He’d stopped in the shadows and waited for her to catch up to him.
“I’ve been looking for you,” she said.
If only. “Well, you found me. What’s up?”
She reached out and touched his arm. The same way Hailey had hours before, only this time, his body lit up in a way that it only did when Dani touched him. Oh, he knew Hailey had a thing for him, but that would pass. She got infatuated with any guy she was in contact with for more than a couple of hours. She was a kid. Dani was a woman.
A woman he’d been patient with, hoping she’d finally see him as a man. Not a co-worker.
“Are you okay?” she asked. “You haven’t seemed like yourself lately, and with everything that’s happened, I wanted to touch base with you and make sure you were alright.”
She removed her hand as casually as she’d touched him, and he missed the warmth she left behind. Dani rarely touched anyone, so he took that as a good sign.
“Actually, I’m worried about you.”
She looked surprised. “I’m fine.”
“Are you? Taking off with that Damon guy isn’t safe, Dani.”
Waving her hand in a dismissive gesture, she said, “He’s a safe pilot. And we had five of the military guys with us as an escort. Perfectly safe.”
Travis ran a hand through his hair. It was frustrating trying to talk to Dani about anything except work. That was the only thing she wasn’t closed up about. “I’m not talking about flying back to the damn village, Dani. Even though that wasn’t a good idea; I’m talking about Damon himself. He’s not safe.”
Her big green eyes glowed in the semi darkness, drawing him toward her. He had to make her understand, and he wanted to be close to her. He always wanted to be close to her. But she took a step back, putting space between them again.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Travis. And I don’t think you do either.”
“He’s a killer, damn it. Did you know that? He’s a mercenary with orders to protect that Dr. Halverson with whatever means necessary. And he was a sniper. I heard some of the soldiers talking, practically worshiping him because he shoots people from far away. It’s disgusting. He’s got blood on his hands.”
Travis couldn’t tell what she was thinking. Her face was completely blank. Maybe she was in shock at hearing that her brother-in-law was completely different from the noble man that was her late husband. A man that was like Travis. Both doctors. Both willing to sacrifice their lives to save others. And both in love with Danielle Bordeaux.
He dropped his bag and reached out to grip her shoulders. To force her to understand that Damon was beneath her, beneath them both.
“Let me go, Travis.”
“You save lives and he takes them. How can you look at him the way you do when he kills for a living? You’re so much better than he is.”
“You’re hurting me, Travis. Let. Me. Go.”
“Let her go, now, or I’ll show you exactly how much of a killer I am,” Damon said, his voice washing over Travis like a cold wave. “And it’ll be up close and personal.”
Dani backed away, the look on her face wasn’t directed at Damon the way it should have been. Instead, she was looking at him with dread. While rubbing her arms. He hadn’t meant to hurt her. Oh, God, never that .
“I’m sorry, Dani. I didn’t mean to scare you.”
She said nothing.
Then, Travis looked at the man he’d just called a killer. And any thoughts of being able to handle himself were immediately discarded. Cold dread washed over him. He was no match for the very angry man standing almost in front of Dani now, protecting her from Travis himself. That wasn’t how it was supposed to be. She was supposed to realize that Damon was the threat, not look at him like he was.
“You ever touch her again, Travis, and I’ll rip your arms off and beat you to death with them. Am I perfectly clear?”
He hated himself for nodding, for giving in and looking weak in front of Dani. But he
“I’ve been looking for you,” she said.
If only. “Well, you found me. What’s up?”
She reached out and touched his arm. The same way Hailey had hours before, only this time, his body lit up in a way that it only did when Dani touched him. Oh, he knew Hailey had a thing for him, but that would pass. She got infatuated with any guy she was in contact with for more than a couple of hours. She was a kid. Dani was a woman.
A woman he’d been patient with, hoping she’d finally see him as a man. Not a co-worker.
“Are you okay?” she asked. “You haven’t seemed like yourself lately, and with everything that’s happened, I wanted to touch base with you and make sure you were alright.”
She removed her hand as casually as she’d touched him, and he missed the warmth she left behind. Dani rarely touched anyone, so he took that as a good sign.
“Actually, I’m worried about you.”
She looked surprised. “I’m fine.”
“Are you? Taking off with that Damon guy isn’t safe, Dani.”
Waving her hand in a dismissive gesture, she said, “He’s a safe pilot. And we had five of the military guys with us as an escort. Perfectly safe.”
Travis ran a hand through his hair. It was frustrating trying to talk to Dani about anything except work. That was the only thing she wasn’t closed up about. “I’m not talking about flying back to the damn village, Dani. Even though that wasn’t a good idea; I’m talking about Damon himself. He’s not safe.”
Her big green eyes glowed in the semi darkness, drawing him toward her. He had to make her understand, and he wanted to be close to her. He always wanted to be close to her. But she took a step back, putting space between them again.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Travis. And I don’t think you do either.”
“He’s a killer, damn it. Did you know that? He’s a mercenary with orders to protect that Dr. Halverson with whatever means necessary. And he was a sniper. I heard some of the soldiers talking, practically worshiping him because he shoots people from far away. It’s disgusting. He’s got blood on his hands.”
Travis couldn’t tell what she was thinking. Her face was completely blank. Maybe she was in shock at hearing that her brother-in-law was completely different from the noble man that was her late husband. A man that was like Travis. Both doctors. Both willing to sacrifice their lives to save others. And both in love with Danielle Bordeaux.
He dropped his bag and reached out to grip her shoulders. To force her to understand that Damon was beneath her, beneath them both.
“Let me go, Travis.”
“You save lives and he takes them. How can you look at him the way you do when he kills for a living? You’re so much better than he is.”
“You’re hurting me, Travis. Let. Me. Go.”
“Let her go, now, or I’ll show you exactly how much of a killer I am,” Damon said, his voice washing over Travis like a cold wave. “And it’ll be up close and personal.”
Dani backed away, the look on her face wasn’t directed at Damon the way it should have been. Instead, she was looking at him with dread. While rubbing her arms. He hadn’t meant to hurt her. Oh, God, never that .
“I’m sorry, Dani. I didn’t mean to scare you.”
She said nothing.
Then, Travis looked at the man he’d just called a killer. And any thoughts of being able to handle himself were immediately discarded. Cold dread washed over him. He was no match for the very angry man standing almost in front of Dani now, protecting her from Travis himself. That wasn’t how it was supposed to be. She was supposed to realize that Damon was the threat, not look at him like he was.
“You ever touch her again, Travis, and I’ll rip your arms off and beat you to death with them. Am I perfectly clear?”
He hated himself for nodding, for giving in and looking weak in front of Dani. But he
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