“It would almost certainly have carried beyond the walls of the house, and possibly precipitated the very confrontation with the battalion of cops ranged outside—a number of whom he was now convinced actively wanted him dead—that he was doing his utmost to avoid. As he yanked her back against him, clamping her arms to her sides and covering her mouth, she let loose with a shriek that, muffled by his hand, came out sounding more like a squeal, and dropped her flashlight. The thing hit the marble ...with a crash, and went rolling away, throwing off bumpy stripes of light against the pillars and walls while she fought like a wild animal to get free.Like him, she was a cop, fit and well trained. Still wasn’t happening: in hand-to-hand combat, as in some other things he could think of, size really did matter. He was way bigger, stronger, better trained—and tonight he had too much to lose.“Stop fighting, Caroline,” he said in her ear as he did his best to contain her without letting either of them get hurt.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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