Threat of Exposure by Lynette Eason

Author:Lynette Eason
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-10-20T05:00:00+00:00

A siren sounded in the distance.

Panting, her gun in her hand, Gisella peered around the edge of the wall.

“What do you see?” His voice sounded raspy to his own ears. His heart thudded in his throat and he realized he wasn’t nearly as worried about a bullet finding him as he was about Gisella getting hurt.

A new kind of fear settled in his chest.

But he couldn’t worry about that now.

Gisella’s shoulders tensed. “I see someone on top of that grocery store. If you look at where the bullets are hitting, it makes sense.”

Brock had his phone out. The siren screamed louder. “Sheriff’s on his way, I bet.”

“Our shooter’s not getting away if I have anything to say about it.”

“What are you planning?” Brock shifted behind her. He’d already dialed the sheriff’s number, but the man wasn’t picking up. Probably on the line with someone else.

She never took her eyes from the building in front of her. “He’s got to come down. Where would you go from there?”

“I’d have a car waiting. Or at least a good escape route planned that would be easy to navigate on foot and lose anyone chasing me.”

Gisella finally looked back at him. “You want to go right while I go left?”

His slight hesitation made her frown and he told himself to get over it. She could handle herself.

And save his life while she was at it, she would no doubt remind him.

Nodding, he motioned for her to go. She did. He followed then branched off to the right. No gunshots sounded.

He made it to the back of the building and found the steps that led to the roof. Brock stopped and dialed the sheriff’s number.

Johnston answered on the first ring and barked, “What’s going on in my town, Martin?”

“We need to evacuate the grocery store on Main. Get everyone off the street and…”

“Where’s the shooter?”

“I’m going after him.” As soon as I can find him. Brock didn’t see Gisella. Where was she?

No sooner had he thought the question than he saw her dart after a fleeing figure. The masked man dodged a parked car, heading for the end of the building.

“Freeze!” Gisella shouted. The man ignored her. Gisella noted as many details about him as she could. He was taller than her, thin and light on his feet.

Brock spun on his heel and yanked at the back door to the store. Locked. Running out of time, he sped across the lot in the opposite direction Gisella had taken. He took a quick right, which brought him to the front of the store.

Just in time to see Gisella and the man coming his way. Fortunately, the front of the building was deserted. He figured the front door was probably locked, too. He gave it a tug to make sure. Relief filled him. The people inside were safe for now.

Gripping his weapon, Brock dove behind a parked vehicle and watched from underneath. An idea hit him. He wanted this guy alive and thought he might know how to go about catching him and keeping him that way.

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