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bone. Even more than the gentle push he gave her back into the elevator.
“Stay put.”
Blood rushed through her heart at the rate of a freight train and sweat lined her palms. She craned her neck to see beyond him and instantly regretted the move.
Against the pillar, in direct view of the open elevator door, so meone had stuck a photo . An A4-sized display of her on the desk and Jake pumping into her. S he retreated into the lift . The bastard watched every move they made. He could see them. Could he hear them as well?
Jake disappeared into the garage and Cassie repressed the urge to press the button and hide in the safety of her office. Except, the office wasn’t safe. He could see her. Nausea climbed up her chest and she sank to the floor , pressing her head between her legs. Was he watching now? Her skin crawled and Cassie peered into the dimly lit garage. Where did Jake go? Why was it so quiet?
Chapter Six
Menace flowed over Jake the moment the doors of the elevator opened . He pulled his gun as his gaze fell on the photo. The bastard followed them. Knew where they were . W atched them. Adrenaline pumped his muscles and heightened his senses.
Behind him Cassie squeal ed , her rapid breath warmed his back . F ear radiat ed from her . Lit by only auxiliary lights, the underground garage harboured deep shadows. Plenty of places to hide. More than enough opportunity for an attack .
After a quick glance at Cassie, he veered to the left. Hugging the wall , he ran into the deep shadow a couple of feet from the elevator. The garage was empty save for his car and a closed dumpster against the wall . Dropping to his haunches, Jake scanned the ground. Nothing moved.
He pressed the speed dial on his mobile to connect him to Matt, knowing if Matt heard nothing on the line , he would use the GPS tracker of his phone to locate him. Shoving the phone in his pant’s pocket, Jake made his way to ward Cassie. The silence in the garage didn’t fool him . The photographer bided his time to take the photo . Barely ten minutes had passed since that scene played out in the office, so chances were that he or she was still watching. Waiting. Planning. He couldn’t take the chance of going to the car without backup. Dead hero’s had no use .
Cassie cowered in the far corner of the elevator and Jake closed the doors, pressing the stop button . He shut off the alarm, pulled her into his arms and hugged her tight.
“Backup is on the way. We need to stay put for a couple of minutes.”
A feint sniff, but no answer. He lifted her chin with his finger. “We’ll find him, Cassie …b efore he can get to you. I won’t let anything happen to you.”
She nodded and folded her arms . “He saw us,” she whispered.
Jake stroked over her hair. “I know. But we’ll find him and find out why he did this.”
Cassie stepped out of his embrace and frowned. “I know why he did it. It’s the money. What I don’t understand is why he sent the photos to my father .”
Jake nodded. He’d wondered about that as well. Any normal criminal would have killed her father and gotten it over with. Why drag out the agony for years and continue it with Cassie. It’s almost if the man enjoyed toying with the Adams family. It smacked of a vendetta more than just greed. Jake made a mental note to check out the family history as soon as possible. For now, he had to keep Cassie alive and out of harm’s way.
They waited in silence.
An eternity later , the squeal of tires announced the arrival of Matt and the cavalry. Endless minutes where he tried his best to stare at anything but Cassie. She made his blood boil and made him neglect his duties. A fatal mistake for a bodyguard.
A loud bang on the door had Cassie rushing into his arms again. Awaking the lust he tried so hard to suppress. Her soft breasts heated his chest through the t-shirt invoking memories of their sweet taste. Damn, he had to control this.
“Jake, you in there?” Matt’s
“Stay put.”
Blood rushed through her heart at the rate of a freight train and sweat lined her palms. She craned her neck to see beyond him and instantly regretted the move.
Against the pillar, in direct view of the open elevator door, so meone had stuck a photo . An A4-sized display of her on the desk and Jake pumping into her. S he retreated into the lift . The bastard watched every move they made. He could see them. Could he hear them as well?
Jake disappeared into the garage and Cassie repressed the urge to press the button and hide in the safety of her office. Except, the office wasn’t safe. He could see her. Nausea climbed up her chest and she sank to the floor , pressing her head between her legs. Was he watching now? Her skin crawled and Cassie peered into the dimly lit garage. Where did Jake go? Why was it so quiet?
Chapter Six
Menace flowed over Jake the moment the doors of the elevator opened . He pulled his gun as his gaze fell on the photo. The bastard followed them. Knew where they were . W atched them. Adrenaline pumped his muscles and heightened his senses.
Behind him Cassie squeal ed , her rapid breath warmed his back . F ear radiat ed from her . Lit by only auxiliary lights, the underground garage harboured deep shadows. Plenty of places to hide. More than enough opportunity for an attack .
After a quick glance at Cassie, he veered to the left. Hugging the wall , he ran into the deep shadow a couple of feet from the elevator. The garage was empty save for his car and a closed dumpster against the wall . Dropping to his haunches, Jake scanned the ground. Nothing moved.
He pressed the speed dial on his mobile to connect him to Matt, knowing if Matt heard nothing on the line , he would use the GPS tracker of his phone to locate him. Shoving the phone in his pant’s pocket, Jake made his way to ward Cassie. The silence in the garage didn’t fool him . The photographer bided his time to take the photo . Barely ten minutes had passed since that scene played out in the office, so chances were that he or she was still watching. Waiting. Planning. He couldn’t take the chance of going to the car without backup. Dead hero’s had no use .
Cassie cowered in the far corner of the elevator and Jake closed the doors, pressing the stop button . He shut off the alarm, pulled her into his arms and hugged her tight.
“Backup is on the way. We need to stay put for a couple of minutes.”
A feint sniff, but no answer. He lifted her chin with his finger. “We’ll find him, Cassie …b efore he can get to you. I won’t let anything happen to you.”
She nodded and folded her arms . “He saw us,” she whispered.
Jake stroked over her hair. “I know. But we’ll find him and find out why he did this.”
Cassie stepped out of his embrace and frowned. “I know why he did it. It’s the money. What I don’t understand is why he sent the photos to my father .”
Jake nodded. He’d wondered about that as well. Any normal criminal would have killed her father and gotten it over with. Why drag out the agony for years and continue it with Cassie. It’s almost if the man enjoyed toying with the Adams family. It smacked of a vendetta more than just greed. Jake made a mental note to check out the family history as soon as possible. For now, he had to keep Cassie alive and out of harm’s way.
They waited in silence.
An eternity later , the squeal of tires announced the arrival of Matt and the cavalry. Endless minutes where he tried his best to stare at anything but Cassie. She made his blood boil and made him neglect his duties. A fatal mistake for a bodyguard.
A loud bang on the door had Cassie rushing into his arms again. Awaking the lust he tried so hard to suppress. Her soft breasts heated his chest through the t-shirt invoking memories of their sweet taste. Damn, he had to control this.
“Jake, you in there?” Matt’s
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