Undercover Mission by Sharon Dunn

Author:Sharon Dunn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-04-12T11:54:03+00:00

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David hurried around to the part of the deck where Maya and Sarge had gone. He’d been delayed when he had to usher a twenty-something couple off the deck who were filming the storm for their online travel channel. The man and woman had clearly had a couple of drinks and while the exchange was friendly their response in understanding the danger and heading inside had been slow.

He had assumed he would meet Maya at the front part of the wraparound deck. The storm was making the waves even more dangerous. They needed to get inside. He hurried to the side section of the deck. Fear took over when he didn’t see Maya there. He checked the first door where she might be standing on a stair landing waiting for him out of the storm. No one was there. But that didn’t make any sense. Why didn’t she and Sarge just come and find him if she’d seen that no one was on that side of the deck? He never should have been separated from her even for a short time.

Fear overtook him as he ran toward the railing. He could see the rescue boats down below still hooked to the side of the ship. Maya had fallen into one of them. Her body was twisted at an unnatural angle. Was she even alive?

He raced toward the stairs. Despite how rocky the seas were, he took the stairs two at a time to get to the deck where the rescue boats were attached.

The ship was still listing side to side at intense angles. When he looked out, Maya’s body rolled like a rag doll. He pressed the button that opened the automatic door that gave him access to the rescue boat. Climbing out to get to her proved a challenge on the unsteady sea. David fell into the rescue boat, landing on his knees, then crawled toward Maya praying that she wasn’t dead. He cradled her head in his arms and held her, checking for a pulse. She was still alive.

Her eyes fluttered open.

“David.” Her voice was weak and her gaze unfocused.

“Yes, I came for you.” He looked all around. “Did you fall?”

“The man with the knife...he came after me.”

David clenched his jaw. Mad at himself for letting her out of his sight. “You okay?”

She nodded.

“Where is Sarge?”

She shook her head. She opened her mouth as if to explain, but no words came out.

Something was seriously wrong, but she was still in too much shock to explain.

He’d have to deal with finding Sarge second. First, he needed to get Maya to a safe place. “I got you now, Maya. You’re going to be okay.”

He wrapped one arm around her. “Can you get up?”

She turned her head and stared at him as though she didn’t understand what he was saying. Water sprayed against the side of the ship.

“We need to get inside, Maya.”

When she looked at him, it was clear the paralysis of shock had set in. He wondered too if she might have some physical injury.

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