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Her eyes went liquid as she buried her face in his chest and clung to him

“Come on,” his voice was soft “We need to leave now”

She nodded against hiether they turned toward the door that led back into the building—and froze

Atheir only exit off the roof He san to shake and took a step closer to Striker, looking for protection, which he readily gave There was no need for introductions They knew exactly who had coeyman of the Northern Territory Miriaan

Friday’s hand curled into the waistband of his jeans as Striker scanned the roof, looking for an out He felt her shake, knew she was terrified, but she didn’t make a sound

More men came out of the stairwell behind Kane They were all dressed in black All worea barrier in front of the door

EveryStriker, who’d reh as soon as he’d turned toward the door And although there was firepower aplenty, no one took a shot There was only one reason for the lack of gunfire—Kane wanted Friday alive

“Bébé,” he barely whispered “Hold on tight and run when I say”

He felt her nod against his back

“Surrender,” Kane’s voice rang out “Give me the woman, and you can walk out of here alive” He inclined his head, the gesture of a benevolent dictator “In pain, but alive”

Friday’s tre increased He reached back and wrapped a hand around her wrist, holding her tight as he waited for their moment He could only see one way out of this, and they would have only one chance to make it work

“You want ive you ler, Striker Not a fighter Take the fee and walk away She’s dead, anyway”

A strangled sound of distress came from behind hi to reassure her that she was his priority Kane could offer all the riches in the world, and he would never walk away from her

Never

Kane ht- them in Their time was up