Dark Cover (The DARK Files #2) by Susan Vaughan

Author:Susan Vaughan [Vaughan, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dark Files, antiterrorism, Susan Vaughan, romantic suspense, gullwod press, Washington, billionaire, thriller, undercover, romance, series, government officer, suspense
Publisher: Gullwood Press
Published: 2016-08-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

AFTER SNOW LEFT, Vanessa and Nick trudged upstairs.

“If you dig up any more on Somalia, I want to know.” His even tone belied the intense emotion she knew lurked below the surface.

“Okay. You thinking about what I said?”

“Yeah.” He uttered the word with the finality of a slammed door.

Time to move along. Too much probing at any one time scraped old wounds raw and bleeding. Like he’d said.

“We may have a lead in a few days on who provided the map.” Yawning, she stopped at the bathroom door. “DARK will check bank accounts, tap phones and increase surveillance. Whoever it is may slip up, or New Dawn may contact them.”

Stiffness from her fall was creeping into her joints. She needed sleep. And ibuprofen. She rolled her sore shoulder.

“Al-Din will know soon — if he doesn’t already — that his burglar-kidnappers failed, that they’re in custody. He’ll know my protection isn’t just paid bodyguards. What he might do next is anyone’s guess.” He leaned against the doorjamb.

His apparent calm didn’t deceive her. She recognized the wary stillness and cold, predatory gaze. Special Forces mode.

Protecting her meant he was breaking his own rule about avoiding combat situations. DARK wouldn’t allow him in the loop. She had to convince him to back off. For his own good.

And she had to back off from him. For her own good. “You have a point, but the CO planned for this. Word’s already out that Chevy Chase’s finest have arrested two men for breaking and entering at this address. When they’re suspected of being illegal aliens, they’ll disappear into federal custody and off the radar screen.”

She yawned again, covering her mouth with one hand. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I need a shower and some sleep.”

“I’ll be on guard here while you shower.” He didn’t move from his position.

“On guard? That’s not necessary now. The excitement’s over for tonight.”

“Take your shower.”

“But Nick—”

“I saw your face when Snow listed their little bag of tricks. You were scared, professional or not. You had every right to be. I’ll be here.”

She slumped. He was right. She was still scared. And too tired to fight about it. “Thanks. I won’t be long.”

Hot needles of water drilling into her back leached the stiffness from her muscles, but couldn’t wash away what her brain conjured up. One minute, in the swirl of water, she saw two dark forms looming over her bed. She shivered with fear.

The next, she pictured Nick, divested of his shirt and shorts, joining her in the shower. Shampooing her hair revived the sensation of his fingers spearing through it and cradling her head. Lathering up made her nipples tingle at the reminder of his mouth on her. Her heartbeat sped and pulses throbbed.

At this rate, if she slept at all, she’d have X-rated dreams instead of nightmares.

She rinsed and dried off quickly. She wrapped one of the guest terry-cloth robes around her and sleeked her damp hair back from her face. When she left the bathroom, sure enough, Nick was standing guard.

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