Her Dangerous Revenge

as pissed. He must've yelled i

tell him could sen

up of four strangers. Three men and a woman. Other people who'd lost their p

e cold night air forced a sharp cough to erupt from my lungs. "No ambulance... is coming. Cars...

d cough rak

k, too." Suzie ba

ck. I ran my butt off to get back here,

r, analyzing the side of my

She still looked awful, but no blood was coming

compact mirror up. "Dad showed me how

houlders eased for

th distress as he continued to e

ple, Dad, and there aren't any doctors or nurses helping. There weren't any police either. People we

y asked from the small group of strangers. He

face was bleeding. How hadn't I noticed that before? "I was able to get inside, but I didn't se

and freaking out. The crowd shoved me into an older woman who punched me a few times.

rly lady beat me up, they all gaped at me, s

a variety of short pops and bellowing bo

u hear that?" Curious g

cker hat and scratched his nearly ba

could've to

s. It has to be some kind of bacterial infection since she's ejecting everything from her system. Damn it!

oman with large round glasses clutched her waist, searching the ground like all

mplaining like my wife was earlier. And now she's burning up and thr

ded. I knew exactly what he was talking abou

be much older than me. He tilted his head smoothly to

me ago, Dad. It could already

won today's sensitivity award. I opened my

she shuffled toward Mom. His pacing started up again and he didn't even spare Suzie a glance. "Your mother wil

n his heels, placing the hat back on his

was Curiou

cket as he shrugged. "I don't kno

his focus on the two men. "It'

ng no law." A silent lanky man interrupted. He blew out a th

Sir, but I trust what my daughter said about the frightening situation she escaped. From what we've all experienced,

is facing a life or death situation here. So, if you don't want to be part of our

ed his cigarette at the road causing it to explode into a barrage of orange sparks as he spun and walk

She remained rooted in place. If she was willing to do somethi

ed breath. "Okay, S

e items to the big membership clubs. You know, like Smith's Club and Cost Savers. We carry typical household supplies, food, baby stuff, tools... you know what I mean? Anyway, we also store... um... phar

he big man. They all share

tle of things so it shouldn't be too difficult," Big man jutted his

contact your friend?

"Shouldn't b

If for any reason he can't get the antibiotics

urity," Derek's gaze met mine and r

are of it?" My

ny room for question. He was going to do whatever he nee

itating my wounds.

"I don't mean to be a nuisance, but I want to

have to let me take the fall. I don'

as caught, he'd serve major time. If Dad went to prison because he was fig

to be me. Dad was the one who put food on the ta

down. And for the first time, Dad was listening. "Take ev

spered. "I can't

"Taking everyone will be suspicious and will only cause problems. I

nd lowered his brow at De

I'll talk to Thomas and find out where they keep the antibiotics. We'll be back in a hour flat. That'll be better than waiting here until morning. Me

e did all that come from? Why was he on my side

toward us, holding his stomach. "What's

ospital's too busy, but we're still gon

jogged toward the boy, wiping

e catalyst for multiple arguments in the past week. I could tell Dad knew

uinted in pain. "

Grant, almost touching his

was in intense pain

he big man. Great. This complication

constantly fall in their eyes. I could see why Suzie was infatuated. They were bot

t how much more experience he had under his belt than

is reunion, but..." Da

to face Dad

. "I think you have