Zero Hour by Megan Erickson

Author:Megan Erickson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2018-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

Roarke washed his hands, his stomach still rumbling. That one slice of pizza wasn’t enough to fill him up, but the thought of eating another one made him nauseous. He should probably pay more attention to his diet rather than subsisting on Diet Coke.

He risked a glance in the mirror as he dried his hands. Yep, he looked like shit. Jesus. He was already a pale motherfucker, but the bags under his eyes were blue and purple, and his lips were discolored. He resembled a corpse, and while he’d never cared much about his appearance, it bothered him that Wren was seeing him so wrecked.

Maybe he’d try to work in some protein shakes before he keeled over from lack of nutrition. He splashed cold water on his face, ran it through his hair, and let it drip down his neck, soaking the collar of his white T.

He was known for keeping himself in check. Maintaining his cool. Erick dealt with difficult situations by making jokes. Roarke stayed ice cold. It was why he was known in hacking circles as only 6192—the melting point of tungsten, which was the highest of all metals.

Roarke didn’t melt. He didn’t even get close. But this situation with Wren…damn he was at least at 2,000 degrees. Losing his cool on the most important mission of his life wasn’t an option. He shook his head and splashed more water on his face before rubbing it out of his eyes. She was in too deep to back out now, and at least this way he had a whole team keeping an eye on her.

When he left the bathroom, Wren was still sitting on the floor. She’d slipped off her high-top Converse and wiggled her toes in her mismatched socks. She glanced up at him as he walked over to her. Maybe it’d do him good to get out of this basement. “Hey, you wanna take a walk?”

She frowned. “Uh, I’d love to but are you sure? What if someone sees us?”

He shook his head. “I got a place. No one will bother us.”

As she stood up, he called over to Eric and Jock. “Taking a breather with Wren. Be back in an hour.”

The guys were deep into something because Erick barely glanced up. “See ya.”

Marisol gave them a little salute. “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”

Roarke swore Marisol saw right through them, but she hadn’t said anything yet so he let it slide. She could think what she wanted. He led Wren up the stairs and cut back through the building to a back door. Outside, his Mustang sat covered in a side alley.

As he took the cover off, folded it, and placed it in the trunk, Wren said, “Do you cover your baby so no one sees her or so she doesn’t get damaged?”

He opened the passenger-side door for her before rounding the front. “Both.”

She smiled. “That’s what I thought.”

Once he turned the ignition, the engine rumbled to life. He pulled out of the alley, made his way out of the city, and opened her up on the highway.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.