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She kneasn’t aih her body and she was vaguely aware of the sound of sirens in the distance as she nodded Had her WITSEC handler kept so from her? Jordan didn’t want to believe it But it was possible that her handler hadOkay, et the nuht that this was somehow connected to Curtis Woods There was no doubt the man was dead, but what if the Feds had screwed up and his brother wasn’t? Or what if this had nothing to do with her testi because she was basically fighting an unknown threat And she’d unknowingly dragged Vincent into it with her

Chapter 8

Vincent couldn’t re hiainst the doorframe in Jordan’s roohtstand Her hands shook as she picked it up and that only further enraged hi her scared

Whoever had destroyed her car was clearly targeting her and he was going to keep her safe, no matter what it took And make her would-be attacker pay He was certain that violent fire bo There was no way it was a coincidence and even before the police confirmed it, he knew that explosion wasn’t an accident So that left a hell of a lot of questions

Jordan closed the distance between theed it back, her expression pinched "Her name is Edith Clark, but…I should call her first, explain what’s going on"

Nodding tightly, he waited as she scrolled through her numbers then pressed send on one of the naed it fro

"Vincent," she snapped, but he turned away fro roos released a fraction of his pent up energy, but notthat could do that

"Hey, Jordan, I was just thinking about you"

"This isn’t Jordan My name’s Vincent Hansen and I’m sure you knoho I a about Jordan’s life pre-WITSEC and that definitely included him Not to mention he was pretty sure so? Why are you calling from Jordan’s phone? Where is she?" The woe i is that soht and then thiscar exploded Nohy don’t you tellon? Did Curtis Woods have ot to tell her about? This isn’t so thing about the Woods’s case Now!" He was full on shouting, unable to contain his anger any longer He knew he should be a hell of a lotthis wo his cool and staying in control was never a probleht?" There was real concern in the wo that teers at ainst the outer kitchen counter, watching hi the tile floor

"Can you tell me exactly what happened? Are the police involved?"

"We h of the Key West Police Depart under the assumption the firebomb was a random act A driver on a moped threw a Molotov cocktail at us Her car, however, was just boo We’re holed up in a condo and not leaving until the police have arrived and cleared the area" And he was armed He already had one weapon tucked into the back of his pants but he’d also retrieved another one and had strapped it to his ankle "Jordan was under the i relative were dead Is that not the case?"

There was a slight pause "We didn’t conduct the investigation of Corey Woods’s death That was done by the Abilene PD and we had no reason to believe their assessuysbecause someone wants Jordan dead Two violent attacks in a twenty-four hour period--not a coincidence"

"I’ to personally check with the Abilene PD and I’ure this out"

"Overanywhere with you" Unless she agreed, there was no way they could force her into custody either Vincent kept his gaze on Jordan as he spoke, daring her to defy him He would kidnap her to keep her safe if he had to He’d lost her once, he wasn’t doing it again

Jordan sed hard and didn’t respond And daood read on her emotional state Her hazel eyes were filled orry and fear, but so else he couldn’t define

"Mr Hansen--"

"Save it As soon as we’re able, I’ her out of here and we’re headed so anywhere with you"

The US Marshal was silent for a long moment Finally she spoke, her words clipped "I’d like to speak with Jordan I need to know she’s safe"