Total pages in book: 155
Estimated words: 146417 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 732(@200wpm)___ 586(@250wpm)___ 488(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 146417 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 732(@200wpm)___ 586(@250wpm)___ 488(@300wpm)
“Please.” Her voice was barely above a whisper. “Please don’t do this, Levi. If you ever cared about me for even a second, you won’t do this.”
What the hell? Had she gotten caught without a gun? He moved along the shelf, trying to catch sight of her.
“You weren’t joking,” came Levi’s reply. He sounded a bit shocked. “I’ll have to punish you for that.”
The shelf beside him shook slightly.
“How did you find me?” It shook again and he realized she was backing up, her hand on the shelf for support.
Why the hell wasn’t she fighting? Did Levi have a gun on her already? Had he caught her unaware, and she needed to play innocent to try to get him off his game?
He heard a pinging sound, and then Tucker was cursing loudly and he proved his gun didn’t have a silencer.
“Fuck. I should have known that little shit would hold out on me,” Levi said. “Who’s out there?”
He heard the sound of a fist meeting flesh.
“Solo, don’t make me hurt you,” Levi growled.
Beck ran down the narrow aisle, praying he hadn’t gotten Tucker killed.
“I was wrong,” Theo said in his ear. “Apparently the driver wasn’t the only one. I’m pinned down in the alley. I’ve got at least three on me. All well armed and trained.”
Now he was the one cursing.
“I’m on it,” Tucker replied. “I took down the one on me. Beck?”
“Go.” He couldn’t let Theo Taggart die again.
“I’m on my way in,” Robert said. “And your extraction is five minutes out. You need to be there, Beck.”
Because the chopper couldn’t simply hover over the giant fort. He rounded the corner and slammed into another body. Blonde hair went everywhere, and she was slapping at him.
“Kim? Kim, it’s me,” he whispered urgently.
Her eyes were wild, panic clear when she should be calm. He’d never seen her lose her cool during a dangerous encounter. What had the last seven years done to her?
“Hello, Beck. I should have known you would show up earlier than planned.” Levi had a gun on him, or rather on her since she was in front of him.
“I’m not alone. Kim, get behind me.” He took her by the elbow and moved her so if there was a bullet coming, it would hit him first. He had to give her a chance. “Run if I go down.”
But she was already running. He could feel the wood floor move as she pounded against it in her haste to get away.
Levi had a huge grin on his face. “Looks like she doesn’t want to see you any more than she does me.”
Beck wasn’t about to have a conversation with the fucker. He fired and Levi’s shoulder flew back. He turned and ran because he wasn’t sure how many more men Levi had. Kim could be running into a crowd of them for all she knew. She wasn’t thinking.
He felt something ping by his right arm. Levi. He’d likely been wearing a vest. It’s what Beck would have done had he known he was going into a freaking firefight. He should have expected it. What he really hadn’t expected was that Kim would turn and flee.
She couldn’t believe he was working with Levi. Did she think he was here to turn her over?
Rain pounded on him as he made it to the street. Which way had she gone?
Robert raced up to him, his clothes soaked. “My comm’s out. Was that Kim I saw?”
He heard the sound of screeching tires and then Robert was hauling him out of the way as a black van nearly ran them down.
He hit the cobblestone road hard, his body banging against it in a way that made every bone ache. The van screeched to a halt, fishtailing slightly.
“Move,” a voice shouted. “Get to the fort. That’s where she’ll run.”
Levi got into the van and it started to take off. Beck got to his feet and aimed, shooting for the tires. He heard a squeal as he made contact, but the van managed to make the turn.
Theo and Tucker came out of the store.
It was a clusterfuck, but at least he hadn’t gotten anyone killed.
Rob pointed back to the wharf. “She went that way. Did she not see you?”
Oh, she’d seen him and she’d still run. She’d left him to deal with Levi. She hadn’t even stayed to back him up.
They were going to have a long fucking talk when he finally chased her down.
He took off because Levi wasn’t going to give up and the van—even down a tire—could still go faster than they could. Luckily they would have to turn around to get to the fort, and there were no vehicles allowed past the entrance to the marina. The waterfront was pedestrian only. He had a shot to get there before Levi did.
He ran, the wind whipping against him. Tucker and Rob took a place on either side, and Theo took their six. Up ahead, he could see Kim running past the point where Levi could get her easily in the van. They would have to drag her down. He sprinted toward her, gaining ground he shouldn’t have been able to. Kim had always been fast, but it looked like she hadn’t kept up her training.