When the gunfire blasted, Trace grabbed Skye. Her blood soaked her, and Carol didn’t even have the strength to scream. The gun slid from her trembling fingers and fell beside her. Carol grabbed for her weapon as she spun to face the man who-Ĭarol’s fingers squeezed the trigger, but her attacker was already lunging away from her. He grunted and his hold eased, just for a moment. She reacted immediately, driving her elbow back into her attacker’s mid-section. “You shouldn’t get involved in business that doesn’t concern you,” a snarling voice-a male voice-grated in her ear. She leaned toward the bricks, trying to ease up closer to that window so that she could see.

She tucked her phone into her pocket and took a few more steps forward. Maybe there was a window back there that she could use for a little observation. She stopped at the old fire station on Ninth, and Weston just joined her.” “Hey, Griffin, it’s me.” She didn’t wait for him to respond but hurried to add, “Skye was looking for a new building to rent. Her phone was at her ear as she entered the alley. Then she headed swiftly across the street. Maybe it wasn’t safe for Skye to be alone with him.Ĭarol eased open her car door. Since Trace Weston had strode into that old fire station a few moments before, the guard’s departure wasn’t a real big surprise.īut…Detective Griffin didn’t trust Weston. “And the guard is gone,” Carol murmured as she watched the fellow hurry away. She’d gone through five buildings, touring them all with her guard right at her side, before she’d stopped at this place. Forever.She searched his eyes, wondering if he was telling her the truth…or feeding her the lie he knew she needed to hear.Ĭarol Jones gazed across the street at the old fire station. He’ll stop the killers on her trail, and then he’ll have her. Saxon vows not to let anyone hurt her, no matter what he has to do, because he’s falling fast for Elizabeth. And the longer they are together, the hotter their attraction for one another seems to burn. Someone has put a price on Elizabeth’s head, and if Saxon can’t keep her safe from the danger stalking her, then she’ll be dead.Īs their enemies close in, Elizabeth and Saxon must go on the run. But once he gets her away from her abductors, the threat to her isn’t over. When he finds sexy Elizabeth-with a gun to her head-he knows he will do anything to keep her safe. Saxon has been working undercover for far too long. Within minutes, she’s away from the jerks with the guns and riding fast and hard on the back of Saxon’s motorcycle.

But she’s being held hostage, and he’s her best hope of survival. When Elizabeth Ward sees Saxon Black rushing into the backroom of The Blade-a low end bar in Miami-she isn’t sure if he’s there to save the day…or just to raise some hell. New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden continues her dark and sexy “Mine” romantic suspense series with…MINE TO HAVE.

Mine to Take by Cynthia Eden