Chapter 12

After receiving a call from Tayler, Chelsea’s worry weighed on Dave like a ton of bricks, a weight that had only grown in the hours since he’d recounted what he’d seen on the CCTV.

The exact thing he’d dreaded, the error he’d made in not ensuring he’d finished the job, was about to come home to roost. He was certain of it. Unfortunately, Tayler wasn’t sure if he’d seen Hermano in the last few hours or not.

It didn’t matter. The bitch’s son had survived the explosion that should have killed him. Dave’s goal had failed because Hermano was still alive. He could only hope that he hadn’t let Chelsea down.

And in order to assure their safety, he was doing the only thing he could think of.

“Is everyone prepared to go, babe?”

She nodded as she marched from the back bedroom toward him. “Christie will be right behind me. She’s having some issues with Peter. The poor thing has been having nightmares all night.

“Understandable,” Dave responded. “The child has been through a lot. “You all have,” he said, drawing Chelsea under his arm. “We need to be at the airport as soon as the sun goes up.” Although it is only a few hours away, the sooner I get you and your family there, the better.”

She raised her gaze to him, massaging his tight jaw. “Are you sure your friend won’t mind taking us in for the night?””

“Chelsea, you are now part of my family, as are Christie and Peter.” The command center may not be a good home for a child, but we’ll figure something out.” Her eyes were soft on him. “Thank you Dave, you are a good man.”

“I want to be,” he declared. “For you. That means keeping yourself as far away from Hermano as possible. At least until I can finally end him.”

“Did Catherine and Shawn know about this um-mission of yours?”

“Dave snorted, “No, Catherine will kill me. You know how overprotected she is and, trust me, she has become worse since she had a baby in her tummy.”

Chelsea smiled, “I’m too excited to see her.”

“Dear, we can’t, not until I can confirm that Hermano is dead, for now. We are going to hide

you.”

nodded in understanding. Dave was consumed by the desire to personally and brutally correct

out a target before Chelsea reappeared in his life. He’d never had a death wish; his life had always been disposable if it meant the success or failure of one of his missions. Everything has

for every hour of every day he’d held Chelsea prisoner for his own gain,

rested her head against his chest, where the heavy pound of his heartbeat

not going to let him get you. I’m not going to let him get Christie or her son either.” “I know you won’t. But I’m scared for you.” She drew in a shallow, ragged breath.

and brought her to him for an

he would, once he made sure she and her

Sebastian standing there. Christ, the male might be immense and formidable,

hand, a vehicle starter

HIC

pivoting to face the former soldier. The key fob was for a Hummer-a new one, by the look of it. Sebastian handed

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but this will be better.” “I left that vehicle half a mile away at the abandoned coffee

lot about the reclusive man and his methods that would remain a mystery. Instead of pressing

into his pocket.

“Thank you.”

other end of the corridor. As they drew closer, Dave felt a cold shift in the air. He didn’t realize what it was until he looked at Sebastian and saw that the man had gone utterly still. His onyx eyes were stark, almost haunted, beneath the harsh

have felt the chill too. She looked nervously up at Sebastian and almost pulled Peter by his dark hair when the boy’s steps slowed

of the sinister-looking male. His feet halted in front of Sebastian, his little head

breath. Hell, even Dave felt a jolt of unease as Sebastian’s hard gaze slowly descended to look

tried to help someone a long

grave tone, Dave assumed his hand wasn’t the

gave her son’s hand a small tug. She looked up at the big man, her

eyes lingered on

his throat. “We should get moving. It’s past sundown now, and we have a lot of time ahead of us on the

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