Undone by Katey Wolfe

Author:Katey Wolfe [Wolfe, Katey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01GW2ET9C
Publisher: Traverse Press
Published: 2016-06-20T23:00:00+00:00

Jess dreamed of Saturday night. She’d repeated the scene in her nightmares so often that it felt like a recurring dream she’d had for years. Now the dream changed. Now she was in the warehouse, at the fight, hearing the shouts of the crowd as she barreled through, gun in hand.

She saw Declan was in the cage with the man from the alley, wearing a hoodie and mask. The man was dragging him, just like he’d been dragging Jess. Dragging him by the hair.

“Stop it!” Jess shouted as she pointed the gun at the man.

He snarled, “Mind your own business.”

“I said stop it!”

She put her finger on the trigger. Declan’s eyes went wide.

“No, Jess!” he said. “I’m okay. It’s just a fight. Don’t—!”

She pulled the trigger . . . just as the man lunged away from Declan. The bullet hit Declan in the chest. His eyes bugged. His mouth worked. And as Jess screamed, the man dropped Declan to the cage floor and smiled.

“No!” Jess shouted and bolted upright in bed.

She heard the distant thud of footfalls, muffled by the blood rushing in her ears. The door flew open, and Declan rushed in. He got a couple of feet past the doorway and stopped short, then stood there, as wild-eyed as he’d been in her dream.

“Jess? Are you okay?”

Her gaze dropped to his chest. No bullet hole, of course. It was just a nightmare. She tried to say that, but the words wouldn’t come, and she sat there, trembling. He took a step toward her and again stopped himself. He looked at the closed window.

“I heard you say stop it,” he said. “Was someone here?”

She shook her head and finally found her voice. “I had a nightmare.”

Another step her way. This time, he not only stopped short but backed up. When she looked down, she could see her nightgown askew, one breast nearly out, the bottom riding up over her hips, the lace of her panties showing. She tugged the nightgown back in place as best she could. He glanced away fast, as if he’d been watching her adjust it.

“I’m okay,” she said. “Sorry if I woke you.”

“No, no. Not at all. I—”

He looked at her and then away again, averting his eyes. She pulled the sheet up over her bare legs. He looked back, still staring. Then he blinked hard and rubbed his face.

“Can I get you anything?” he said.

“I’m fine. But thanks.”

He nodded, his gaze averted. “Okay. I should, uh . . . I should let you sleep. If you need me, I’m, uh, right next door. Just shout.”

“Shout, don’t scream?”

A soft laugh. “If you shout, I’ll knock instead of bursting in on you. Sorry about that.”

“You’re the bodyguard. No apology needed.”

Another smile. “Okay. Well, I’ll see you in the morning.”

He backed up and shut the door with a click.

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