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were they kidnapping Tess? What kind of people kidnapped a cop?
He knew the answer to that question. He just didn’t want to answer it. First the attack in the garage today, and now someone trying to kidnap her? Someone was after Tess, but why?
The knob turned, and the men exited the house. The lead man stopped to hold the door open for the man carrying Tess.
Jack watched for a moment, evaluating his situation.
Leaping into action, he slammed the grip of his gun into the base of the second man’s skull. With a grunt, he dropped like a stone at Jack’s feet.
The man holding Tess turned, and beneath the mask, Jack could see his eyes widen with surprise before he turned and started a mad dash toward the rear wall lining the backyard.
Able to reach the man quickly, as Tess undoubtedly weighed him down, Jack wanted to tackle him, but that action would jeopardize Tess.
Fortunately, he didn’t have to act. Just yards before they reached the wall, the man dropped Tess, closed the distance, scaled the wall, and leapt over.
Out of nowhere, the second man sprinted past Jack and Tess, hand holding the back of his head, as he too, leapt over the wall and out of sight.
Dropping beside her, Jack grasped the duct tape’s corner. “Quick like a Band-Aid,” he said as he ripped the tape from her lips.
“Son-of-a-bitch that hurt!” she bellowed as she reached up and gingerly touched the irritated skin.
“I’m sorry. It was the best way. Doing it slowly would have only prolonged the sting. What the hell happened?” he asked as he went to work on the tape at her wrists and ankles.
“I wish I knew,” she said irritably with a shake of her head as she recited the detail of her latest attack.
Jack listened to her recount what happened then sat back on the balls of his feet.
If she tried to tell him this was just some teenager, as she had earlier in the day, he was going to scream. Someone was obviously after her. She needed protection until they knew who they were and had them in custody.
“Are you going to try to tell me they were just a couple teenagers out looking for a thrill, or can we call the police now?” he asked with just a hint of sarcasm.
She looked at him; one eyebrow lifted, then she shook her head. “Hell no, those guys tried to kidnap me. I know when I'm in over my head. I want to know what’s going on and put a stop to it.”
Jack couldn’t stop himself from looking her over.
She wore nothing more than a small pair of what looked like boxers, but they were formfitting like panties, and a thin strappy shirt.
Tearing his eyes away from the sight of her perky nipples pressing against the thin material of her top, he asked, “Are you hurt? You hit the ground pretty hard.”
He took her wrists in his hands and examined them before moving lower to her ankles, hoping his lustful gaze at her breasts had gone unnoticed in the dim moonlight.
Shaking her head, she answered, “No, I'm fine. My skin just burns a little where the tape was. After I wash it and put a little cream on it, it’ll be as good as new.”
Nodding, he stood up and helped her to her feet.
“We need to get back in the house and make the call. The sooner someone can get out here and document what happened, the sooner they can find out who’s after you and why.”
“I know,” she said a bit testily, and when he looked at her in question, she cocked a brow. “Didn’t forget I'm a cop, did you?”
“No,” he answered tightly.
As a matter of fact, that fact weighed heavily on his mind.
“I didn’t forget. I just want to protect you.”
The moment he’d heard that gunshot he’d been wound as tight as a bowstring. Only now that he had her next to him, safe and sound, did he start to calm down. The blood pounding in his veins slowed to normal.
“That’s sweet, but I’m a big girl. I don’t need protecting.”
“Didn’t I just save you?” he asked with mock confusion. “You looked very much like you needed help
He knew the answer to that question. He just didn’t want to answer it. First the attack in the garage today, and now someone trying to kidnap her? Someone was after Tess, but why?
The knob turned, and the men exited the house. The lead man stopped to hold the door open for the man carrying Tess.
Jack watched for a moment, evaluating his situation.
Leaping into action, he slammed the grip of his gun into the base of the second man’s skull. With a grunt, he dropped like a stone at Jack’s feet.
The man holding Tess turned, and beneath the mask, Jack could see his eyes widen with surprise before he turned and started a mad dash toward the rear wall lining the backyard.
Able to reach the man quickly, as Tess undoubtedly weighed him down, Jack wanted to tackle him, but that action would jeopardize Tess.
Fortunately, he didn’t have to act. Just yards before they reached the wall, the man dropped Tess, closed the distance, scaled the wall, and leapt over.
Out of nowhere, the second man sprinted past Jack and Tess, hand holding the back of his head, as he too, leapt over the wall and out of sight.
Dropping beside her, Jack grasped the duct tape’s corner. “Quick like a Band-Aid,” he said as he ripped the tape from her lips.
“Son-of-a-bitch that hurt!” she bellowed as she reached up and gingerly touched the irritated skin.
“I’m sorry. It was the best way. Doing it slowly would have only prolonged the sting. What the hell happened?” he asked as he went to work on the tape at her wrists and ankles.
“I wish I knew,” she said irritably with a shake of her head as she recited the detail of her latest attack.
Jack listened to her recount what happened then sat back on the balls of his feet.
If she tried to tell him this was just some teenager, as she had earlier in the day, he was going to scream. Someone was obviously after her. She needed protection until they knew who they were and had them in custody.
“Are you going to try to tell me they were just a couple teenagers out looking for a thrill, or can we call the police now?” he asked with just a hint of sarcasm.
She looked at him; one eyebrow lifted, then she shook her head. “Hell no, those guys tried to kidnap me. I know when I'm in over my head. I want to know what’s going on and put a stop to it.”
Jack couldn’t stop himself from looking her over.
She wore nothing more than a small pair of what looked like boxers, but they were formfitting like panties, and a thin strappy shirt.
Tearing his eyes away from the sight of her perky nipples pressing against the thin material of her top, he asked, “Are you hurt? You hit the ground pretty hard.”
He took her wrists in his hands and examined them before moving lower to her ankles, hoping his lustful gaze at her breasts had gone unnoticed in the dim moonlight.
Shaking her head, she answered, “No, I'm fine. My skin just burns a little where the tape was. After I wash it and put a little cream on it, it’ll be as good as new.”
Nodding, he stood up and helped her to her feet.
“We need to get back in the house and make the call. The sooner someone can get out here and document what happened, the sooner they can find out who’s after you and why.”
“I know,” she said a bit testily, and when he looked at her in question, she cocked a brow. “Didn’t forget I'm a cop, did you?”
“No,” he answered tightly.
As a matter of fact, that fact weighed heavily on his mind.
“I didn’t forget. I just want to protect you.”
The moment he’d heard that gunshot he’d been wound as tight as a bowstring. Only now that he had her next to him, safe and sound, did he start to calm down. The blood pounding in his veins slowed to normal.
“That’s sweet, but I’m a big girl. I don’t need protecting.”
“Didn’t I just save you?” he asked with mock confusion. “You looked very much like you needed help
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