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Dark circles ringed Elizabeth’s eyes They weren’t as noticeable while she ake; the vivid blue, so unlike the lighter tone of her daughter’s, drew attention from her pale, tired features But asleep, she looked wounded
He sat on his bed staring at her He couldn’t help it He had iined her for over a year Touched her in his dreams; loved her in his fantasies What was it about her that it had only taken her daughter’s smallest descriptions to fill his mind with her?
He wasn’t a man that believed in soul mates There were times he wondered if a creation of science could even have a soul But Elizabeth , he realized he did believe He believed in itBut it alsohie That, and convincing Elizabeth that she was his That he was the daddy Cassie needed, the ed for Which meant he had work to do He picked up the phone and called Mike
Dash had fought for hanistan, searching for the pockets of terrorists hidden within round tunnels He had saved Mike’s ass more than once, and he knew the caliber of man he was
Mike was ex-CIA, a rancher now, though Dash knew he still had enough contacts to get a line on any infor with the situation as he knew it, Dash finally ade was a mean bastard, and a pervert, but he wouldn’t risk his whole organization for one little girl Even one who had witnessed a murder Not to this extent
He would wait Wait until Elizabeth went to the authorities, wait until Cassie was in protective custody and in a place certain to allow hi her and herDash more suspicious by the moment
He had suspected, after no more than a month into the chase for Elizabeth and her child, that the complications were likely to build He hadn’t expected what he was facing at the time
He had tried to accept that Grange was just an obsession freak, an anie extent But still, there was ut
He called Mike as daylight turned to night and the worst of the blizzard had passed, at least enough to allow visibility in the Hu on him
“Get on out here,” Mike ordered hiet so in Your instincts were right, Dash As usual”
“What have you found out?” He kept his voice low He didn’t want to wake Elizabeth or Cassie
“Grange is a dirty bastard And a pervert But little girls Cassidy’s age aren’t his preference Nor is spending this airl as likely too shocked to even reht now, the details I have are sketchy at best I didon you to get to the ranch for a secure transmission Get your ass out here as soon as possible”
He glanced toward theHe wouldn’t leave until dark It was much easier to hide the fact that he carried a wohtfall
“Tonight,” he told hi this little pup Elizabeth calls a child ready to go will take a while She has y than any kid I think I’ve ever seen” She had bounced around for nearly an hour before collapsing on the bed to watch the cartoons
Mike laughed “Yeah, they’re like wild ht”