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"I’lad" She flinched as he touched a particularly tender spot She wanted to sayto her, but all that ca sound Sha
Safe
His hard arhtened carefully around her "I hear police sirens I need to call theet any crazier"
She nodded Daet herself to release Leese Relief battled against the surge of adrenaline and emotions bubbled up She tried to hold back the tide, but it broke free and she started sobbing uncontrollably
Soed to sit and lift her into his lap "It’s okay I’ve got you now"
Nodding, she burrowed close again Her ar and her face burned, but it didn’t matter Leese was protection She’d be safe now If not for him, those men would have had her--and then what?
From behind Leese, an elderly man spoke "She okay?"
Leese carefully tucked her close to his chest and half turned to the man "You called the cops?"
"Yes, sir, I did"
"Thank you"
"Can I get either of you anything?"
"A blanket?"
The man nodded and hurried away
Merissa knew she soaked Leese’s shoulder, but she couldn’t stem the tears
He bent to her ear "Shh, now The police will think I’ you"
"I’m so sorry"
He rubbed the ently
The man returned with a blanket and Leese draped it around her
"You’re the one who’s naked," she whispered
"Don’t go starting rumors, Rissy I only took off , she inhaled shakily, then again As the red-and-blue lights of cop cars flashed around the area, she looked up at Leese "Don’t leaveanywhere"
Cops descended on them and an ambulance pulled up Merissa assumed it was for Leese--until they reached her
Well, hell She suddenly discovered that she was in worse shape than she thought
ARMIE COULDN’T BELIEVE what Lea told hiot his hands on that , but not with the nor, the one that tone that Vanity called the "Bat signal" All of the guys worked together to help in an eency He’d had these calls before, knew it could h his veins
"Wait," he told Lea, interrupting her story to grab up his cell Caller ID showed it was Cannon He answered with, "What’s wrong?"
"Where are you?"
That only alar toward Merissa’s house"
"Pull over"