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“The guy moved on,” Boone said. “Maybe it was nothing.”
But clearly this guy had set off Boone’s radar. Her chest tightened.
“Let’s go.” He pressed a hand to her lower back, and they headed toward the truck.
Gemma moved quickly. The sooner they were in the mountains, the better. She felt so exposed right now.
She was so glad she had Boone with her.
They passed the mouth of an alley, and the rotting scent from a dumpster made her wrinkle her nose.
Suddenly, a shadow detached from the wall and charged at Boone.
She cried out. Boone shoved her out of the way, and she dropped the box of doughnuts. It hit the pavement with a slap. The takeout bag hit the ground as well.
She swiveled and watched a tall man take a swing at Boone.
Oh, God.
Boone blocked the man’s hit, then rammed his fist into the man’s midsection. Next, his elbow snapped up and connected with the man’s jaw.
The attacker staggered. Boone didn’t stop. He moved so fast she could barely make out all the blows.
Punch. Hit. Elbow.
With a groan, the man collapsed on the dirty concrete. Boone stood over him, hands clenched into tight fists.
Boone had done it so easily. He’d taken the man down without even breaking a sweat.
“Come on.” He swiveled and gripped her upper arm.
“My doughnuts—”
“Leave them.” Then he stiffened.
Gemma turned her head. Two men were striding toward them. She looked in the other direction. Another man, with a hard, blank face, was closing in.
How had these assholes found them? Fear coalesced into a hard ball in her stomach.
Boone pulled her back a step. “Gemma, run.”
“What?”
“Run. Down the alley. Find a way out, then contact Declan at Treasure Hunter Security.”
Leave him behind? Outnumbered with dangerous men? “Boone—”
He shoved her. “Go! Or we’ll both be in danger.”
Spinning, Gemma sprinted into the dark alley. Behind her, she heard a sharp whistle, then the sound of fighting.
Choking back a sob, she kept running.
* * *
They came at him fast.
Boone punched the first attacker, gripped the man’s shirt, then spun. He slammed the man headfirst into the brick wall of the nearby building.
