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arrives.”
“I’ve thought about that too. It’s just that…”
“Tell me,” Vaulcron prompted, gently squeezing her hand.
“Where am I going to go once we get out of here?”
“Back to Cuba, with me.”
“And after that? I mean, what happens after Cuba? My career, my life is here in Destin. I’ll never be able to return home once I run.”
Sadness filled Vaulcron’s eyes. “I am sorry, Mallory. Perhaps one day when the military threat is behind us, you can come back.”
Mallory shook her head. “They will never let me live after they get what they want. I know too much.”
“Then do not return to this place. Stay in Cuba with me.”
“I can’t expect you to take care of me. And what about my sister? How is she supposed to survive in a strange place without her sight?”
Vaulcron slowly leaned in and rested his forehead against hers. “I do not have all the answers you seek, but I will do everything in my power to keep you safe.”
Chapter Thirteen
Vaulcron would give anything to extinguish Mallory’s fear. He wanted her to feel safe and happy. To see her smile, to feel her lips on his once again.
Her eyes drifted shut as her face slowly tilted upward. “Vaulcron…”
“Sorry to interrupt, but I need you to come with me.”
Vaulcron jerked back with a growl. He’d been so caught up in Mallory he hadn’t heard the door open.
Jefferies waved toward Mallory. “Let’s go, Miss Cahill.”
Vaulcron shot to his feet. “She does not go without me.”
Jefferies briefly closed his eyes. “I can’t allow that.”
“Then she does not leave this room,” Vaulcron bit out, placing himself between Mallory and door.
Jefferies exhaled a frustrated breath. “This is going to be hard enough on her without you causing a ruckus.”
Mallory stepped out from behind Vaulcron. “What will be hard on me?”
“Removing your IUD.”
“You’re really going to do this?” Mallory cried, her hands going to her hips.
“We have no choice. Unless you’d rather we use your sister?”
That propelled Mallory forward. “Let’s just get this over with, asshole.”
Vaulcron followed her to the door. “I am coming with her. If you try to stop me, I will tear this place apart, and you will get nothing more from me.”
“Fine,” Jefferies conceded. “But one wrong move on your part, and I’ll put a bullet between the reporter’s eyes.”
* * * *
Glenn Anderson moved to stare out the window for the hundredth time. This wasn’t right. Holding a blind girl hostage while the government forced her sister to breed with an alien was beyond Glenn’s comprehension.
He understood the need to create a vaccine for the Incola virus, but harming innocent people to get it wasn’t the right way.
“Amy?” Glenn murmured, turning to face her.
She sat on the couch, wearing a red sundress and sandals, her hair still in a ponytail and anxiety reflecting in her vacant eyes. “Are they back?”
The hope in her voice tore at his already guilty heart. “No, they’re not back. I was thinking maybe we could go grab an ice cream.”
“You— You want ice cream?”
“Yes,” Glenn lied, striding across the room and taking her by the hand.
She looked lost, though she attempted to hide it from him. “You’re not afraid I’ll scream once we’re in public?”
Glenn’s lips twitched at her false bravado. “No. Because I’m getting you out of here.”
Amy slowly got to her feet, her light blue eyes staring blankly at a place over his shoulder. “You are going to help me escape?”
“Yes,” Glenn answered, leading her toward what he assumed was her bedroom. “Pack some things. Leave all credit cards and your cell phone here.”
“But why?”
“Harder for them to track,” Glenn responded, giving her a gentle nudge. “Now hurry up.”
Amy stopped outside her bedroom door. “Why would you help me? Won’t you get into serious trouble?”
If she only knew how serious, Glenn thought, realizing
“I’ve thought about that too. It’s just that…”
“Tell me,” Vaulcron prompted, gently squeezing her hand.
“Where am I going to go once we get out of here?”
“Back to Cuba, with me.”
“And after that? I mean, what happens after Cuba? My career, my life is here in Destin. I’ll never be able to return home once I run.”
Sadness filled Vaulcron’s eyes. “I am sorry, Mallory. Perhaps one day when the military threat is behind us, you can come back.”
Mallory shook her head. “They will never let me live after they get what they want. I know too much.”
“Then do not return to this place. Stay in Cuba with me.”
“I can’t expect you to take care of me. And what about my sister? How is she supposed to survive in a strange place without her sight?”
Vaulcron slowly leaned in and rested his forehead against hers. “I do not have all the answers you seek, but I will do everything in my power to keep you safe.”
Chapter Thirteen
Vaulcron would give anything to extinguish Mallory’s fear. He wanted her to feel safe and happy. To see her smile, to feel her lips on his once again.
Her eyes drifted shut as her face slowly tilted upward. “Vaulcron…”
“Sorry to interrupt, but I need you to come with me.”
Vaulcron jerked back with a growl. He’d been so caught up in Mallory he hadn’t heard the door open.
Jefferies waved toward Mallory. “Let’s go, Miss Cahill.”
Vaulcron shot to his feet. “She does not go without me.”
Jefferies briefly closed his eyes. “I can’t allow that.”
“Then she does not leave this room,” Vaulcron bit out, placing himself between Mallory and door.
Jefferies exhaled a frustrated breath. “This is going to be hard enough on her without you causing a ruckus.”
Mallory stepped out from behind Vaulcron. “What will be hard on me?”
“Removing your IUD.”
“You’re really going to do this?” Mallory cried, her hands going to her hips.
“We have no choice. Unless you’d rather we use your sister?”
That propelled Mallory forward. “Let’s just get this over with, asshole.”
Vaulcron followed her to the door. “I am coming with her. If you try to stop me, I will tear this place apart, and you will get nothing more from me.”
“Fine,” Jefferies conceded. “But one wrong move on your part, and I’ll put a bullet between the reporter’s eyes.”
* * * *
Glenn Anderson moved to stare out the window for the hundredth time. This wasn’t right. Holding a blind girl hostage while the government forced her sister to breed with an alien was beyond Glenn’s comprehension.
He understood the need to create a vaccine for the Incola virus, but harming innocent people to get it wasn’t the right way.
“Amy?” Glenn murmured, turning to face her.
She sat on the couch, wearing a red sundress and sandals, her hair still in a ponytail and anxiety reflecting in her vacant eyes. “Are they back?”
The hope in her voice tore at his already guilty heart. “No, they’re not back. I was thinking maybe we could go grab an ice cream.”
“You— You want ice cream?”
“Yes,” Glenn lied, striding across the room and taking her by the hand.
She looked lost, though she attempted to hide it from him. “You’re not afraid I’ll scream once we’re in public?”
Glenn’s lips twitched at her false bravado. “No. Because I’m getting you out of here.”
Amy slowly got to her feet, her light blue eyes staring blankly at a place over his shoulder. “You are going to help me escape?”
“Yes,” Glenn answered, leading her toward what he assumed was her bedroom. “Pack some things. Leave all credit cards and your cell phone here.”
“But why?”
“Harder for them to track,” Glenn responded, giving her a gentle nudge. “Now hurry up.”
Amy stopped outside her bedroom door. “Why would you help me? Won’t you get into serious trouble?”
If she only knew how serious, Glenn thought, realizing
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