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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 fought to stay conscious by breathing slowly and blinking his eyes a few times. Heโd been hit by a large chunk of wood from the door during the explosion. He felt the slickness of blood oozing down the back of his head, and when he reached back, his hand came away red. He felt Annโs unconscious body under his and when he moved to sit up, he felt a wave of dizziness hit him. He continued to breathe slowly.He knew they needed to get moving. Shaking his head lightly, he demanded that his body start functioning. He looked down at Ann and noticed a large knot on her forehead. Gently he pushed her bright blond hair aside to take stock of the wound. She might have a concussion. Running his hands over her, he felt for any broken bones or other lesions.โGet your hands off me,โ she moaned as she tried to push his hands away.He smiled. Good, she was alive and awake.โWe need to get out of here. The place is on fire.โ He watched as her eyes slid open. She was glaring at him. God, he love
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He watched silently from the crowd as her blond head disappeared into the masses. How could he lose sight of her so quickly? Sheโd been an easy target to follow the first night heโd been here. The fact that he had a dozen men out looking for her assured him that sheโd be easily found by the morning. There was no place she could hide for too long. She didnโt know anyone here and there wasnโt a place that would take her in that he didnโt have eyes or ears on.He wanted this all tied up nice and clean by the time he had to go back to the States tomorrow afternoon. He couldnโt afford to be out of sight for too long. He needed to be seen, to be in the public eye, where he belonged.He spotted one of his men across the crowd and watched as the man crossed the crowd to meet him.โHave you spotted her?โโNo. Somehow I lost them after they entered the street. Weโll find her; she couldnโt have gotten that far.โThey were supposed to have her in their hands before the explosion ripped through th
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Ethan watched her eyes blink several times.โAustin knows what happened. Itโs all over the news that we were killed in that explosion. I called them to set the record straight,โ he said and then started eating.โDidโdid you tell them about my meeting with Heitor?โ She twisted her hands in her lap, looking very nervous.He shook his head no, and she relaxed a little in her seat. โI didnโt see any reason to tell them what happened, other than we were alive.โWhat did Anthony say?โ She leaned closer to his chair. โI didnโt talk to Anthony. I talked to Dave.โShe gasped and starting choking. He quickly slapped her back lightly a few times until she could breathe smoothly again.โEasy, Princess. Thereโs nothing to get worked up about.โShe glared at him, โWould you stop calling me that. Besides, there is plenty to get worked up about. You talked to Dave Myers, the head of the network.โ She quickly stood up and started pacing the floor. He watched her for a few seconds, then decided to go b
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-02-02Dangerous Attraction ย ย ย 50
Ann walked into the dark room and felt around for a light switch. When the room flooded with light, she gasped. It was full of tall shelves stocked with everything from flashlights to rubber hoses. She almost tripped over her backpack as she started walking the aisles. Why would Javan have all this stuff? Who was he? How did Nathan know him?Taking the bag, she started walking the aisles, grabbing a flashlight, grabbing a handful of batteries, a box of matches, and other basic items. When she reached the back, her bag was heavy with stuff she thought sheโd need. Sheโd spent four years in the Brownies growing up and knew what it took to go camping.She spotted a small silver box on the top shelf and took it down. Inside was a silver .45. She reached in and felt its weight, knowing she had to make room in her bag. She grabbed a box of bullets and before placing the gun in the small side pocket of the bag, she made sure it was unloaded. Her father had forced her to take gun classes a few
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-02-02Dangerous Attraction ย ย ย 51
Ethan walked at a steady pace as he watched the back of Annโs dark head. She defiantly fit in to the crowd now. Before, heads had turned when she walked down the street and men had seemed to fall aside with their tongues wagging. At least thatโs what he always imagined. She had that effect on men, kind of like the coyote in the cartoons when steam shot out of its ears, and its eyes did the slot machine spin.Okay, so it wasnโt that bad. If he wanted to be totally honest, thatโs the way heโd felt when heโd first seen her. Sheโd walked across the room in a hot red outfit, and heโd lost control of his wits. Not only had his temperature risen, wellโฆ he shook his head and cleared the image from his mind.Theyโd been walking for almost an hour and already he could tell she was slowing down. So far they hadnโt run into any trouble. When Ann stumbled, he reached out and took her arm. She yanked it free and glared at him. He smiled at her in return, which only caused her to frown. The small c
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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
