Oh, goody.
The doorto her room opened and a man stepped through dressed in scrubs and a mask.
Was this her doctor? But why would he be wearing a mask? Jared had been called out to speak to another doctor while North had gone to deal with “the head.”
Ick.
She’d thought Jared was just outside the door, though.
At least that’s where he’d told her that he’d be. They were reluctant to leave her alone. Hadn’t he also said that he had a guard standing outside her door? And another roaming the floor? That they could no longer keep her presence a secret.
“Ahh, good, you’re awake,” he said. “I only have a limited window. Your guard will wake up soon. Not very good, is he?”
“Who . . . who are you?” she asked fearfully.
Was this Beltran? Or someone he’d hired to kill her?
Her heart raced so fast she felt ill.
“I’m insulted. I helped you escape that truly hideous motel with the fleas and set you up in a cute cottage and you don’t even recognize me now?”
Understanding filled her. She didn’t know how she hadn’t recognized his voice.
“Fox?”
He did a small bow. “The one and only. You’re not looking good.”
“I’ve had better days,” she admitted. “What are you doing here?”
“Checking in on you. I didn’t learn until recently that Zander had allowed you to live alone and then you were kidnapped. I must say, I was surprised to learn who took you.
“How did you learn all that?”
“I have my ways. Of course, my informant will need to be spoken to for waiting for so long to let me know what was going on. When I finally got here, I heard some rumors that you were in the hospital.”
How did he know all of this?
“Now, we need to go before anyone comes.”
“I don’t want to leave, though. I want to stay with my guys.”
“Your guys? So you didn’t injure yourself trying to escape?”
“Um. How did you hear that?” she asked.
“I have my ways. I also heard that two severed heads have turned up on Bartolli’s doorstep.”
“Uh, yeah, that’s true.”
“Interesting.”
Interesting? She didn’t think so.
The door slammed open and Jared raced in. Seeing the Fox, he quickly drew his gun.
Uh oh.
This wasn’t going to end well.
