Enemy From The Past (Unseen Enemy Book 4) by Marysol James Page B

looking for you? Leanne’s positive?”
    “Yes. She has a prepaid phone too, and we talk once a month or so, really fast. She told me that he takes time off a lot, and Leanne and Bobby followed him once. He goes to bus stations and asks questions, checks security footage from street corners. And whenever she can, Leanne checks his computer search history, and she reads all his e-mails.”
    Dallas looked impressed. “She spies on him?”
    “Yeah. She set up something on his computer so she has full access. Anyway, he still sends off e-mails requesting tax declaration information about me, and he checks to see if my social insurance number has popped up anywhere, and he checks social media constantly. I know the second I get back on the grid in any way, he’s going to find me. I can’t afford to poke my head up even once… with his badge, he can get any information he wants.” She stared at them, hard. “I have to keep going, don’t you see? I can’t get lazy or too secure. If I do, it’s just a matter of time before he catches up to me.”
    “Kat,” Dallas said gently. “You have good and disappeared. I promise you.”
    Kat glared at him. “You don’t know that, Dallas.”
    “It’s part of my job to find people, remember,” Dallas said. “To find people who don’t want to be found. And hon, you’ve hidden damn well. I’d struggle to find you.”
    “Not good enough.” She shuffled her feet. “What if he has cop friends in every state looking for me? What if he hires a professional? I need a guarantee that he’ll never, ever show up at my door. Until I get that, I keep moving.”
    “You want us to kill him?” Jim said, only half-joking.
    “That’s one solution,” Kat said coolly. “But maybe not the best one, huh?”
    “So… you think that running for the rest of your life is the best solution?” Jim said. “Really?”
    “Yes.” She met his stare. “I do.”
    “You said you’d give us a chance to convince you that we can keep you safe,” Jim said, the anger coming through strong and clear in his voice. “You going to do that, or will you be leaving now?”
    “Jim,” Dean said quietly. “Back off, man.”
    “No way,” Jim snapped. “It sounds to me like her mind’s made up. I don’t think we’re even going to get a chance to plead our case.” He turned to Kat. “Are we?”
    She stared at him, then slowly shook her head.
    “Well, fine.” Jim shrugged. “If you want to keep running forever, go on. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, sweetheart.”
    “Jim!” Chris glared at him.
    “What?” Jim glared back. “ Look at us, Kat, just look at who’s standing here in front of you… never again will you be surrounded by three ex-Rangers and a crack shot ex-sniper, who can and will all kill to protect you! This is the fucking safest that you will ever be – ever . And you’re just walking away? Going it alone again, some more? What the hell are you thinking?”
    “ I’m not just thinking about me !” she screamed suddenly, catching them all by surprise.
    “What are you talking about?” Jim said.
    “What am I talking about? About Emma and Olivia and Jenny, of course, you asshole!”
    The men froze.
    “What about them?” Dallas demanded.
    “Jesus Christ. For such smart guys, you’re being goddamned morons.” She turned to Dean. “Emma’s doing better, I know, but what would happen if this sadistic fuck showed up in my life and took her, just to teach me a lesson? Starved her, beat her up a bit? You don’t think the long-term effects on her health would be devastating?”
    Dean paled. Kat looked at Dallas.
    “And what about Liv? If he grabbed her and cut her up, gave her a few more scars, do you really think she’d be OK after, or ever again?” Dallas’ eyes hardened and she looked at Chris now. “And Jenny… she’s finally moving past what happened to her all those years ago, right? Well, what if she were raped again? You think she’d