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.Then, she twirled to deliver a swift kick to his groin.“I am not wearing a slave collar ever again.”“No! He’s one of the good guys.” Dee winced.Apparently no one had explained what was going on to her feisty little sister.Jackson slid out of reach, a wry smile on his face.“Suddenly I see the family resemblance.Someone want to explain to the little spitfire here what’s going on?”Dee slid between Jackson and her sister.“It’s okay, Wren.In order to get across the border, we put these collars on and pretend to be meek little wimps.After we get back to home base, you can feel free to take a round out of any of the guys that don’t treat you with respect, but for now you need to play along.They really are good guys.They came here for me, to help me find you.”Wren looked doubtful, but she took the collar and examined it carefully before snapping it around her neck.“Well, thanks for coming to get me, then.” She gave Jackson a sheepish look.“And sorry about trying to castrate you.”“No problem.” Jackson grinned, waggling his eyebrows at her.“I can use a new sparring partner.These guys are getting sloppy.”“I’ll show you sloppy.” Snake gave him a quick poke in the ribs.Kaeden cleared his throat.“Maybe we could continue this after we’re safely out of here? Jackson? Can you see an alternate exit? The one we came in might be a tad congested.”Jackson got that faraway look for a moment, and then nodded to the left.“There’s a service corridor in that direction.It should bring us out at the trade entrance which is off to the side of where we entered.”“Lead the way.” Kaeden pulled Dee in close to his side and pressed a small knife into her palm.“Just in case we get separated.You left your gun back there, and I don’t think a garrote wire is going to be a big help in here.”“No, probably not.” She tucked the knife up into the edge of her sleeve.Amazing how the little things let you know how much a guy cared.She resisted the urge to turn around and kiss him, giving his hand a quick squeeze instead.They were far from out of the woods yet.“Wren, get in the middle and let’s get moving.This is getting ugly a whole lot faster than I anticipated.” Kaeden took the tail position, keeping Dee directly in front of him.Wren was in front of her and the rest of the team spread out loosely around them, with Jackson leading the way.It was slow work pushing against the increasingly violent crowd but eventually they were in sight of the service doors.Jackson turned to check on the team, and a shadowy figure vaulted over the crowd and landed at his side.It took Dee less than a second to recognize her.The Asian girl who’d been trying to escape.She flashed Dee a brilliant white smile.“You all look like you know where you’re going, so I thought I’d tag along.”Jackson raised his eyebrows, his hand going to the hidden weapon strapped to his thigh, but Kaeden shook his head.“It’s okay.Let her come.We can cut her loose when we get outside.”“Thanks.Name’s Saralyn.” She sidled up beside Wren.“So how’s the little bird doing? You know these guys or are you just tagging along like me?”Wren rolled her eyes and gestured at Dee.“That’s my sister back there, and I get the feeling these are her playmates.No wonder she didn’t want to introduce me to any of her friends.”Jackson used his pistol to blow the lock open and they all tumbled into the narrow service corridor.“Count six doors on your left, and the seventh should lead to the parking lot and our ride.” He started down the long corridor at a quick jog, the rest of the team strung out behind him.As they passed the second door, it swung open and a startled security guard stumbled into Trace.Dee’s breath caught in her throat.The big tracker dropped the unlucky guard with a swift chop to the side of the neck, hard enough to render him unconscious without doing any permanent damage.Dee and Kaeden stepped over the still body and kept going.They made it to the seventh door without any further incident, and Jackson waited until they were all crowded close together before opening the door.Not unexpectedly, the parking lot was sheer pandemonium.He turned, a huge grin on his face.“Only thirty yards to the Hummer, and I get to kick some ass on the way! Could life get any better?”“Down, boy!” Kaeden looked stern, but the corner of his mouth twitched.“Do you have any idea how upset I’m going to get if my woman gets hurt? We need to get out of here in one piece!”Dee knew she shouldn’t be so happy to hear him call her “his woman,” but she was.Wren looked over and winked at her.“I don’t think that man plans to let you run off to save me again.”“What are you talking about?” Dee avoided looking directly at Kaeden.“I can do the math, and I bet the only reason you left a sweetie like Kaeden here was because you thought you needed to protect me.” She rolled her eyes.“As if I haven’t seen guys a whole lot worse.”“Sweetie!” Shotgun snorted with laughter.“And here we thought you were a tough sergeant.Sweetie!”“I hate to break up the party.” Jackson’s dry voice was pitched low enough not to carry beyond the group.“But if we don’t make a break for it soon the rest of the party is going to catch up with us and we’ll never get out of here.”“Okay then.” Kaeden became serious.“Jackson, you and Shotgun take point.The two girls stay in the middle.Pete and Snake take the sides, and Trace and I will bring up the rear.Any questions?”“You want me in the middle with the other two?”Kaeden sighed, addressing the petite Asian girl.“Don’t you have somewhere else to go?”Dee chuckled.“You unlocked her cage, and I think she’s taken a liking to Shotgun.No accounting for taste.”“I certainly haven’t taken a liking to any of you.I just know enough to throw my lot in with the strongest group.”“Ahh.I’m crushed.” Shotgun turned the corners of his mouth down in a mock pout.“I really liked her.”“People? We need to move.Now!” Jackson eyed up a fight breaking out on the far side of the lot.“Right.Let’s go.Saralyn, you’re in the middle with Wren and Dee.”“Thank you.” She moved into place, and the group moved warily out of the safety of the doorway.Shotgun and Jackson strode forward, weapons in plain view.“Are they always this protective?” Wren tucked an arm around her sister, ducking to avoid a beer can flying through the air.“Yeah.” Dee smiled softly.“They like to think we need them to look after us.” Actually, after spending the last two years on her own looking after Wren, it was nice to have someone, or several someones, care about what happened to her.“Close it up and move!” The tension in Kaeden’s voice had instant results.The team moved in on all sides, forming a tight ring around them as a clump of security guards appeared to the left.Damn.Those guys had really big guns!Chapter Four“You there! With the females! Stop right now!” The burly security guard didn’t need a bullhorn to make himself heard.“You suppose they mean us?” Dee felt a surge of adrenaline rushing through her.The rescue had gone almost too smoothly.Jackson made a point of looking around as they continued to hustle toward the Hummer.“I don’t see any other females, so yeah.He’s probably talking to us [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]