The Doctor's Guardian & Tempted By His Target by Marie Ferrarella & Jill Sorenson

Author:Marie Ferrarella & Jill Sorenson [Marie Ferrarella & Jill Sorenson]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781460811603
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises Pty Ltd, Australia
Published: 2011-04-10T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

Isabel didn’t lift her foot off the gas until she was five miles away.

She flexed her fingers around the steering wheel and glanced in the rearview mirror once again, her heart racing.

There was nothing behind her but dust. Brandon had parked his rental vehicle, a midsize SUV, behind her Jeep. If he wanted to, he could follow her. But why would he want to?

She took a deep breath, trying to relax. She’d run through the jungle like a maniac, half-convinced he was chasing her. Maybe she was overreacting, but his unexpected arrival had shaken her to the core. Leaving her back to the beach had been careless. She usually looked over her shoulder everywhere she went.

How could she have let him sneak up on her?

Muttering curses, she traveled south on the main highway for another mile before she pulled over, parking her Jeep behind a copse of trees. There she waited, monitoring the light flow of traffic as the sun crept high in the sky.

Brandon’s silver SUV passed by less than fifteen minutes later, his shortboard sticking out of the back like a white flag.

She’d known at a glance that he didn’t belong here. It took an experienced surfer to handle that break, but he wasn’t a pro. He didn’t travel with an entourage of photographers. His board was a rental. Big shots brought their own gear.

He wasn’t a burnout, either. Puerto Escondido attracted its share of scraggly potheads who were more interested in getting blazed than honing their surfing skills. Brandon didn’t fit that mold at all. With his close-cropped hair, clean-shaven jaw and sharp blue eyes, he looked like a straight arrow.

He was also hot as hell. His features were rugged and masculine, his physique taut. Something about him suggested wealth or privilege. He was wearing light gray boardshorts and nothing else. He had muscles like an endurance athlete, not a heavy weight lifter. She could have stared at his chest all day.

Her first reaction to him had been panic. She’d registered his height and broad shoulders and assumed he was one of Carranza’s men, come to kill her. Realizing that he wasn’t Mexican didn’t ease her anxiety. It wouldn’t have surprised her if the drug lord had recruited an assassin from outside the cartel. But Brandon had wasted the perfect opportunity to take her out, and he didn’t look like a thug.

Maybe she should have had lunch with him. Shaking her head, Isabel started the engine and pulled out of her hiding place, following his SUV back to town. It wasn’t smart to get distracted by a killer body and a handsome face. Over the past few days, she’d felt uneasy, as if someone was watching her. Perhaps Brandon was the culprit.

He stopped at The Pelican, a nice hotel within walking distance of the most popular beach in Puerto Escondido. Isabel made a left on the nearest cross street and circled around, catching a glimpse of him entering the hotel courtyard.

She continued driving, hoping he would stay in his room for a while.

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