Was Hunter really praising the killer for his talent at assassinating someone? She wiped a shaking hand across her forehead. This wasn’t happening. It couldn’t be happening. How could Trevor be dead?
Sirens blasted in the distance and finally Connor crouched and helped her up. His face could have been carved from rock, it was so cold and hard.
Fuck. She really was in trouble.
“I should be in there with her.” Connor couldn’t sit still. He paced back and forth in the public waiting area of the sheriff’s station.
“You know why they’re not going to let that happen,” Hunter said calmly. “From what I’ve seen that girl can hold her own.”
“She acts tougher than she is. She could have been killed tonight.”
“Yep,” Hunter agreed.
“She should never have been out there.”
“Nope.”
“She put herself in danger.”
“Sure did.”
“Broke my rules for her safety. That can’t be allowed.”
“Certainly not.”
He turned to Hunter. “Why are you agreeing with me?”
Hunter shrugged. “Because everything you’re saying is right.”
“So? You never agree with anything I say.”
“Figured you need some time to calm down before you see that girl again or she’s not going to be able to sit for a week.”
“Oh, she won’t,” he vowed. He was going to keep her ass so red and hot she wouldn’t dream of disobeying him again. And no orgasms. No orgasms for at least a month. Then he might be able to breathe normally again.
“She could be a target.” Connor sat on the chair, rested his elbows on his arms. “He could have seen her. Heard me calling her name.”
“Yep.”
“I need to get her somewhere safe.”
“Just as well I’m a paranoid bastard, then, isn’t it?”
Connor turned to him. “You have a safe house close by?”
“Yep. Few miles out of town. Be easier to defend than her apartment. I’ve called in some help for you. We’ll protect your girl.”
That knot in his stomach unraveled slightly. “Thought you said everyone else was busy.”
Hunter grinned. “I lied.”
Connor just shook his head. “Need to get to her place. Pack some stuff up.”
“I can do that,” Hunter told him. “Give me the key and I’ll go grab some shit. Take her immediately to the safe house and I’ll meet you there. The others will be here tomorrow.”
Connor nodded.
“Get your girl safe first. Then we can concentrate on eliminating the threat.”