed, indistinguishable from the first in the same camo gear. He remained silent and still as a third man appeared.

This one had black hair pulled to his nape in a ponytail. He also seemed to be in charge as he was the only one who spoke. “Are you all right?”

She nodded.

“Is anyone hurt?”

She shook her head.

He pressed his lips together as if satisfied, then asked, “Where’s Tripp?”

“In the storeroom,” she whispered, her biggest question answered. As if there had really been any doubt. Tripp Shaughnessey was not at all who he seemed.

“We counted six intruders. Is that right?”

She thought for a minute. “It’s hard to say. I can’t tell one from the next. Except for Danh and the one Tripp knocked out, they’re all still wearing their masks. I haven’t seen but four together at a time.”

“Danh?”

“The one in charge.” She swallowed. Her hands began to shake. “The one holding Tripp.”

The dark-haired man nodded, turned to his friends, gestured in what looked like a series of coded signals. Both gave sharp affirmative shakes of their heads, and then the first man approached.

“I need you to follow my instructions, okay?”

As if she’d expected otherwise. “Sure.”

“Lock yourself in one of the stalls and don’t move until we’re back.”

“And if you don’t come back?” she asked, because she couldn’t help consider the possibility after the day she’d had.

He smiled at that. Camo

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