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Marcus had to be the one who’d done this. Beyond the unexpected scare of finding the tracker came the fury of the pine-tree message. Fucking bastard.
But then her concern shifted to the two men she’d been having sex with every chance she got since her arrival in Enclave. What would he do to Gabriel and Nathan if he found out about their recent very sexually involved relationship?
Would he try to beat the shit out of them, too? Would he attempt murder? Damn it.
The bell above the door jingled as someone entered quickly.
Suzanna looked up to discover it wasn’t Gabriel here to rescue her from the ghosts of her past, the abusive man she’d abandoned, or her vivid imagination.
Instead, it was unfortunately a familiar someone with a furious expression, and headed straight for her.
* * * *
“Where is Gabriel?” was the curtly toned question Nathan heard when he answered his phone.
“Why do you need to know?” he replied just as tersely back to Kendall.
“Is he with you or not?” Kendall asked.
“No. He’s not. Would you care to leave a message? Beep!”
“No message.” Click.
The mysterious call from Kendall looking for Gabriel seconds after he left with Suzanna was likely what put Nathan on edge. Kendall refusing to leave a message with him led quickly to speculation of what the call was about. And also a likely added culprit in the odd and super edgy way he felt. He tried to ignore the elusive but growing anxiety, however it didn’t work. The pervasive dread currently living in Nathan’s soul would not be subdued. Was he secretly worried that she’d leave them? Maybe. But he didn’t think that was what she planned.
He went and checked her room to discover her computer still plugged in and charging. Her suitcase still stood in the corner. But Nathan knew she wouldn’t leave her computer behind. A modicum of relief settled within him. She’d come back at least to secure her laptop. But the dread continued. What was bothering him?
Nathan returned to the start of his angst. Why hadn’t Kendall left a stupid message? Why hadn’t he demanded one? The better question was, why the fuck hadn’t Nathan gone with Suzanna and Gabriel in the first place? He knew why. It was because he hadn’t wanted to crowd her. She wanted to be so independent about her financial affairs. He understood that. But now, he was miserable in his unknowing state of torment. He felt out of the loop.
She had wanted to go by herself but needed a ride. She even insisted that even Gabriel had to leave her at the auto shop alone to deal with the bill. But this annoying and uneasy feeling crept into his body soon after and was eating him alive.
When he couldn’t take any more, Nathan hopped in his truck and left the compound on likely a useless quest headed toward Enclave Auto to determine if his sixth sense was off balance. Maybe, maybe not. But the sudden need to find Suzanna and determine she was safe became paramount.
Was she in trouble? The memory of the bruise still visible beneath her eye this morning put him into action. Better to crowd her and be wrong than give her the freedom to be abused by a cowardly ass wipe ever again.
Nathan accelerated and arrived at Gabriel’s auto shop in record time. The altercation between Suzanna and the other person he saw in the office both surprised and alarmed him. Surprised because he hadn’t expected to be right about Suzanna being in danger. Alarmed because he knew the identity of the adversary she faced.
Gabriel was going to go ballistic when he found out Cindy Rooker was involved in a fight with Suzanna. Dylan was in close proximity to them both, and the look on his face said he’d rather be anywhere but where he was between two women about to launch into a big fight. He could tell from the posture of their bodies that this verbal battle was seconds from becoming a physical match.
He hurried inside and immediately stepped between the two women. His back to Cindy, he faced Suzanna and said, “Is there a problem here?”
“I’d say so, yes.” Suzanna, eyes flashing with anger, looked up at him. Her mouth was a thin line of fury, which actually turned him on. And was also totally inappropriate for the circumstances, but holy shit, she looked good all ready to do battle in this looming altercation.
