She couldn’t bear the thought of something happening to him. Especially because of her. Thankfully that fear was put to rest a moment later when he reappeared in the opened doorway connecting the two rooms.
“It’s all clear.” He shoved the pistol back into the hidden holster at his hip.
His brown gaze was nearly black with fury.
“Your room?” Allison kept her voice at a whisper.
Liam’s head slid from side to side. “Not touched.”
“So it’s just ours, then.” Her nose burned with a sudden rush of tears. “Okay, good. Th-That’s good.”
“Tell me what you need to get you through the night.”
The odd command left her blinking the moisture from her eyes. “Why?”
“So I can pack a bag.” A muscle twitched at the side of his rugged jaw.
A bag?“We’re leaving?”
“My team will come by later and get the rest of our stuff.”
“Where are we going?”
“We’ll talk about that on the way. Right now, I’m more focused on getting the two of you the hell out of here.”
It took work, but Allison managed to come up with a short list of necessities. She shifted her stance, readjusting her hold on Maddie while Liam got straight to work gathering their things.
He started with theirs before marching hastily back into his own room. Less than two minutes later, he was standing in front of her with his black backpack slung over his broad shoulders.
“Let me take her,” he offered quietly.
With the muscles in her arms burning from the strain, Allison was more than happy to oblige.
“Should we call the police?” she asked as they rode the elevator down to the lobby.
Liam gave a quick shake of his head while holding her daughter with ease. “Not yet.” He turned his intense gaze her way. “I’ll call Jagger as soon as we get on the road so he can fill in the rest of the team.”
The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open.
Allison exited first to get out of Liam’s way. Like him, she kept her eyes glued for the first sign of danger.
She inspected every face they passed. Closely studied anyone looking even remotely familiar. With each new guest or hotelemployee she saw, Allison expected to look up and find either Joey or Sal. Or worse…Tommy.
Because there wasn’t a doubt in her mind that he was responsible for the destruction to her room. Whether directly or from behind the scenes remained to be seen.
They entered the parking garage without incident and hurriedly made their way to the SUV. Allison got into the front passenger seat, shutting her door and fastening her seatbelt as quickly as she could. In the meantime, Liam buckled a still-sleeping Maddie into her booster before rounding the vehicle and sliding behind the wheel.
Allison waited until they were on the road before finding her words again.
“Tommy did this,” she stated quietly, her gaze focused on her window and the city lights passing by. “It had to be him.”
“He won’t get away with it.”
Liam’s voice had deepened with a noticeable anger, the change pulling her attention his way.
“How does he keep finding me?” More tears rushed their way to the surface.
She did her damnedest to hold them back, but a few escaped before she could stop them.
