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How the hell did Ray know she’d still be alive?
“Is this live?” Declan asked, trying to pinpoint a timeline from the moment she’d disappeared. He didn’t like what he saw on the video. Aspen looked vulnerable lying in the bed.
There was no doubt in Declan’s mind that Ray would want Aspen dead. She was the one person who could send him away to prison for the rest of his life. She was a loose end that he’d need to tie up. At least if there was a slight delay, from what he could tell from the video, she was still alive.
I’m coming for you, baby.The words echoed in his head, and he wished there was a way for Aspen to hear him.
He gripped his MP5 tight, comforted by the fact they were going to go after his woman.
He’d shoot his way through anyone who tried to stand in his path.
Aspen Hale was his.
“SWAT,” Mac’s voice broke through his thoughts.
He narrowed his eyes on his close friend. Each team member stood at attention. There was a gleam in each of their eyes that relayed they were ready for this. Mac was a fierce leader, and Declan trusted him with not only his life, but Aspen’s. Declan was certain they would return with his prize.
“Time to hunt.”
Chapter 23
“Ray, you told us this would be a simple snatch and grab,” a voice snarled, breaking through Aspen’s pain-filled fog.
A groan slipped past her parted lips while she fought to open her eyes. Confused, she opened her eyes and took in her surroundings. Her gaze roamed the area, and she found herself in what looked like a loading dock. She shifted her body, and a sharp pain zipped through her. Her hand shot out and immediately went to her thigh, but the pulsating pain wouldn’t allow her to touch it.
She cried out, clenching her eyes shut, letting out a deep breath. Her eyes fluttered open, and her attention landed on the figures standing next to her, deep in an argument.
Ray Acosta.
Her memories rushed forward.
She had been taken from her hospital room and was now in the hands of the one man she’d hoped she’d never see again.
“Look, your men were supposed to take care of her twice and failed both times. Don’t come bitching to me because you couldn’t kill her,” Ray snapped.
The other man pulled his gun from his holster. The men surrounding them paused, their gazes locked on them.
“Why don’t I just take care of her now?” The man stepped toward her with his gun raised to her head.
She froze in fear, her heart pounding.
“Are you an idiot?” Ray snapped.
Aspen couldn’t take her eyes off the gun. There had been so many things she’d wanted to say to her family, her friends, and Declan. Facing death again, she knew that if she ever got to speak to any of her loved ones, she would not let a day go by without telling them how much they meant to her and how much she loved them.
Her eyes widened, knowing deep in her heart that she loved Declan. The relationship between them had been quick and unconventional, but he was the one for her.
Without a doubt in her mind, she knew it to be true.
And staring into the barrel of the gun, she didn’t see herself ever being able to tell him.
“The hospital is on lockdown, and she’s going to be our ticket out of here.” Ray stepped forward, clearly unafraid of the man. The gun wavered before lowering to the ground.
Tears slipped from Aspen’s eyes before she knew it. Her heart raced, fearing the unknown.
“Well, since you’re so smart, you better get us out of here,” the man demanded, putting his weapon back in his holster.
The men surrounding them appeared to relax, but Aspen didn’t trust any of them.
