Davis, Keyonna - Faceless Enemy [Pine Valley 2] (Siren Publishing Classic) Read Online Free PDF Page B

strong or tough. She was being just plain stupid by not letting Chase know that she was in pain so that he could give her medicine. Maybe he had something for pain that wouldn’t knock her out. Just take the edge off. She lifted her eyes to his only to see that he was staring at her with those intense green eyes.
    “Damn it, Kerri. Why didn’t you tell me that you were hurting?”
    Kerri tried to smile but she knew it wasn’t pretty. “I don’t want to go back to sleep.” Her voice was weak, and the trembling in her body caused her teeth to chatter together.
    She tried to hold her head up so that she could see his face, but darkness crept into the edges of her vision as the pain became too extreme, so she laid her head against his chest. The last thing she heard before she passed out was a deep rumbling in Chase’s chest. Did he just growl at me? Too tired and weak to care, Kerri welcomed oblivion.

    * * * *

    Stubborn women. Chase had enough to deal with between his sister, Ali, and his sister-in-law, Cane. Now he had to deal with another one. Looking down at the tiny woman in his arms, barely hitting five foot three, Chase admired her. She was strong. He couldn’t believe she lasted as long as she did with the pain. He had seen men twice her size cry and beg for drugs with less injuries than she had. He knew she was in extreme pain when he felt her tremble and looked down to see the sweat coating her forehead and top lip. When she opened her eyes and looked at him, the shine of tears in them had nearly brought him to his knees. He couldn’t stand to see her hurting. Thank goodness she passed out because she was getting meds regardless of whether she wanted them or not. At least this way he wouldn’t have to fight her on the issue.
    Ignoring the questions coming from Gavin and Angel, Chase carried Kerri over to his truck. Trusting his former team members to have secured it, he opened the back door and laid her across the seat. Once he had her positioned so that there was no strain on her injured leg, he pulled out a syringe that the doctor gave him and quickly injected her. He hated going against her wishes by giving her the medicine, but she needed it. Tomorrow, once she was settled at his house, he would start giving her something milder just to take the edge off. With one last check to make sure she was comfortable and that her raw feet were cushioned, Chase turned to address his old team members.
    “I will explain fully when we get to my home, but just know that she was kidnapped and held for three days before she somehow escaped on her own and ended up in the hospital.”
    Gavin opened his mouth to say something, but Chase held up his hand. “Wait, it gets better. Whoever this guy is that took her wanted to use her against her father, and he is still out there. Needless to say, our CO is not happy about that and is out for blood.”
    “I take it he wants Kerri tucked away safe so that this guy can’t go after her again?” Angel, the quiet one of the two, asked.
    “Yeah, that’s where I come in and why I called the two of you. I’m not taking any chances with her safety, and I want you two to be my eyes and ears while she is here. I have the feeling that this guy is no amateur, and if he is somehow able to track her here, then that puts my whole family at risk.”
    “Of course you know we got your back, man.” Gavin grinned as he patted Chase on the back.
    Gavin was the playful of the two and liked to play pranks on people, while Angel was the silent, watchful type. Chase often wondered why the two were so close when they were complete opposites, but it somehow worked for them.
    “Well let’s get out of here then,” Chase said while moving to the driver’s side of his truck. “I want Kerri out of the open as soon as possible.”
    Chase waited for Angel and Gavin to pull out behind him before starting for home. They had about a thirty-minute drive ahead of them, and Chase planned to use every bit