Cora's Kismet (The Twin Destinies Saga Book 1) by Cheryl Davis Page A

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couple of deep breaths. He found he respected her for pulling it together,
again, after everything that had been thrown at her. She was tough. He was
proud to call her his mate, even if she didn’t realize it yet. Although he was
beginning to suspect she was starting to.
    Liam gave her hand a reassuring squeeze without letting go,
and they walked out of the bedroom. As they exited the room, they were flanked
by guards in all directions. Her safety was their number one concern. Her eyes
got bigger, but she didn’t say a word, just continued walking.
    Just as they made it to the bottom of the stairs, they saw
headlights flash through the beautiful stained glass window in the front door
to the house.
    One of the guards turned to them, “Wait here, we need to
make sure they’re from our team before you get in that car.”
    Cora nodded, staying silent and wondering what would happen
if it wasn’t one of theirs. She gripped Liam’s hand tighter in hers and he
turned his head to look at her. She kept her gaze straight-forward, knowing if
she looked in his eyes again, she’d be lost, and neither of them could afford
that right now. Surrounded by guards, she felt like she was some important
celebrity, or dignitary, or something. In reality, she was just a girl.
    The guard opened the door and shut it behind him with a soft
click, exiting, while another guard stepped up to stand watch. They were all
tensed up and ready for something to happen.
    In a sudden explosion, shots rang out from the direction of
the car and she saw the guard, who had been checking the occupants of the car,
fall to the ground. Liam clamped his hand down over her mouth to stifle her
scream, while pushing her down into a crouch, as the remaining guards
surrounded them.
    The guards steered them towards the back of the house and
down a staircase that led into a well-stocked wine cellar. At the bottom of the
stairs, one of the guards broke away and opened a passageway that lead to a
tunnel. The guards had started moving Cora and Liam into the tunnel when she
heard the front door break open with a loud crash. Cora wasted no more time,
rushing into the tunnel, and was relieved when the guard closed the door behind
them.
    A flashlight was flipped on and a guard instructed for them
to move forward as quickly as they could go. The small group wasted no time
getting through the long tunnel and out into, what looked like, the basement of
a neighboring house. The guards secured the area and then moved them up the
stairs and out through a back door, into a waiting SUV.
    Cora’s breathing was rapid as she tried to settle in and
wondered where they were taking her. She opened her mouth to ask, when Liam
shook his head at her. She closed her mouth and cuddled a little closer to him.
    They drove for quite a while and it seemed, to Cora, they
were going in circles, before they pulled down a long winding road and stopped
on the side of the road where another dark SUV was waiting for them. Cora
turned questioning eyes up toward Liam, but again, he shook his head for her
not to speak. She would give anything to know what was going on.
    After one of the guards verified the occupants of the second
SUV without incident, they were escorted over and loaded inside, where they
were taken for another long ride of driving in circles. Just when she thought
she was going to be dizzy, or sick, they headed off in a different direction.
It wasn’t long before they were at an airport.
    Her eyes widened when they drove right onto the tarmac
toward a sleek, black helicopter, bypassing any and all security measures.
    She looked back and forth between the helicopter and Liam,
wondering if they were going to be flying, or if this was a diversion of some
sort. She got her answer soon enough when she was ushered out of the SUV and
into the helicopter, and was buckled into the passenger seat before she could
blink. Liam took the pilot’s seat and placed the headset on. A guard placed a
headset on