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Whatever was on that device was the reason we were attacked. The contents would either kill us or save us. Confirming the plastic seal was tight, I unzipped my wetsuit, nestled the device next to my chest, and zipped up again.
Indiana wrestled with the sleeve of her wetsuit, her movements jerky.
“Here.” I stepped to her. “Let me help.”
She stilled and looked so feeble I wanted to crush her to my chest and just hold her until the real Indiana emerged again. She allowed me to guide her hands into the arms of her wetsuit, and working together, we manipulated the unruly neoprene into place.
I moved to her front, and as she sucked her lips into her mouth like she was trying not to cry, I glided her zipper up over her breasts. The wetsuit clung to her curves like a second skin, and her surrender to me showed just how shattered she was.
But I needed her. I couldn’t do this without this incredible woman.
I cupped her chin, tilting her gaze to mine. “We’ll be okay. We’ll get through this.”
Despite the worry darkening her eyes, and the soot and sweat on her face, Indiana was still so beautiful. My stupid heart longed for me to kiss her.
“Hey . . . you with me?” I asked, choking back my untimely urges begging to be heard.
She cupped my cheeks and pulled my lips down to hers. Her lips were soft, but her kiss was desperate, like she believed this moment would be the last thing she ever remembered.
I cupped her neck, pulling her closer, and our tongues glided together.
A warmth fluttered from my belly and swirled around my heart, and I never wanted to let her go. But the goddammed beeping inside my wetsuit claimed my thoughts, and I wanted to rip the fucking thing away from my chest and toss it overboard.
Way too soon, she broke our kiss. “There’s more of that when we can breathe again.”
A grin claimed my mouth which was so out of place with the chaos shuddering through my brain. “Then let’s get the fuck out of here.”
I squeezed her hand, and she clutched my palm to hers. Somehow, that said so much more than our brief kiss.
Fighting her own smile, she glided her tongue over her lips as if tasting me again, and fierce determination returned to her amber eyes.
“On my go,” I said. “We’ll sprint back to the equipment room. Okay?”
She nodded. “What do you want me to do?”
“Stay behind me and keep an eye out for that fucking drone. I shot it a couple of times, so I think its aim is off, but I don’t want to test that theory.”
“Me neither.” The steel in her eyes confirmed battle-hardened Indiana was back.
Gripping the fire extinguisher, I hid behind the wall next to the exit and peered outside. The glow from the setting sun barely colored the western horizon, and millions of stars dotting the evening sky confirmed we were heading into night.
Giant flames danced along the rear deck, casting as many shadows as they did light.
“Go.” Crouching over, we hugged the wall as we ran.
I split my attention between the sky, searching for the red pinprick that revealed the drone’s location and the inferno ahead.
Rhino listed further, and I imagined water gushing into the cabins below and destroying everything Indiana and Old Smithy had kept in private. Rage blazed through me. They were good people. They didn’t deserve this bullshit.
Clenching my jaw, I vowed that I was going to find the fucker behind this attack and tear him to shreds.
The angle of the deck grew more precarious with each step. The stench of burning rubber and charred timber overpowered everything else.
As we neared the rear deck, I paused beside a giant metal stump that looked like a knuckle bone and turned to Indiana. Golden flames danced in her eyes.
“You ready?”
“Yes.” The conviction in her voice matched her steely expression.
