Allie's Shelter (Cypress Security Book 1) by Regan Black

Author:Regan Black [Black, Regan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter six

Ross finished with the 9-1-1 dispatcher, certain they wouldn’t be able to do anything about the sniper in the woods. That hadn’t been a gang banger looking for extra cash or street cred to jump in. Whoever had taken that shot was using solid intel from an inside source close to the investigation involving Allie.

He couldn’t pinpoint who would betray them.

He knew who it wasn’t, which he supposed was a start. Sheriff Cochran didn’t even know about this place. Eva and Rick were obviously in the clear. The deputy impersonator with the Taser couldn’t have tracked them. She was still with the Feds. His earlier call had confirmed that, if not much else.

Still, someone had managed to track them to this place and set up a kill zone. Based on the direction of the shot, he’d been able to provide solid intel to the deputies who were attempting to flush out the shooter.

“No expense has been spared to shut you up,” he said, turning to Allie at last.

Her face paled and she gave a soft cry as she leaped to her feet. He was expecting a hug, or some show of gratitude, but she pushed him firmly onto a counter stool and ordered him to stay put.

“What’s wrong?”

“You’re bleeding.”

“Oh.” He hadn’t noticed. Reaching for the twinge behind his ear, he jerked at her command to stop.

“Do not touch it.”

“Relax. I was—”

“Hush. It’s my turn to bark out a few orders.”

“At least get me a mirror so I can see how bad it is.”

“No.”

He might have grumbled about being treated like a wounded hunting dog, but he decided having her fuss over him was a helluva lot better than his experience with the Army medics. They were good, but none of the medics he knew were blessed with Allie’s soothing bedside manner.

Her hands were trembling when she started, but she steadied quickly as she washed the wound. She was so gentle he barely felt a thing.

“This really could use a couple stitches.”

He didn’t believe that for a minute. Even if she was right, it didn’t matter since he wouldn’t risk leaving the house. “There’s a whole load of stuff in the first aid kit. We’re not going anywhere until I get an all clear. I’m sure the superglue or a butterfly closure will do.”

She pressed another folded paper towel to his head. “Fine. Hold this a minute.” She adjusted his fingers and when she was satisfied he was applying the right amount of pressure, she met his gaze, her blue eyes sparking with irritation. “Where’s the kit?”

“Closest one is under the kitchen sink.”

He tortured himself with the delectable view of her perfectly curved backside as she bent to retrieve the first aid kid. She shot him a warning glance, as if she’d felt his eyes roaming over her. “How’s the pressure?”

“Building.” And not only in the cut on his head. “Find some gauze and a staple gun and we’ll call it good.” He barely stifled his smile as she grumbled something that sounded suspiciously like a derogatory blanket statement about men.

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