Short Fuse: Elite Operators, book 2 (2015)
“The clap of sound was deafening, seeming to surround them, and she was utterly disoriented as she squeezed her eyes shut against the grit in the air.
In one fluid motion Warren pulled her over and down to the base of the outbuilding. He bundled her against his chest, spreading his palm over the back of her head and tucking her face under his chin. As she registered the clacks and thuds of debris hitting his hard hat she pressed into him gratefully, stifling a terrified whimper as the realit...y of the situation struck her like a cold slap.
This mine wasn’t safe.
After what felt like hours but couldn’t have been more than twenty seconds, the crackling roar of the blast gave way to distressed shouts and motion-triggered alarms bleeping discordantly from various places around the site. Warren thrust her away from him, holding her at arm’s length as he scanned her for injury. She stared at his peculiar, silvery irises, absurdly wishing she could crawl back into his arms and stay there until nightfall.MoreLess
In one fluid motion Warren pulled her over and down to the base of the outbuilding. He bundled her against his chest, spreading his palm over the back of her head and tucking her face under his chin. As she registered the clacks and thuds of debris hitting his hard hat she pressed into him gratefully, stifling a terrified whimper as the realit...y of the situation struck her like a cold slap.
This mine wasn’t safe.
After what felt like hours but couldn’t have been more than twenty seconds, the crackling roar of the blast gave way to distressed shouts and motion-triggered alarms bleeping discordantly from various places around the site. Warren thrust her away from him, holding her at arm’s length as he scanned her for injury. She stared at his peculiar, silvery irises, absurdly wishing she could crawl back into his arms and stay there until nightfall.MoreLess
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