Page 68 of Dangerous Liaisons

“Luckily, you left one hell of a trail,” Fletcher said.

Jesse swung her gaze onto him, dazzled by the big grin that revealed even teeth in the glow of the red light. That explained why they’d so easily escaped.

“Don’t worry about the guards,” he added. “Even Perez couldn’t round up the survivors.”

“Perez is dead,” Cole said.

Jesse frowned, surprised by the hard note in his voice, then blinked when Fletcher exclaimed with a boyish, “Good job!”

A panther growled uncomfortably close.

“I say we get out of here,” he said. “We have a Jeep near the prison.”

Jesse shivered at the thought of going anywhere near the prison.

“Jesse and I have to get out of the country fast,” Cole said. “This isn’t over.”

She stared at him. The way he said ‘Jesse and I’ reminded her of his assertion she wouldn’t be able to leave him behind.

She glanced up into the Plumeria. Only fifteen minutes ago, she’d been wishing for some simple monkey snuggling.