Undercover Texas by Perini Robin

Author:Perini, Robin [Perini, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, ROMANCE - - SUSPENSE, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 9780373696970
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The rhythmic sound of the sea pulsing into the pier was the only sound. The desolate marina was eerily quiet. Darkness hung over the deserted area.

At Doc’s signal, Hunter pressed Erin next to a foreclosed office building. “Don’t come out until I motion to you.”

She nodded. She’d been quiet. Too quiet. Hunter understood.

She’d still been upset with him when they’d returned the airboats.

Then Hunter had seen the blood.

He’d tried to protect Erin, but she’d walked right into a huge pool just outside the small outdoor stand.

The poor guy who’d sold them the boat had been facedown with his brains splattered around him.

Erin hadn’t been able to look away. She had hardly said a word since.

The news indicated the man’s death to be a suicide. Too much debt, a wife who left him.

Hunter knew better.

So did Erin.

His entire body tense, he scanned the area, then the water.

No movement except the occasional wave.

“You’re sure they’ll be here?” he asked Doc. “I’m not certain I’d want to touch this mission with a two-hundred-foot crane.”

“They’ll be here,” Doc said.

“I don’t get it,” Hunter said. “What’s their story?”

“Marty’s husband died on 9/11. He was a firefighter. A real hero. He took a second trip up in the towers. He didn’t make it out.” Doc lifted his night-vision goggles and surveyed the horizon. “She and her husband’s uncle are on a mission now. They’ve never let me down.”

The hum of an engine pierced over the lapping of the water against the pier. They both ducked down. Doc swung his goggles toward the sound.

He didn’t speak for a moment. Hunter’s entire body crouched low, ready to take off.

“It’s them.” Doc smiled. “What did I tell you? Right on time.”

A fishing boat rumbled toward the pier. The paint job had seen much better days. By the time it reached them, Hunter took a step back. “That is some boat. But seriously, Doc. Is it seaworthy? I need to get to Texas quickly. How fast can it possibly go?”

“Faster than you’d expect. I wouldn’t judge this book by its cover. Besides, do you have a choice?” Doc whispered, “You can’t risk the airport or the bus station.”

“I know. They’ll be watching for that, and I can’t risk going cross-country. Even if we stay off the interstate, we could get caught on the wrong camera. I like it. No one will think to follow us on the water.”

The boat settled beside the dock.

Hunter eyed the solid woman with a hat tilted on wild red hair. She stood on the bow. She also clearly ran things. The old guy at her side secured the boat and they strode over to Doc.

“So, what’s so urgent I left a week’s worth of fish swimming in the gulf?” She settled her arms on her hips and cocked her head.

“Hunter, this is Marty Zaring, Captain of Precious Memories. She’ll get you near Corpus Christi.”

“He a good guy?” she asked Doc.

“And when have I ever not hooked you up with a good guy?” Doc asked.

Marty winked and held out her hand to Hunter.

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