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was hurting. He’d had bullets dug out of him in the field too; when no hospital was around and there was no ability to completely put him under because he still needed to be conscious in case of an attack. He knew she was hurting but the only thing he could do was try to get the bullet out, patch her up and finish quickly enough so that she didn’t have to suffer much longer.
     
    “You’re going to be okay,” he assured himself more than her. Right now his heart was going out to this woman. She didn’t deserve this. Somebody was going to have to pay for this—he was going to see to it.
     
    She passed out somewhere between his digging for the bullet and actually getting it out. Fortunately it wasn’t too deep either. She would live and the wounds would heal. At least he could offer her that comfort. When he finished stitching her wounds closed he kept checking to make sure she was still breathing. He needed to focus. He needed to change course.
     
    He knocked on the cockpit door before entering.
     
    “How is she?”
     
    “Not good, but she’ll live. The injuries aren’t as bad as they could have been. I think the bullet must have hit something else first, gone through something that slowed it down. The impact for her wasn’t as deep as it could have been.”
     
    “What the hell happened back there? I thought we were dealing with villagers and primitive weapons. Guns aren’t primitive.”
     
    “I know that. She told me a story, Julian. One that tells me we’ve all been played because Ronald Jones is not the man he claims to be. We need to divert course. I don’t trust what he’ll do if he gets his hands on her. Fly into the Keys, and get a secure line to let Preston know of the change. I can’t chance going back to Austin right now.”
     
    “Got it,” he agreed and set course to their new destination. He looked at Alex. “Is all that her blood or did you take a hit?”
     
    Alex looked down at his ribcage. “It’s hers.”
     
    “Are you sure she’s going to make it?”
     
    “I’m sure she better make it,” he growled.
     

     
    Carissa opened her eyes to find green ones staring back at her. “Where am I?” She couldn’t go back to Texas. It would get her killed if she did. She needed to get in touch with Agent Garrison. She would know what to do. She was the one who had promised her she would be safe if she helped them take the terrorist ring down.
     
    “We’re in the Keys. We’re in a safe location. My friends are working on some things. I didn’t want to take you back to Texas just yet. I have questions that I need answers to before I take you back there.”
     
    “It hurts,” she tried to sit up, but he gently pressed one hand against her shoulder to keep her down.
     
    “I know. I’m sorry I couldn’t stitch you up more neatly. You’ll have scars.”
     
    “I’ll live—for now.”
     
    “Why did you decide to turn against your father?”
     
    “So you believe me now,” she forced a smile. He was handsome. That was the first thing she noticed when he snuck into her tent. The green eyes and the brownish-blond hair were the stuff fantasies were made from. The hot body didn’t hurt either. She could tell it was a hot body even under all that stuff he was wearing.
     
    He shrugged. “I’ll take my chances with the person who didn’t just unload several rounds on my location. Now, why did you turn against your father?”
     
    Clearly he wasn’t one to dish out a lot of conversation. He wanted answers and he wanted them now. She didn’t know where to start really. Deciding to tell on her father’s activities was one of the hardest decisions she had to make. Telling on him was like betraying the man who had sheltered her, protected her, guided her and supported her—not to mention loved her, since the day she was born. Turning him in was so wrong, but at the same time it was the right thing to do…at least that’s what she thought at the time.
     
    “I don’t