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Chapters (50)
  1. “YOU CAN TOUCH ME ALL YOU WANT, BUT I WON’T ABANDON THE JOB.”
  2. Also by
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. Chapter One
  8. Chapter Two
  9. Chapter Three
  10. Chapter Four
  11. Chapter Five
  12. Chapter Six
  13. Chapter Seven
  14. Chapter Eight
  15. Chapter Nine
  16. Chapter Ten
  17. Chapter Eleven
  18. Chapter Twelve
  19. Chapter Thirteen
  20. Chapter Fourteen
  21. Chapter Fifteen
  22. Chapter Sixteen
  23. Chapter Seventeen
  24. Chapter Eighteen
  25. Chapter Nineteen
  26. Chapter Twenty
  27. Chapter Twenty-One
  28. Chapter Twenty-Two
  29. Chapter Twenty-Three
  30. Chapter Twenty-Four
  31. Chapter Twenty-Five
  32. Chapter Twenty-Six
  33. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  34. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  35. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  36. Chapter Thirty
  37. Chapter Thirty-One
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two
  39. Chapter Thirty-Three
  40. Chapter Thirty-Four
  41. Chapter Thirty-Five
  42. Chapter Thirty-Six
  43. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  44. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  45. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  46. Chapter Forty
  47. Chapter Forty-One
  48. Chapter Forty-Two
  49. Teaser chapter
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

She couldn’t see in the dark like he could. “No. I mean, I don’t think so.” Now that she was warming up, pretty much everything hurt. “We’ll take inventory when we get to the motel.” She put her head back and closed her eyes, letting the heat seep into her aching bones. “Before I forget, I found a connection between Eddie Coonan and Scot Tyson. Does that name mean anything?” The information she wanted was in the back of her brain, but she couldn’t find it. Where was a laptop when she needed one?

“Yeah,” Wolfe said. “He’s a US Senator from Massachusetts who just announced he’s running for president.”

Brigid stiffened. “I need a computer.” Exhaustion swamped her, making her limbs impossibly heavy. The feeling of safety pushed away any remaining adrenaline, draining her and taking her under.

She awoke with a jerk, finding herself beneath the covers of a queen-size bed in a clean but utilitarian motel room. Raider sat on a table across from the bed, dressed in a pair of ripped sweats and nothing else. He was leaning to the side, focusing on the closed curtains, as Wolfe drew a needle through his skin.

Brigid sat up. “Holy crap. How bad is it?”

Raider grimaced but held perfectly still. “The bullet just grazed me.”

Wolfe snorted and bent down to perform his task. “Would’ve been easier if it had gone through, but it ripped open your side instead. Sorry you need stitches.”

Brigid blew unruly hair out of her eyes. “How long was I out?”

“About an hour,” Wolfe said, tying the thread in a knot and reaching for a bandage. He’d changed into another dark T-shirt, probably from the ripped army-green go-bag sitting in the corner. “Okay. Raider? You need sleep.” He efficiently cleaned up the supplies, moved to the bag, and drew out a big black gun to hand over. “I’ll be in the next room, and I’m armed. You keep this one.”

Raider took the gun and edged off the round table, heading for the other side of the bed.

Should she protest? She didn’t want to, but there was no reason for them to share the room. It connected to Wolfe’s room, so she’d be safe alone. “Raider.”

“Don’t want to hear it,” he said, exhaustion lining his strong face. He set the gun on the night table, pulled back the covers, and all but fell in. “I’m between you and the door until we get the hell out of this town.”

Brigid eyed him and then snuggled back down. Two nights in a row, in the same bed, and they kept getting shot at.

“’Night,” Wolfe said cheerfully, turning off the lights. “There are more, ah, supplies in the bag if you need them.” Then he crossed through the connecting doors and shut his.