Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense January 2017, Box Set 1 of 2 by Sharon Dunn

Author:Sharon Dunn
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488018879
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Maddie instinctively grabbed Rocky and pulled him to the floor.

Another crack rang out, and only then did she accept what was happening. She called in on her radio. “Dispatch, someone’s shooting at us. Send help! Over!”

“Officer Carrington is on the way. Over.”

“Fifth floor, tell him we’re on the fifth floor. Over,” Maddie said. “Red’s on the way,” she said to her partner.

When Rocky didn’t answer she glanced at him. A bloodstain spread across his jacket.

“No, no, no,” she muttered, grabbing gauze out of her bag.

“My partner’s been hit,” she said into her radio.

Rocky groaned and opened his eyes. “What’s happening?”

“Someone’s shooting at us.”

“Get out of here. Go!” he ordered.

Another shot pierced the night air. Heart pounding, she knew there was no way she could leave her friend.

She also knew she might die tonight.

Without having spoken her truth to Spence.

She should have told him she’d felt it, too, an unusually close connection that scared the wits out of her because in her experience that kind of emotion was usually followed by pain.

“Man, that stings,” Rocky said.

She put more pressure on his shoulder wound to stop the bleeding. “You’ll be okay.”

“I’ll be better once you’re safe.”

“I’m waiting for the police.” She glanced nervously over her shoulder.

“Why is he using us as target practice if we’re here to help him?”

“Unless it was a trap.”

“A trap?” Rocky sat up and winced.

“It might have something to do with Dr. Spencer.”

He snapped his attention to her. “What are you talking about?”

“Spence didn’t want me to go on shift tonight. He thought it might be dangerous, but I said I’d most likely be at the station and ignored his concern…and now, now you’ve been shot, because of me.”

“Knock it off. None of this is your fault.”

She couldn’t make eye contact, ashamed that she’d put his life in danger because she hadn’t taken Spence’s warning seriously.

“Hey, look at me.”

She slowly turned to her friend.

“Did you shoot me in the shoulder?”

“No, but—”

“No. This isn’t your fault.”

“Maddie McBride!” a man called out.

Rocky touched her arm. “Don’t.”

“What do you want?” she shouted back.

“Tell me where Dr. Spencer is and I won’t hurt you.”

“Are you kidding me? You shot my partner! Police are on the way!”

“They won’t get here in time.” His voice seemed closer.

Her pulse raced. They had to get out of here. She gripped Rocky’s uninjured arm and whispered, “Let’s move.”

With a nod, Rocky stood. She shouldered the medical supplies bag and they stayed low.

“It’s a simple question!” the assailant yelled.

And if she gave the answer, Spence would be assaulted again, plus the shooter would have no reason to keep her and Rocky alive.

“Ambulance 64,” dispatch called over the radio. She turned down the volume so it wouldn’t make them easy targets. Then she realized the shooter probably figured they would head for the service elevator.

“Stairs,” she whispered to Rocky. She hoped he could manage the stairs in his condition.

With his uninjured arm around her shoulder, they passed the elevator and turned a corner.

Another shot rang out.

Maddie pulled Rocky down again.

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