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The Canadian embedded operative was on the ground next toone of the Germans. It appeared that the team had taken out everyone exceptHuber, and that would make him infinitely more dangerous.
“Don’t kill him.”
TJ’s heart damn near shot out of his chest because Lou hadsaid the words, and she was standing at the end of the bar, her hands up in theair.
He was going to spank her until she couldn’t stand up. Andthen he would find an elephant plug, lube it up with the nastiest ginger hecould find, and shove it in her rectum, and maybe then he would find some calmagain. “Louisa Ward.”
“Don’t,” she said, shaking her head. “I can’t let anyoneelse die.”
She couldn’t do this to him. She couldn’t sacrifice herself.“Fine, I’ll go with you.”
“I’m only taking the girl,” Huber said. “I think you mightbe more than I can handle on my own, Sergeant.”
If he thought he could handle Lou, then he hadn’t properlydone his research. Still, he couldn’t risk it. They would torture her. He knewhow strong and brave she was, but he couldn’t let that happen if he could stopit.
“This deal is only for me,” Lou said, looking back at him.“You let me do this, TJ. You have to trust me the way I promise from thismoment on I will always trust you. I’ve learned that. I trust you, TheodoreTaggart.”
Fuck. She was pleading with him. Trust her. He hadn’t, andit had cost them years. Or maybe things had played out the way they alwaysshould have. Maybe that was the trust she was talking about. Maybe she wasgiving him everything he’d hoped for, and all he had to do was shove his fearaside.
All he had to do was risk it all.
His instinct was to go over that bar, cover her with his ownbody, and let the rest of the team finish the job.
Oh, fuck. They couldn’t finish the job withoutproof. That was what his Lou was doing.
“When I get you back, your ass is mine, baby,” he growledand brought his gun down. It would be red. So red. He could trust her fully andstill spank her ass over this stunt.
The look on Lou’s face was everything. She looked at himlike he was the sun in the sky. “I love you, TJ.” She turned to the armsdealer, who was still hiding behind a trying-to-cower Dennis. “I’ll go withyou. I’ll get Dr. Huisman what he needs, but you have to let Dennis go.”
“Lou,” Kala said. “TJ might have lost his fucking mind, butI haven’t. If you think I’m letting him walk out with you, you’re wrong.”
Lou’s shoulders went straight as she moved in between Kalaand her target. “I’m going to do what I have to. I’m not letting anyone elsedie.”
TJ’s gut was a tight knot as he forced himself to stay still.He should shoot Dennis himself and take the problem out of play, but he knewwhat Lou was doing. The Canadian team wouldn’t have set this up without videoor audio recording. Likely both. She was going to give Parker what he wanted.Proof.
Neither Zach nor Cooper had let down their guards. Kala waspractically vibrating with rage as Huber managed to exchange Dennis for Lou inone smooth move that proved he was a man used to covering his own ass. Hewrapped an arm around Lou’s waist and dragged her back against him.
TJ’s hands twitched with the need to kill the man. Dennisscrambled away, hiding behind one of the overturned tables.
Where Dennis had been a blubbering mess, Lou was calm andcool.
“You better be able to deliver, little girl,” Huber said ina raspy voice as he held his gun at her side.
“I can do it,” Lou promised him. “I can get him what heneeds.”
Huber’s gaze took in the rest of the room, trying to figureout his best plan of action. “You better or he’ll kill us both.”
“Emmanuel Huisman will kill us,” Lou said plainly.
Huber cursed. “Yes. That crazy fucker will kill us all if hedoesn’t get what he wants. Now move with me and we’ll leave out the back.”
Lou held her ground. “Is it enough, Agent Parker?”
A line of red light came from the second floor, streamingdown behind Huber.
The arms dealer couldn’t see that thin red line. He simplystared at what he thought was the threat. “You better stay…”
Whatever he was going to say was lost as his head jerkedforward, a bullet lodging in his brain. Lou pushed away as Huber started forthe floor. Dennis screamed and started running. Right into Kala, who caught himneatly.
