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unsuccessfully. Trapped there, she glared up at him. “This is intimidation.”
    “For Christ’s sake!” There was outrage in his eyes, and as he grew frustrated with her his Welsh accent became even more apparent. “I’m not trying to intimidate you, I’m shielding you.”
    When she could finally drag her gaze away from his, she darted a glance around the busy street. She saw the lights flashing on the nearby pedestrian crossing, the people racing by on the pavement, people who didn’t stop but were glancing their way, rubber-necking the scene. Was he out there, the man who had tried to shoot Adrian?
    The other bloke, the driver, was flanking the far side of the vehicle, covering the door as if he expected someone to come after Adrian from that side. This couldn’t be happening.
    “But this has nothing to do with me,” she repeated, her belief in that fact fast faltering.
    ”I can’t just leave. I have things to do.”
     
     
     
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    “You’re not safe here.” The policeman grasped her chin with one hand, forcing her attention his way. He continued to talk in a low voice and it was heavy with warning.
    “Adrian is a witness in a gangland drugs running case. There’s a hired killer with a gun out there, and it’s my job is to protect him. Unfortunately the bloke clocked you in the corridor. I can’t afford to leave you here because you’re in danger as well.” He paused.
    Lily swallowed. The nature of her involvement was fast becoming clear. That man, the one with the hard look, he was a killer. She really had walked into a crime scene. It made her want to get away from there as quickly as possible.
    “Now we’re getting somewhere,” the policeman said, almost to himself, as he watched her reaction to his comments.
    That riled her. She didn’t want to conform to his orders. Besides, going with them would surely deepen her involvement. She tossed her hair back, glaring at him, unwilling to accept his authority over her. The action only seemed to heighten the full body contact between them. His body was all muscle, power and hard planes. A breathless exclamation escaped her in response to the sheer physical pressure he exerted over her.
    For a moment, the world around them sped away. His eyelids lowered as her lips parted, his attention on her mouth. His was tight with tension, hard and unforgiving and incredibly sexy. Minutes before, she had kissed that mouth. Now, danger was all around.
    “Okay,” she whispered, her voice choked.
    He drew back from her, minimally, looked her over as if she were a nuisance, and then pushed her inside the car.
    Her head was spinning, but when she got into the back seat instinct took over. Adrian was wedged awkwardly, and she slid in next to him and encouraged him to spread out and rest. Inside five seconds the policeman was in the driver’s seat, door slammed behind him, foot to the floor. The vehicle screeched away from the pavement, and Lily reached for her seatbelt, wishing that her hands would stop shaking as she pushed it into place.
    Adrian slumped against her, and she eased him into a more comfortable position so that his injured leg was up, the other foot wedged out of the way in the foot well. There didn’t seem to be any alternative other than to have his head in her lap, but at least that meant she could keep a close eye on him.
     
     
     
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    “Just rest.” She smoothed his hair back from his forehead, checking his pupils when the streetlights fell over him. He looked sharp and focused, but she had to be sure. She took off his loosened tie, folding it away.
    “I’ll need to check you every so often,” she added. “I’ll watch over you.” Knowledge from her rather unsuccessful nursing career had kicked in, surprising her. Pleasing her, too.
    She didn’t often get a chance to use it now.
    “You’re Lily, aren’t you?”
    She nodded. In the gloom, she could see that he was looking up at her, curiosity and acknowledgement in