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every intention of winning.
Ally, look at it this way, you never gave thank
God Marcel what he truly wanted.
He didn t want me, she snapped, walking
closer to the cliffs and peering down at the water.
The hell he didn t. You were the ultimate prize.
For a man like Marcel, it wouldn t have been enough
for Dorsey to only think he was sleeping with his
woman, he wanted to do it so he held the ultimate of
bragging rights. The kind that would drive a man like
Dorsey to make a mistake, and by the looks of things
here, he was about to make a lot of them.
Tanner knows I didn t sleep with him.
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I m guess he does. I m also sure he would ve
known the second the clothes hit the floor if anything
had happened. His guys were everywhere, watching
and listening.
But not in the house. Ally thought back to
Tanner s confession. He told her the day Marcel
moved inside her Florida home, he made his goons
pull the plug. He moved out for fear of what he d
discover. Tanner didn t keep a tap on the interior
walls of the house after Marcel moved in.
He told you that?
He did.
And you believe him?
Yeah.
Steve shook his head. Then you re worse off
than I thought, Ally. Tanner tightened security when
Marcel moved in with you and the girls. It was so bad,
if you had a thought, he probably read it. He s one
obsessive mother
Stop, Steve, she warned. I love him and name
calling isn t going to change who I am or how I feel
about him.
And who are you, Ally? Sometimes I get a
glimpse of the woman you used to be and other times
I feel like I m helping out a stranger. He clasped his
hands on her shoulders and firmly squeezed. It s
time I know which Ally I m working with here because
I think it s only fair.
She related, understood. She cared about Steve.
At one time, she almost gave in and let herself fall
for him. They had a strong connection, a chemistry of
sorts, but she refused to let herself fall for another
man as a replacement.
Steve, she began softly, you know the answer
better than anyone.
I want you to tell me. I have to understand what
I m risking here. Who I m covering when things get
rough, spin out of control, because they re going to
and you damned well better prepare for it.
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I m Tanner Dorsey s woman. I ll always be his
girl, she whispered. No one can or will change
that.
Even now? Steve asked, setting his jaw and
releasing her. Even though you haven t heard one
word from him, not one reassurance that everything
is okay with your girls, you still love him?
He s my world, she deadpanned.
Well, Ally I hope you realize what he s done
here. He may be your world but he s pulled you into
the pits of hell and it s going to take everything I
have to keep you from burning in the flames
surrounding you.
* * * *
Ally? Steve entered her room cautiously a few
hours before midnight. Are you awake?
She sat up in bed and flipped on the light. I m
up.
They d been on the run for nearly four weeks. It
had been eight weeks since she d heard from Tanner,
two months since Steve had followed her into the
ladies room at the Miami International Airport. He d
pushed her into the bathroom stall and she
immediately saw another shadow behind him.
She screamed when she saw a gun lowered to his
temple. Everything happened so fast then. She
witnessed the flash of horror in her brother s eyes
when he stepped inside the women s bathroom. He d
walked in on the danger, saw her in Steve s embrace,
and then slipped out as if he d never intended to take
her with him.
It s been too many sleepless nights and too
damned long to be on the run. I miss my girls.
I know. He sat down on the edge of the
mattress. Ally, we re going to have to move again
tomorrow. I ve heard from my contact. It appears
Marcel is taking a leave from the agency so he can
devote all of his time to you.
Well, if I m not the lucky one. You take leave,
he takes leave, who s next?
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Steve chuckled. You know how to turn an agency
inside out. I ll give you that much.
They were in Key West. Rumors and bought
informants ascertained her brothers purchased a
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