Mine To Protect (Mine- Romantic Suspense Book 6) by Cynthia Eden

Author:Cynthia Eden [Eden, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2015-12-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

She’s not dead. She’s safe. Zoe’s with me.

The elevator doors opened with a soft ding. Victor made sure that he stepped out first. They were back in Drake’s hotel, back on what should have been a secure floor, but he wasn’t taking any chances.

The area was empty, so he caught Zoe’s hand and led her forward. She’d been silent during their trek back to the fancy hotel, a trek that had included a pit stop at the hospital so she could be checked out.

She’d glared during that process, muttering about just having bruises, but he’d wanted to be absolutely certain she was okay.

A concussion. The bastard gave her a concussion. And she’s got black bands of bruises around her wrists and ankles.

Victor unlocked the door. He just wanted to get her inside and pull her into his arms. And what was up with that? He was hardly the coddling type.

He opened the suite door and ushered her inside.

“Slipping out at night, coming in long past dawn…This is hardly the way to keep a low profile…” At that low, mocking voice, Victor’s body immediately went into battle mode. He pushed Zoe behind him and had his gun out in two seconds.

Drake raised his brows as he sat on the couch, not looking properly intimated. Did the guy just always get guns aimed at him? Was that why he was acting as if nothing new were happening at that moment?

“What the hell are you doing in here?” Victor demanded.

“It’s my hotel.” Drake kept lounging. “When you didn’t answer the door, I got worried. Let myself in. You know, with the master key I have and all that.”

Victor grunted.

“Going to lower the gun anytime soon?” Drake asked.

Zoe’s fingers feathered over his back. “Victor, you know he’s not a threat.”

No, not a threat. But a serious asshole. Victor lowered his gun. Zoe slipped around him.

The mocking smile that had been on Drake’s face vanished when he got a look at Zoe. “What in the hell happened?”

“That bad, huh?” Zoe muttered.

Victor put the gun back in its holster. “Drake, it’s really been one pisser of a night.”

Drake rose to his feet. “I’m getting that.” His head cocked as he studied Zoe with concern. “What I don’t get…is where did you two go? I thought you were planning to wait for my team to find Michelle—”

“Cancel that plan,” Victor directed. “Just forget about her.”

But Zoe stiffened. “No, no, we can’t do that.”

“Zoe.” What now? “The woman is an undercover cop. She went off the radar for a reason. She wasn’t who you thought. She was just—”

“Using me?” Zoe cut in with a sad smile. “I got that. Trust me, I got it. But Roy took me for a reason.”

“Who the hell is Roy?” Drake asked, looking confused.

For the moment, Victor ignored him. “Roy took you for a lot of reasons. Two million of them.”

Her cheeks reddened. “He said it wasn’t just about the money. He said he had a chance to get Michelle back. You heard him—he was going to trade me for her!”

Victor wrapped his hands around her shoulders.

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