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She gasped and gritted her teeth. The taste of copper filled her mouth. Diablos.
In a blur of skin and gun metal, Gabriel moved on the men guarding him. She ducked behind the first thing she saw in an effort to get the hell out of the way. Everything was a blur of motion—like a car wreck.
Rapid gunfire rang in her ears. Shallow, ragged breaths shook her chest. Male voices called out in both Spanish and English, followed by thuds and metal against metal. Then all went silent above the roar in her head.
Hands grabbed her and pulled her from where she crouched behind the overstuffed sofa.
She struck out, palm angled up to take out the attacker’s nuts or nose. Whatever was closer.
“Whoa there, precious, it’s me. You’re safe now.” Warm fingers wrapped around her wrist a moment before strong arms gathered her up and pulled her close. The smell of Gabriel’s scent worked to calm her nerves as he knelt beside her.
“Gracias a dios!” Ema threw herself into Gabe’s embrace. “Thank God.” When she woke this morning everything was fine, then she blinked and the jaws of life were prying back the wreckage. No more blinking.
A deep chuckle rumbled in his chest. His heart beat steady beneath her ear. She had no idea how he stayed so calm in all the chaos.
“Remind me never to piss you off. That was one wicked uppercut, precious.” Gabe leaned down, his lips poised to claim hers.
“So how’s my little cuz?” Lucas walked up behind Gabriel and leaned over his shoulder. “Everyone all right here?”
Ema pulled back, but not before Gabe gently kissed her lower lip tenderly, where Bougainvillea had caught her with his backhand. “I’ll make it all better, soon, baby,” he whispered softly for only her to hear. The heat in his eyes melded with her own and shot straight to her core. Ahì sì , this was far from being over.
Gabe stood, pulling her up with him and into his arms in a single fluid motion.
“Primo.” She hugged Gabe tighter while looking at her cousin. “What are you doing here?”
Gabriel started. “When we left the bungalow, I caught a tail. While you showered, I phoned Lucas again when we realized Bougainvillea’s interest for you didn’t fade with him leaving the wedding. Then I phoned our CO.”
Lucas picked up from there. “After a quick rundown of the situation, our CO called in a couple of friends in the police force here in Cabos. When the name Bougainvillea was mentioned, everything snowballed from there. He’s been on their high priority list for the trafficking of illegal substance, and most recently, young women. According to the local PD Captain, the word on the street is he’s been looking for a mule to help him cross his merchandise between the borders.”
“Looks like he had his sights set on one pretty Latina and her flower shop.” Gabriel touched a finger to the tip of her nose.
“That’s crazy. I don’t have any clients this side of the border. How could I possibly help him?”
“To him your shop was the perfect setup. Small enough not to draw attention. And I suspect, once he found out you were in trouble, he planned to masquerade as your savior long enough to dig his hooks in.”
Ema stared. Could tonight get any worse?
“ Señores. We’re done.” A portly man with fine lines creasing the rim of his eyes walked up to Gabe and Lucas. “We’ll be taking Bougainvillea in along with the one man you left breathing.” The officer cocked a brow at Gabe who only shrugged.
“Lucky I didn’t take ‘em all out. No one threatens a woman in my presence and walks away. Especially if she’s mine.” Gabe’s piercing eyes held her attention. Possessiveness sounded so damn hot when he said it like that.
“Hey, I need to get back to my wedding, ya know, man? On the way I’ll call the CO and fill him in on the latest Daniels adventure.”
Gabe slapped Lucas on the back. “Couldn’t ask for a better friend. Thanks, man. I owe you and the wife.”
“For
In a blur of skin and gun metal, Gabriel moved on the men guarding him. She ducked behind the first thing she saw in an effort to get the hell out of the way. Everything was a blur of motion—like a car wreck.
Rapid gunfire rang in her ears. Shallow, ragged breaths shook her chest. Male voices called out in both Spanish and English, followed by thuds and metal against metal. Then all went silent above the roar in her head.
Hands grabbed her and pulled her from where she crouched behind the overstuffed sofa.
She struck out, palm angled up to take out the attacker’s nuts or nose. Whatever was closer.
“Whoa there, precious, it’s me. You’re safe now.” Warm fingers wrapped around her wrist a moment before strong arms gathered her up and pulled her close. The smell of Gabriel’s scent worked to calm her nerves as he knelt beside her.
“Gracias a dios!” Ema threw herself into Gabe’s embrace. “Thank God.” When she woke this morning everything was fine, then she blinked and the jaws of life were prying back the wreckage. No more blinking.
A deep chuckle rumbled in his chest. His heart beat steady beneath her ear. She had no idea how he stayed so calm in all the chaos.
“Remind me never to piss you off. That was one wicked uppercut, precious.” Gabe leaned down, his lips poised to claim hers.
“So how’s my little cuz?” Lucas walked up behind Gabriel and leaned over his shoulder. “Everyone all right here?”
Ema pulled back, but not before Gabe gently kissed her lower lip tenderly, where Bougainvillea had caught her with his backhand. “I’ll make it all better, soon, baby,” he whispered softly for only her to hear. The heat in his eyes melded with her own and shot straight to her core. Ahì sì , this was far from being over.
Gabe stood, pulling her up with him and into his arms in a single fluid motion.
“Primo.” She hugged Gabe tighter while looking at her cousin. “What are you doing here?”
Gabriel started. “When we left the bungalow, I caught a tail. While you showered, I phoned Lucas again when we realized Bougainvillea’s interest for you didn’t fade with him leaving the wedding. Then I phoned our CO.”
Lucas picked up from there. “After a quick rundown of the situation, our CO called in a couple of friends in the police force here in Cabos. When the name Bougainvillea was mentioned, everything snowballed from there. He’s been on their high priority list for the trafficking of illegal substance, and most recently, young women. According to the local PD Captain, the word on the street is he’s been looking for a mule to help him cross his merchandise between the borders.”
“Looks like he had his sights set on one pretty Latina and her flower shop.” Gabriel touched a finger to the tip of her nose.
“That’s crazy. I don’t have any clients this side of the border. How could I possibly help him?”
“To him your shop was the perfect setup. Small enough not to draw attention. And I suspect, once he found out you were in trouble, he planned to masquerade as your savior long enough to dig his hooks in.”
Ema stared. Could tonight get any worse?
“ Señores. We’re done.” A portly man with fine lines creasing the rim of his eyes walked up to Gabe and Lucas. “We’ll be taking Bougainvillea in along with the one man you left breathing.” The officer cocked a brow at Gabe who only shrugged.
“Lucky I didn’t take ‘em all out. No one threatens a woman in my presence and walks away. Especially if she’s mine.” Gabe’s piercing eyes held her attention. Possessiveness sounded so damn hot when he said it like that.
“Hey, I need to get back to my wedding, ya know, man? On the way I’ll call the CO and fill him in on the latest Daniels adventure.”
Gabe slapped Lucas on the back. “Couldn’t ask for a better friend. Thanks, man. I owe you and the wife.”
“For
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