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Out in the hotel parking lot, Gage shoved his way through the crowd of transfixed onlookers and headed straight for the armed officers maintaining the perimeter a good distance away from the hotel. The SWAT team was doing dick all, standing around the command van. A continuous stream of guests flowed out of the hotelโs ground floor exits, people in their sleepwear doubled over coughing, their clothes and skin tarnished with smoke and soot.No sign of Hunter or Khalia, and neither of them had responded to the last two texts Gage had sent. Ignoring the gestures and shouts for him to stay back, Gage strode right up to the armed guards to find out what the hell was going on.โIโm an American military contractor, and my team leaderโs inside,โ he told the pissed off corporal.โNo one goes in but law enforcement,โ the guy told him firmly. โGet back and give us some room.โHe could have tried storming past them but everyone was already on edge and the last thing he wanted to worry about was b
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It swung open easily. A wash of cool, comparatively clean air hit him. When no one shot at them he reached back for Khalia, grabbed her by the upper arm and hauled her through the opening. The moment she cleared the jambs he dragged her sideways to lie behind him and slammed the heavy door shut with one foot. They collapsed together there in the stairwell, heaving and coughing like a couple of drowning victims.Hunter forced his head up, wiped at his watering eyes to see what the hell they were facing. No flames below in the stairwell as far as he could tell from this angle, and the smoke was much thinner here, curling in a thick layer that hugged the ceiling and left the bottom foot or so near the floor relatively clear.He rolled onto his side to get a look at Khalia. โOkay?โ he wheezed.She dropped the soot-stained washcloth she was holding and kept coughing, managed a nod. Her face was streaked with grime and blood oozed from little cuts in her forearms, but otherwise she didnโt s
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At the sound of Hunterโs voice Khalia closed her eyes for a second and sent up a silent prayer of thanks. She had no idea how heโd survived all that gunfire, or how sheโd remained unscathed with all those bullets flying around. Pushing to her feet, she threw out a hand to steady herself when her legs wobbled. The inside of her chest burned from the smoke and her coughing had done little to clear her lungs. Her left hand gripped the railing, her right holding fast to the pistol. It felt strange against her palm but she wouldnโt hesitate to pull the trigger if she had to, lack of training or not.A few unsteady steps down and she craned her head around to see Hunter and the two men lying crumpled on the floor. Bile rose in her throat. Her gaze swung from the bodies to Hunter, taking in the rifles andโHunter was bleeding.โYou were shot!โ She rushed down the remaining steps, ignoring his muttered dismissal, her attention on the blood spilling down his upper arm and the back of his leg i
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A shadow appeared between the jambs. She tensed, but then Hunter materialized in the opening. โItโs safe. Come on out.โ He stretched out a hand to her, palm up.Her gaze locked onto that strong, capable hand. Khalia shoved away from the wall and lunged for it. The moment their palms touched he curled his fingers around hers and pulled her outside. Blinking in the glare, she instinctively shielded her eyes with one hand as she followed Hunter at an unsteady jog. A wall of men appeared in front of them. Black uniforms, blue ones, military fatigues. They descended upon her and Hunter, surrounding them, everyone shouting at once.Someone grabbed her around the waist and ripped her from Hunterโs hold. He wore a police uniform but that meant shit to her right now. She twisted and kicked out, felt a sharp twinge in her back where sheโd been hit earlier. A scuffle broke out in front of her and she could hear Hunter yelling her name, swearing. She whirled and struggled, casting a frantic glanc
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Over an hour after being wheeled into the emergency room on a fucking gurney, Hunter was done with people poking and prodding at him. The wounds in his upper arm and calf hurt the worst, but the doc had already confirmed there were no bullets in him, just bits of concrete and splinters of metal. Two nurses were currently pulling some of them out of his back with tweezers while the doc sewed up the hole in his arm in preparation for a precautionary round of x-rays.Biting back a snarl when one of the nurses dug deep into the middle of his back to extract a splinter of shrapnel, he gritted his teeth and fought for patience. Khalia was safe; she was being looked over somewhere in this same ER, he just couldnโt go to her. And he needed to. Wanted to see for himself that she was truly okay.The doctor, a young Pakistani woman, tied off the last stitch and set down her needle driver on the metal tray beside his bed. โI stopped all the bleeding so that should do for now. Once we verify via x
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Excitement ignited in his blood. โLetโs nail the bastard.โ He glanced back at Khalia, who stood watching them, just as Tom pulled his vehicle up behind Ellis and Dunphy. Hunter watched her eyes shift from him to Tom and back, and knew the instant she realized what was happening. Her face crumpled. The devastation in her eyes hit him like a roundhouse to the gut. Christ, she thought he was deserting her. It was all over her face.Baby, no. He closed the distance between them with four limping strides and pulled her into a hug, careful of her bandage. She was stiff in his arms, but thankfully didnโt pull away.โHey,โ he whispered. โIโm sorry, but we have to act on this right now.โ She gave a jerky nod, refused to look up at him.Hunter sighed. This timing was shit. She needed him and he wanted to be there for her, but this lead trumped everything else because it was perishable and every second mattered. โYou know I have to do this. Itโs my job, and I want this guy. Iโm gonna get him and
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โKhalia.โ A hand waved in front of her face. โHello?โShe looked away from the Emirates 767 parked at the gate waiting to take them to London and turned to blink up at Tom. โSorry?โHe didnโt comment on her spacing out, just gestured across the gate lounge toward the snack shops where a few vendors were open to cater to the tourists who werenโt observing the Ramadan fasting. โI asked if you want something to eat before they start boarding us.โโNo thanks.โ Ick, the last thing she felt like doing right now was eating. She glanced at her watch. They were due to board in another few minutes. Tom as well, since he was coming with her and Ray all the way back to Chicago. Heโd told her he meant to see her home safely, and she wasnโt going to argue because the truth was she felt better with him there. God knew she needed the mental support Tomโs protection gave her.She covered another dry cough with one hand, winced as it pulled at the stitches in her upper back. There wasnโt an inch of her
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-30Dangerous Attraction ย ย ย 46- Secret Guardian
PrologueEthan had never cut it this close on a job before. His face and arms were covered in black paint. The black shirt and pants he wore were one of his standard uniforms, one heโd been wearing for as long as he could remember.As he crouched down behind the small air conditioning unit next to the recently renovated house, he swore heโd never cut it this close again.He watched as the four men argued over the small body. Was the kid still alive? Even though it wasnโt part of his guarantee for the job, he hoped so.He had less than five minutes before the final call that would decide the fate of the boy. It was now or never. Rushing from his position, he scaled the side wall in a blink of an eye, then quickly made it around the small house until he was standing at the back door. It took less than thirty seconds to open the locked door and even less time to make it to the end of the hallway. Since he was in all black, he doubted the four kidnappers could see him in the darkened room.
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Ethan watched Ann fluff his pillows for what seemed like the hundredth time. He smiled, enjoying her pampering him. He knew she was just concerned about him and he enjoyed every minute of it. It had been a close one. So close heโd made a decision, one he had yet to talk to her about. There had hardly been a time when they were alone.When heโd woken in the ICU, she was there and so were a half dozen nurses. Then when heโd come to again, heโd been in a private room with his parents hovering over him. It had been nice having them there, but he wished for some time alone with Ann.Then she had left for the evening, promising sheโd be back first thing in the morning. She had walked in five minutes after his parents and Roberta had. Now her family was there, chatting and acting like he was a hero.Blake was there as well. The kid had grown tall, but still looked the same. Ethan could tell he was glad he was okay, even if he played it cool. Javan had even stopped by at one point before headi
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Ethan was fighting for his life. There were two of them, heโd spotted them instantly when heโd entered the large stadium. His eyes had scanned not the stage, where Ann was focused, but instead the roof and upper bleachers of the large stadium. It had taken him only a few seconds to see the dark spot hovering in a private booth area. The nose of the rifle stuck out from the box. With his mind totally focused on getting there quickly, he lost track of Ann. He knew sheโd make it to her father and hoped to God she had enough sense to stay down. When he reached the opening to the booth, he threw himself in and charged the man, covered in darkness. He didnโt see the second man come out of theshadows until the knife was already on a downward arch.Trying to block it, he felt the blade hit his rib cage, tearing his shirt and the skin below. Turning, he connected a solid blow to the skinny manโs nose, shattering it and sending blood splattering all over both of them. Paul, the senatorโs assis
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Ann and Ethan spent the next few days locked in the editing room. They had gone over every inch of footage that had been uploaded from Rio before the incident. There really wasnโt anything other than crowd shots they could use.Sheโd been enjoying their time together. There was hardly a moment when they werenโt together. Javan had even been moved over to watching Blake instead.Ethan had been spending all his time with her. He slept in her bed, they ate dinner together, they ate breakfast together. He sat across from her when she worked in her office. They had been spending a lot of their evenings in the editing room together. She couldnโt explain it, she just enjoyed spending her time with him. He was easy to get along with, and she didnโt want to be apart from him.Sheโd woken the other night to an empty bed and had instantly felt empty herself. Then sheโd heard him talking on the phone in the other room. Sheโd quietly rushed in and smiled when sheโd seen him pacing her living room.
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โI canโt believe it. Itโs taken almost a week and they are finally going to let me run my piece from Rio. They want it edited a little more and some more back story, but the executives want it by Friday.โ Ann was so nervous, she was pacing her small office.Ethan sat across from her and looked bored. โAre you listening to me?โ She picked up the nearest item, which happened to be a stress ball, and tossed it athis head. He caught it and proceeded to squeeze it playfully as she smiled.โIโm always listening. I knew they were going to run it. Itโs a good piece. Plus, you had an excellent cameraman.โ He smiled and tossed the ball back at her.She caught it and set it back on her desk, then walked around and sat in her chair. There was so much to do in the next few days, she didnโt think sheโd have time. Preparing a piece this big took a team and her teamโฆ she closed her eyes on the flash of memory that popped into her head. Well, her team was dead.โIโm going to spend the next few days g
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Ann was bored. Since returning home, sheโd gone to work, gone to the grocery store. Her kitchen was now fully stocked with groceries. When sheโd arrived home last night she had realized there wasnโt anything to eat since sheโd left for a long journey. Sheโd visited her family and done other boring everyday tasks, but was still bored out of her mind. How could she ever get back in the swing of a normal life after what sheโd gone through with Ethan?Sheโd been happily surprised to see Javan yesterday at the store. When theyโd come back to her place, heโd come in and installed several small cameras throughout her place. Sheโd talked to him and had found out that heโd had to leave Rio on account of helping them escape. She felt bad, but was happy that he was going to be helping Ethan out now.She was in the middle of watching the evening news, when the doorbell rang. She hadnโt even heard a word the announcer said since sheโd been too busy thinking of Ethan again.Knowing it was the pizza
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The next morning Ann marched into her office with a plan. There was no way she was going to let Anthony fire her. She walked out of the elevators and past the secretary with her head held high. She avoided talking to anyone; she just wanted to make it into her office. She was so focused on getting there, she didnโt see the man sitting behind her desk until after sheโd closed the door, leaned back on it, and released a sigh of relief.โWas it that bad?โ Dave asked from her chair. She couldnโt help it, she squealed. Sheโd only met Dave Myers once before, on the day sheโd been hired almost five years ago. He was an older gentlemen with silver hair. His suitsalways looked pressed and he never had a hair out of place. He had a reputation for being a hard-ass and sheโd done everything she could to avoid dealing with him directly.โOh,โ she stood up straight and ran her hands over her skirt, trying to make sure she looked perfect.โCome in, Miss Rhodes. Iโd like to hear all about your adven
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She smiled again. โThanks, Daddy. I knew youโd have all the answers. What can I do now?โโWell, if he doesnโt come back on his ownโฆ If I know anything about my little girl, youโll find a way to make him crawl back.โThat night she lay in her bed for a few hours listening to the sounds of the city around her. She missed the sounds of the jungle and of Ethan sleeping beside her. She missed his warmth, his smell, his touch.She knew she was going to have a hard time falling back into a pattern. How could she ever go back to a normal life after what theyโd been through? Did she want to? More importantly, did she want to do it all alone? Even though theyโd only known each other a few months, she couldnโt stop thinking about him.The shadows on her ceiling did little to soothe her as the light hit the leaves that were starting to fall from the large tree outside her window. She turned and hit her pillow a few times, trying to get comfortable. Sheโd had no problem sleeping in the dirt or wet
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The next morning they met his parents for a day trip to the beach, something theyโd done since he was a kid. Usually theyโd spend the whole night sleeping in a tent or sleeping bags under the stars if the weather held out.This time they had stayed late enough to have some of his dadโs homemade mussel soup. Heโd laughed as he taught Ann how to dig for mussels. Sheโd been a little grossed out at first, but after heโd showed her how to collect the first few, sheโd rolled her sleeves up and been totally focused.Sheโd even helped him collect wood for their fire. Heโd always enjoyed having a campfire on the beach. Something about the smell of burning wood and the salt from the ocean made him feel like he was truly home.As they sat on a large piece of driftwood in front of the fire, he pulled her close as he watched his parents laughing about a story they were telling.It was almost like life was going in slow motion for a few minutes. His mind flashed from seeing the same scene as a chil
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Sheโd toed off her own heels as she walked her way back to just below his hips.His erection sat between them, proud and erect. She knew he wanted her to touch him, but she leaned over and started kissing and rubbing her hands over his chest again.She wanted this to last. She wanted to enjoy every inch of him, slowly. โAnn, your killing me.โโDonโt rush me. Iโm enjoying myself too much to go fast.โ She smiled as she nibbled her way down his chest. When she reached his belly button, she dipped her tongue in and swirled it around the sexy spot. He had a light covering of hair that trailed down to his sex. She followed it until finally, she gripped him lightly in her hands. She watched as his eyes closed and he moaned while arching his head.โYou like it when I touch you?โโGod, yes!โ He almost jumped when she swirled her tongue around the head, lapping at him as she used her hands to stroke his length. She cupped his balls as she used her mouth to please him.His hands plunged into her
