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Then the man turned and limped away.
Fuck. Cain kicked the wall.Fuck.
CHAPTERSEVENTEEN
Jet tapped her foot, waiting to find out what the hell was going on.
“The data chip is destroyed.”
Cain’s strong voice had her releasing a breath and smiling. “Great work.”
“But Weber escaped. He’s injured. Boone, you there?”
“Here. The other guards are down. I see Weber.”
“Stop him.”
Jet frowned. Why wasn’t Cain going after him?
“On it,” Boone replied.
“And everyone steer clear of the boathouse,” Cain continued. Then he let out a sigh. “Weber has rigged the boathouse with explosives.”
What?Jet almost dropped her tablet. Nearby, she heard Nick and Matteo curse.
“Shade?” Killian’s voice.
“It’s failsafe. To cover his tracks. We have—” Cain paused “—I’m guessing four and a half minutes before it goes off.”
“Cain, get out of there,” Jet said.
The three seconds he was silent felt like an eternity.
“I can’t, pixie. He’s trapped me in here.”
Her heart lodged in her throat. “No—”
“There’s no time for anyone to get here and free me. It’s too risky.”
“No.” She felt like her world was caving in. She felt either Nick or Matteo touch her back. “Cain. Get out now!”
“If I could, I would, Jet. For you, I’d do anything.”
A sob welled up inside her.
“Guys, get off the line,” Cain said quietly.
She heard Nick and Matteo step away. The line went eerily silent.
“Pixie, I didn’t want it to end like this.”
“Cain…” Tears rolled down her cheeks.
“Meeting you…hell, you exploded my ordered, simple existence to smithereens. Best damn thing that ever happened to me.”
The tears rolled off her chin.
“You challenged me, made me laugh, turned me on. You made me feel, pixie. Something I’ve tried all my life not to do.”