he decided to stay away from her, she dragged him back in.
Not true . He wanted her more than he wanted his next breath. He needed her.
The elevator opened on the ground floor. I have to get out of here. He made a beeline through the lobby and out the doors. He needed fresh air and open sky. Taking a deep breath, he vanished and raced to where he knew he’d find answers.
“Thanks for coming with me, Cassidy.”
Dana sounded short of breath as they walked through the shady woods along the marked path. She rubbed her very round belly.
Cassidy’s heart squeezed painfully and for a moment she couldn’t speak. What she wouldn’t do to be like that with Trevor—so totally in love and in tune with a man. If only he’d give her the chance, but she couldn’t force him to trust her and she wouldn’t lay her heart on the line.
She’d agreed to go with Dana to the far boat dock to get her mind off Trevor.
“It’s really no problem, Dana. I needed the diversion.”
Dana paused for a moment, her hands bracing her lower back as she stretched. She cocked her head and surveyed the trees.
I don’t see anything . Maybe living with Paras made Dana more in tune, or maybe she is a Para, too?
“Dana, are you…?” How to ask the question? Spit it out . “Are you a Para?”
Dana’s eyebrows shot up as she faced Cassie with a crooked smile.
“So, Trevor finally told you?”
“Not everything. Not enough.”
“Give him some time, honey. He’ll come around.”
“Whatever you noticed in the trees? I’m sure it’s Trevor.” Cassidy shrugged as they continued along the path, irritated he would follow her. If he was so worried about what she was doing, he should’ve told her the whole truth.
She shook her head, trying to dislodge her wannabe lover from her brain. She was so distracted she totally missed the creep who stepped right in front of her. She plowed right into the sleaze who had tried unsuccessfully to single her out several times since she’d been here.
Strong hands manacled her arms.
Embarrassed she’d been so intent on Trevor that she’d slammed into the “professor,” she sputtered an apology. Her eyes met his, cold as ice, black as sin. She gasped and recognized the danger she’d missed before when he sneered. A shiver streaked up her spine as he dug his fingers into her flesh, trapping her like an animal.
Her heart pounding, she glanced at Dana. While her friend’s eyes were wide, she seemed calm. She twisted the ring on her left hand around and around and her lips moved silently, as if in prayer.
Satisfied Dana wasn’t stressed enough to go into premature labor, Cassidy fervently wished for once, that Trevor were watching her.
“Let me go.” She yanked her arms. He released her suddenly, leaving her to rub her soon-to-be-bruised forearms.
“My apologies, Ms. Sinclair.”
He bowed slightly and moved slowly behind her along the path.
Wait, how does he know my name? I never told him my name—
The cold edge of the knife pressed lightly against her throat.
Dana gasped and ordered, “Let her go.”
The son-of-a-bitch barked a harsh laugh in her ear, his breath hot and moist on Cassie’s neck. “I don’t think so. This woman is worth a lot of money to me.” He wrapped one arm around her waist, pulling her against him while she fought back useless tears. “You, my dear,” he said, addressing Dana, “will bring a considerable bonus. Come on, both of you, nice and easy, to the dock.”
“You need to reconsider what you’re doing.” Dana warned as he herded her down the path, Cassidy still in his grasp. “You won’t get away with whatever you’re planning.”
An evil smile curved his face as he replied, “No one even knows you’re out here and nobody uses this pier, so I think I’m already home free.”
After a few minutes running with the breeze in his face, the boughs slapping harmlessly against his furry arms and legs, Trevor realized he fought a battle already
Not true . He wanted her more than he wanted his next breath. He needed her.
The elevator opened on the ground floor. I have to get out of here. He made a beeline through the lobby and out the doors. He needed fresh air and open sky. Taking a deep breath, he vanished and raced to where he knew he’d find answers.
“Thanks for coming with me, Cassidy.”
Dana sounded short of breath as they walked through the shady woods along the marked path. She rubbed her very round belly.
Cassidy’s heart squeezed painfully and for a moment she couldn’t speak. What she wouldn’t do to be like that with Trevor—so totally in love and in tune with a man. If only he’d give her the chance, but she couldn’t force him to trust her and she wouldn’t lay her heart on the line.
She’d agreed to go with Dana to the far boat dock to get her mind off Trevor.
“It’s really no problem, Dana. I needed the diversion.”
Dana paused for a moment, her hands bracing her lower back as she stretched. She cocked her head and surveyed the trees.
I don’t see anything . Maybe living with Paras made Dana more in tune, or maybe she is a Para, too?
“Dana, are you…?” How to ask the question? Spit it out . “Are you a Para?”
Dana’s eyebrows shot up as she faced Cassie with a crooked smile.
“So, Trevor finally told you?”
“Not everything. Not enough.”
“Give him some time, honey. He’ll come around.”
“Whatever you noticed in the trees? I’m sure it’s Trevor.” Cassidy shrugged as they continued along the path, irritated he would follow her. If he was so worried about what she was doing, he should’ve told her the whole truth.
She shook her head, trying to dislodge her wannabe lover from her brain. She was so distracted she totally missed the creep who stepped right in front of her. She plowed right into the sleaze who had tried unsuccessfully to single her out several times since she’d been here.
Strong hands manacled her arms.
Embarrassed she’d been so intent on Trevor that she’d slammed into the “professor,” she sputtered an apology. Her eyes met his, cold as ice, black as sin. She gasped and recognized the danger she’d missed before when he sneered. A shiver streaked up her spine as he dug his fingers into her flesh, trapping her like an animal.
Her heart pounding, she glanced at Dana. While her friend’s eyes were wide, she seemed calm. She twisted the ring on her left hand around and around and her lips moved silently, as if in prayer.
Satisfied Dana wasn’t stressed enough to go into premature labor, Cassidy fervently wished for once, that Trevor were watching her.
“Let me go.” She yanked her arms. He released her suddenly, leaving her to rub her soon-to-be-bruised forearms.
“My apologies, Ms. Sinclair.”
He bowed slightly and moved slowly behind her along the path.
Wait, how does he know my name? I never told him my name—
The cold edge of the knife pressed lightly against her throat.
Dana gasped and ordered, “Let her go.”
The son-of-a-bitch barked a harsh laugh in her ear, his breath hot and moist on Cassie’s neck. “I don’t think so. This woman is worth a lot of money to me.” He wrapped one arm around her waist, pulling her against him while she fought back useless tears. “You, my dear,” he said, addressing Dana, “will bring a considerable bonus. Come on, both of you, nice and easy, to the dock.”
“You need to reconsider what you’re doing.” Dana warned as he herded her down the path, Cassidy still in his grasp. “You won’t get away with whatever you’re planning.”
An evil smile curved his face as he replied, “No one even knows you’re out here and nobody uses this pier, so I think I’m already home free.”
After a few minutes running with the breeze in his face, the boughs slapping harmlessly against his furry arms and legs, Trevor realized he fought a battle already
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