No One to Trust by Katie Reus Page B

this so short, but Porter stood and faced him. “I’m going
to get her out of here for now. I’ll have one of the teams follow
us and get Grant to stop by my place when he gets a break so she
can look at those mug shots.”
    He’d expected Harrison to argue, but his
brother simply nodded then motioned with his head toward the
hallway. “Let’s talk before you guys leave.”
    “I’ll only be a sec,” he said to Lizzy.
    Nodding, she wrapped her arms around herself
in a protective gesture. She might be keeping something from
him—and he planned to find out exactly what it was—but no matter
what, he planned to keep her under his protection at all costs.

Chapter 5
    “Why aren’t we calling the police?” Lizzy
asked softly.
    Porter glanced at her as he steered away from
Harrison’s house. That was one of the things his brother had wanted
to talk to him about before he left. “Harrison already has. The
security team is making a statement about what happened but they’re
leaving your and Mara’s names out of it.”
    “Why?”
    His brother hadn’t come out and said it but
Porter hadn’t needed to ask. “We don’t want either of you down at
the police station right now.” Where they’d be open targets. He trusted the cops, especially considering Grant was one, but the
idea of dragging both women down to the station when Red Stone
Security had more resources than the police department was simply a
waste of time. Sure they had a gang squad and theoretically could
start looking for suspects, but Elizabeth hadn’t actually seen
anyone she could identify. The security team was making the report
and that’s all the cops needed. It’s not like the cops could put
her in protective custody once she made a statement anyway. Even if
they did, Red Stone could still do a better job. They protected
dignitaries and government officials all over the world. Security
was their business. Not to mention, Porter didn’t trust anyone but
himself to keep Elizabeth safe.
    “So that’s not a vague answer or anything.”
Slight sarcasm laced her words as she shifted against the passenger
seat.
    “We’re going to take care of this situation
ourselves.” More specifically, he was.
    She softly snorted. “Situation? Is that what
you call someone shooting at us in broad daylight?”
    Against his better judgment he reached out
and squeezed her leg. Partially to convince himself she was
unharmed. When she gave him a startled look he pulled back and had
to force his eyes back on the road. Right now she appeared so lost
and scared and all he wanted to do was gather her in his arms.
“Harrison said you can work from my place if you want, but he wants
you to delegate most of your work if possible.”
    When she let out a soft huff, he bit back a
smile. “It’s only temporary and you’ll still be getting paid.”
    “I don’t like getting a paycheck for work I’m
not doing,” she muttered.
    Another reason he respected her so much.
Before he could respond, she continued.
    “I’d like to stop by my parent’s house on the
way to your place. With everything that’s happened in the past
twenty four hours I want to tell them in person what’s going on and
I really want to check up on them.”
    More than anything Porter wanted to take her
straight to his place and keep her under lockdown but he understood
her need to see her family. “Okay.” After radioing the guys in the
SUV following them and letting them know the change of plans, they
headed to her parent’s house.
     
    * * * * *
     
    Lizzy fidgeted with her hands as she waited
for her parents’ gate to recede and let them up the driveway. She
wasn’t necessarily worried about her parents since they had top of
the line security and a giant wall surrounding their estate, but
she still needed to see them. Even if she dreaded telling them what
had happened with Benny. It would give them more ammunition against
her brother, but they had a right to know. And she’d never