Chapter 65

Donovan held Sloane tightly against his chest, trying to keep her from making too much noise as she wriggled and twisted in his arms.

"Sloane," he rumbled in a low voice, "it's just me."

She stopped struggling, and he released her mouth, then her arms. She twisted around, looking up at him in surprise.

"Way to give a girl a heart attack," she whispered back.

"I didn't want you to scream and draw attention to us."

"Have you ever heard me scream?" she asked. She didn't look angry, though - just concerned. "What's going on? You guys didn't give me very much of a warning."

"A man came out of the house," Donovan told her in a low voice. "Carrying a rifle. I think you were spotted." Beneath the surface, he was fuming. He knew they shouldn't have let her take this risk on her own. When that man had come stalking out with that big gun...something inside him had snapped. He still wasn't entirely sure how he'd managed to keep himself from attacking the man on sight.

He angled himself to t