McKenzie made an angry noise, but I kept her where she was by holding her arms, which she had wrapped around me.“Clothes,” I demanded again. “Now.”Ibrahim snapped his fingers, and within five minutes our old clothes, freshly-laundered, were retrieved by a servant.My shirt had been replaced, howev
He snickered. “I like that you think you have a choice in the matter.” He picked up the gun and raised it in McKenzie’s direction.I lunged.Ibrahim grunted in surprise, and McKenzie screamed when the gun went off.The bullet ripped through my shoulder, and I groaned but still tried to wrest the wea
WillThe man himself was sitting in front of me, something I never expected to happen. Ibrahim Abadi, the sheik’s most trusted minion.“We need to get out of here,” I said to McKenzie. “Immediately. Now.” I grabbed her arm.Xavier moved to block the door, but I was a fit guy, and he wasn’t. I knew I
“Our ride?” I squeezed her wrist, encouraging her to run.He fired at the floor next to us, and she squeaked. “Don’t think I didn’t see that. I’m getting all five hundred million. Every last cent.”“How did you find out about us?” I asked.“I’ve got a friend who’s a cop. He’s coming to get you.” He
“What we know is that they haven’t found her, and that’s something,” I said. I kissed her hair and rocked her a little. It was soothing to me, too.She nodded again. “That’s something,” she echoed.We stayed that way for a long time, the cool morning air swirling around us and rustling through the t
CalebI sat on the deck of the cabin we’d bought secretly years ago under our false identities. We’d hoped never to have to use it, but the caretaker we’d hired to look after it left it in perfect condition.My laptop balanced on my knees—yet another item purchased under another man’s name. Chris Pa