Part 18 (2/2)
He saw Rinna s.h.i.+ver. She was a naked woman again, and he couldn't stop himself from taking in the way the cold had contracted her nipples. But he ruthlessly thrust aside the physical, since they had more important things to deal with.
He wanted to know how he'd gotten into this mess in the first place. She'd been evasive with him since the beginning. Now he asked a direct question.
”I take it you turned around because you saw those men.”
”Yes.”
”Who were the two guys who weren't soldiers?”
”Avery and Brusco. Falcone's men. If they were there, he sent them to close the portal.”
He wedged his hands on his hips.” You were taking me there. Then you changed directions when you saw them. Were you planning to send me home, then disappear?”
She raised her chin. ”Yes.”
”Because you couldn't handle getting close to me?”
”Because it's a lot safer for you back in your own world.”
”Stop lying to me!”
”I...” She started to answer, then closed her mouth and looked away from him. He wanted to take her by the shoulders and shake her. But he stayed where he was. ”Just for fun, see if you can give me some straight answers. Why are they after you? Did you steal something? Kill someone?”
”No.”
”Then what?”
She sighed. ”The man I talked about-Falcone. He wants to take me captive.”
He wanted to get more information, but he realized he didn't have the luxury of interrogating her out here. Every minute they spent where someone could spot them increased their chances of being attacked again. But one more question burned inside him. ”So... are you still defending Haig? Do you still think he didn't turn us in?”
”He didn't want to!” she answered.
”Then what?”
”Falcone worked a compulsion on him.”
”Why now? Why not earlier?”
”Because he needed power for it. Power from the death of an innocent.”
Logan sucked in a breath. ”Are you saying he killed someone to get the power?”
”Yes! He killed a child. That's illegal. But he did it anyway. So you'd better hope he doesn't catch up with you.”
”I'll keep that in mind,” Logan answered, looking up at the ma.s.sive building. In a more even tone, he asked, ”Why did you come to this place?”
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