Harlequin Intrigue July 2017--Box Set 1 of 2 by Cynthia Eden

Author:Cynthia Eden
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488016097
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Sierra half walked, half carried Lieutenant Strohm deeper into the jumble of giant boulders, picking her way over the smaller rocks and around the larger ones. The sound of ATV engines moved closer until they had to be on the trail where she’d left T-Rex and Major Bailey. She moved as fast as she could to get Strohm out of harm’s way.

Finally, the injured man ground to a halt. Leaning heavily on her, he whispered, “I can’t…keep going.”

Her back aching from the strain, Sierra looked around, searching for a place to hide and praying their attackers wouldn’t see her or the lieutenant before they found one. “You can’t stop out in the open. We need to get you hidden.”

He agreed. Between the two of them, they got him wedged behind a pile of big rocks, completely out of sight to anyone passing by.

Moments later, gunfire echoed off the rock walls, and Sierra ducked low next to Strohm. Her heart pounded hard against her ribs as she knelt behind the boulders, wondering whether T-Rex and the major had been hit.

Then she heard the sound of engines moving away. Once the noise had faded, she counted to ten and slowly straightened.

The lieutenant grabbed for her. “What are you doing?”

“I have to see if they were hit. They could be injured and need help.” She peeled the lieutenant’s hand from her arm. “Will you be all right?”

“I’ll be fine, but I’m worried about you,” he said. “Your marine would kick my butt if I let anything happen to you.”

He wasn’t her marine, and the copilot was in no shape to protect her, but now wasn’t the time for Sierra to correct him. She had to find T-Rex.

Easing her way back toward the trail, she pushed to the north, hoping to swing around and come from behind where she’d heard the ATVs stop. She grabbed a rock the size of her hand. It wasn’t much of a weapon, but it was all she had in case someone attacked her or T-Rex.

As she neared the trail, she hid behind a boulder and studied the path beyond. It was empty. No one stood nearby or lay on the ground.

Then she heard someone grunting, the sound of gravel being disturbed and muttered curses.

Sierra eased back behind the larger boulders and followed the noise.

She had almost reached the source of the sound when she noticed a black helmet on the ground and a torn shirt. As she stepped toward them, she caught a flash of movement out of the corner of her eye. Before she had time to move or scream, a hand clamped over her mouth and an arm wrapped around her belly, trapping one of her arms to her side.

Heart pounding, she tried to remain calm. Whoever had her was bare-armed and smelled of smoke and body odor.

“You’re coming with me,” he whispered.

The hell she was. She flung her free hand with the rock up behind her, crashing it into the man’s head.

He cursed, and for a brief moment, his hold on her loosened.

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