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Luke flinched slightly. “I'm not sure about using that.”
“Just take it,” Declan persisted, pressing the gun into Luke's hand. “Safety's off. Just remember, finger away from the trigger unless you're ready to fire. You've shot a gun before, haven't you?”
“A BB gun,” Luke declared with a nod.
Declan let out a laugh. “Ever hit your mark?”
“Every time.” He just failed to tell him it was the side of a barn.
“That'll do then,” Declan said. He spun around to address his men. “Chris, you're on watch. Eyes peeled on the house and out for any police — wouldn't put it past your aunt to have them on speed dial. Let's move,” he motioned to the others.
They stealthily made their way through the trees and into the yard. Declan and his men dispersed like they were a swat team as Luke made his way up the back steps. Trying the handle, he was relieved to find it unlocked, carefully he pushed the door open and snuck inside.
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BRIT LIFTED HER HEADand groaned as pain seared through her skull, she moved her hand to touch it and heard the jangling of a chain. Her eyes snapped open; all she saw was her wrist cuffed to the four-poster bed. She went to reach it with her other hand only to encounter the same.
“There you are. I didn’t think you’d ever wake up.”
She looked to the foot of the bed to where a chair sat in the corner and saw that her legs were spread eagle, thankfully free.
Brian stared at her with a glint in his eyes. “I’m happy that you decided to come visit me again.” He stood up and reached for his belt. “It’s been a long time since I tasted you. I can’t wait to rip the clothes off that delectable body of yours.”
Brit started to shake her head. “No! Don’t you dare come near me!”
He shot her a lascivious smile. “Are you kidding me? You broke into my home, and the way I see it I can do whatever I want to you before I toss you out and leave you for dead,” he said, kneeling between her outstretched legs.
Brit brought her legs up close to her chest as he said, “I know you never said anything to the cops about us, so I want to thank you properly for that,” he said leaning forward.
She saw she had only one opportunity and it was now. With as much force as the day out on the lake when she had smashed the ice saving Luke, she struck out with her booted heel, hitting him squarely on the jaw.
He flew back in a spray of blood, ass over teakettle right off the bed, howling in pain.
“I told you not to fucking come near me!” She screamed at him.
Brian pounced off the floor and launched himself at her, wrapping his hands around her neck he started to squeeze.
Fighting for air, all Brit could think about were the moments she had shared with Luke, tears sprang to her eyes. Not because Brian was slowly squeezing the life out of her but because a life with Luke was slipping away.
So wrapped up in the moment, neither of them heard the pounding of footsteps coming up the stairs.
Bursting into the room Luke put Brian in a chokehold. Only when he heard Brit taking in a lungful of air, did he pull Brian off the bed, tossing him to the floor. Searching for the keys to the handcuffs, Luke dug out one from the back pocket of Brian’s jeans.
Fearing that Brit would be too traumatized to even speak he knelt beside the bed and removed the cuffs. The second they were off she flung herself into his arms sobbing.
“So, you didn’t have to use the gun after all?” Declan laughed from the doorway.
Luke looked up at him and grinned. “Didn’t even use the tire iron.”
“Wow, I’m impressed,” Declan said, moving to stand by the bed. “Boys, clean this mess up,” he ordered, sitting on the edge of the bed.
Remembering what Luke had done by betraying her trust, she pulled away from him and got up to stand by the window. She looked at the two of them sitting there. Giving Luke the evil eye, she decided she would deal with him later, but for now she had to deal with Declan. Raising her chin, she looked her cousin in the eyes. “So, you found me huh? Now what, I suppose you’re planning on taking me back to Toronto?”—she folded her arms across her chest— “I’m letting you know I’m not going.”
Declan looked at Luke and sighed. “I told you; you should have told her.”
“Yeah, I know you did. You saw the look she sent me,”— Luke shot a hand in her direction— “if I had she would have done way worse if I did.”
Brit couldn’t believe what she was hearing. The two of them were bickering back and forth like two old ladies.
