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when they were out of sight, pushing the door open and
quickly closing it behind them after they entered the room.
****
Jamie exhaled a deep breath and lifted her
fingers to her tingling lips. Max’s kiss had set her on fire. If it had
happened elsewhere, she would have been lost and surrendered to the man who
left her wanting more. She sat down on the bed, aware that Max was pacing.
He came to stand in front of her then kneeled
and took both of her hands gently into his. “We have to get you out of here,
and we need to call the general. I can’t let them get their hands on you.” He
inhaled a deep breath. “Jamie, you’re their healer. With this battle coming up,
if they don’t have you to fix them when it’s all over, then some of them are
going to die, and I can’t let that happen again.”
Jamie’s heart was breaking. She’d seen the pain
in his eyes before he concealed it. Was it possible he was still thinking that Lydia’s brief
death was his fault or had he lost someone else altogether? She couldn’t leave
without knowing the truth.
“I’m sorry, but I have to see this through. It’s
our mission to figure out where…” She slipped her hand from his and lifted her
necklace. “…this fits. If we don’t, they’re all dead, and I won’t let that happen.”
Briggs fingered the key and let it fall back to
her chest. He stood, his towering form leaning over her. “You have to trust me
that we will, but we have to be smart about this.” He pressed his lips to hers.
“You have my word I’ll help you.”
He was no
longer trying to convince her to leave but offering her his word that he was
going to help. She wasn’t sure she’d ever figure out the silent giant, but when
all of this was over, she damn sure was going to try. He was worth whatever
effort it took.
“What are we going to?”
Briggs sat down beside her on the bed and patted
her leg. “We’re going to leave.”
“But, you just said—”
“I didn’t say we were going to leave town, but
we damn sure aren’t staying in the same hotel as that monster.”
Max walked over to the window and peeked out of
the corner. “We’re going to sneak out when everyone’s sleeping.” He turned back
to her. “I still want you to call the general, and even if you won’t tell him who
the mole is, you need to tell him that Floyd is here. If anything, he can send
in some of the troops to keep the psycho busy while we figure out where your key
fits.”
She could do that. It made sense to create a
diversion, something to keep all of them, including the maniac, busy. Lydia’s vision about the battle had been in Henderson, not in
Jonesville. There was just no way in hell she could tell the general who’d told
her about Floyd. It would break his heart if he didn’t kill Gracie Lou first.
She pushed speed dial 1 and held the phone to
her ear. She explained what she could about Floyd’s location but left out the
part about her informant. She’d explained about the attack outside the
orphanage and updated him on their status. Max had figured right. The general
was sending in two teams to take the asshole out. They were flying in and would
be landing just after six in the morning. If everything worked out, Jamie and
Max would be long gone by then. She hung up, feeling a bit of the apprehension
ease in her shoulders. She still had one more call to make. She hit redial from
her recent numbers.
Gracie answered on the first ring. “Are you all right?”
“We’re fine, and the general is sending in some
teams. There is no need for you to come here. I want you to turn around and go
home; somewhere safe until I get back, and we’ll figure the rest of this out.”
Jamie closed her eyes and opened them again. “You did good, but you know the
General is going to want to lock you up for what you did.”
“I know.”
Max paced around the room, pretending not to
listen, but she knew better. He wasn’t going to be able to help
quickly closing it behind them after they entered the room.
****
Jamie exhaled a deep breath and lifted her
fingers to her tingling lips. Max’s kiss had set her on fire. If it had
happened elsewhere, she would have been lost and surrendered to the man who
left her wanting more. She sat down on the bed, aware that Max was pacing.
He came to stand in front of her then kneeled
and took both of her hands gently into his. “We have to get you out of here,
and we need to call the general. I can’t let them get their hands on you.” He
inhaled a deep breath. “Jamie, you’re their healer. With this battle coming up,
if they don’t have you to fix them when it’s all over, then some of them are
going to die, and I can’t let that happen again.”
Jamie’s heart was breaking. She’d seen the pain
in his eyes before he concealed it. Was it possible he was still thinking that Lydia’s brief
death was his fault or had he lost someone else altogether? She couldn’t leave
without knowing the truth.
“I’m sorry, but I have to see this through. It’s
our mission to figure out where…” She slipped her hand from his and lifted her
necklace. “…this fits. If we don’t, they’re all dead, and I won’t let that happen.”
Briggs fingered the key and let it fall back to
her chest. He stood, his towering form leaning over her. “You have to trust me
that we will, but we have to be smart about this.” He pressed his lips to hers.
“You have my word I’ll help you.”
He was no
longer trying to convince her to leave but offering her his word that he was
going to help. She wasn’t sure she’d ever figure out the silent giant, but when
all of this was over, she damn sure was going to try. He was worth whatever
effort it took.
“What are we going to?”
Briggs sat down beside her on the bed and patted
her leg. “We’re going to leave.”
“But, you just said—”
“I didn’t say we were going to leave town, but
we damn sure aren’t staying in the same hotel as that monster.”
Max walked over to the window and peeked out of
the corner. “We’re going to sneak out when everyone’s sleeping.” He turned back
to her. “I still want you to call the general, and even if you won’t tell him who
the mole is, you need to tell him that Floyd is here. If anything, he can send
in some of the troops to keep the psycho busy while we figure out where your key
fits.”
She could do that. It made sense to create a
diversion, something to keep all of them, including the maniac, busy. Lydia’s vision about the battle had been in Henderson, not in
Jonesville. There was just no way in hell she could tell the general who’d told
her about Floyd. It would break his heart if he didn’t kill Gracie Lou first.
She pushed speed dial 1 and held the phone to
her ear. She explained what she could about Floyd’s location but left out the
part about her informant. She’d explained about the attack outside the
orphanage and updated him on their status. Max had figured right. The general
was sending in two teams to take the asshole out. They were flying in and would
be landing just after six in the morning. If everything worked out, Jamie and
Max would be long gone by then. She hung up, feeling a bit of the apprehension
ease in her shoulders. She still had one more call to make. She hit redial from
her recent numbers.
Gracie answered on the first ring. “Are you all right?”
“We’re fine, and the general is sending in some
teams. There is no need for you to come here. I want you to turn around and go
home; somewhere safe until I get back, and we’ll figure the rest of this out.”
Jamie closed her eyes and opened them again. “You did good, but you know the
General is going to want to lock you up for what you did.”
“I know.”
Max paced around the room, pretending not to
listen, but she knew better. He wasn’t going to be able to help
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