Harlequin Intrigue June 2016, Box Set 1 of 2 by Rita Herron

Author:Rita Herron
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460398623
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Vanessa’s teeth were chattering and she was miserable.

If Liam reminded her one more time that shivering was a good sign, that it meant she hadn’t gone into any later stages of hypothermia, she might pop him in the mouth. She didn’t want to hear that the castanets playing in her head were a good sign. She just wanted to get warm.

They hadn’t had to walk far for a hotel, thank goodness. He had kept her pinned to his side the entire time except when he’d reluctantly let her go so he could check in. Vanessa sat outside on a bench waiting, since they both looked like something out of The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Plus, he didn’t want the clerk to possibly recognize her in case the cops started searching again.

Even in her physical misery, Vanessa couldn’t ignore the overwhelming joy that permeated her body.

They were alive.

Both of them were walking, no broken bones, no obvious head injuries, no floating facedown in the Roanoke Sound. They had some cuts and definitely some bruises, but they were alive.

Liam walked back outside. “Okay, I’ve got us a room and extra bottles of shampoo and conditioner.”

This hotel was pretty nice. Not luxury, like something her family would stay at, but certainly not as scary as the other place she’d been with Karine. Liam led her inside, into the elevator and up to their room. He immediately went to the heating unit and cranked it to high.

Vanessa wanted to fall face-first on the giant king-size bed, but definitely needed a shower first.

She wondered if she could talk Liam into joining her. That would warm both of them up. She looked over at him, but he was already grabbing the phone and stretching it over to the table by the window.

“I’m going to make a call to Omega Sector,” he said. “Make sure we have backup on the way and that they are bringing everything we need.”

She knew she should be happy that he was in super-agent mode. He was getting things done. Making sure those girls were going to make it out of this situation alive. Calling in the guard.

Was it bad that she wished—just a little bit—he would be in let’s-celebrate-we’re-alive mode and join her in the shower?

Probably.

“Do you think that was Webb who rammed us into the water tonight?” she asked him.

He nodded. “Maybe. Him or one of his friends. They could’ve noticed we were following him.”

“It’s a good thing we sent those pictures already. My phone didn’t make it out of the Sound.”

“Mine did, but it’s completely useless. We’ll need to get replacements tomorrow. And figure out a plan about everything. I’m thinking the best bet is for you to go to work as if nothing happened. That would completely throw Webb, or whoever tried to kill us, off.”

“Won’t he just bring me in again?”

“Not with your dad’s lawyer there to get you out. I know you don’t like your dad’s interference, but nobody is going to bring you in for questioning unless they are absolutely sure they can charge you with something.

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