Page 71 of The Spy Who Ghosted Me

My brow quirked. “How would you know that?”

She stepped closer and held up her phone. “Well, I kinda sorta put a micro-GPS tracker in that locket I gave her.”

My first instinct was to tell her that was dangerous and scold her. Izan could have easily found it, but under the circumstances, I just smiled and kissed her. “You’re a genius.” I grabbed the phone and looked at the app she had up and running. “They’re not far.”

“I think that’s one of the entrances to the caves,” she said smugly. “I bet he’s going to get the diamonds.”

Admittedly, I’d never thought the diamonds were in the caves, but I had to say I should’ve believed Sabrina. I kissed her again, wondering if it might be the last time. “I’m going to go get that bastard. Stay here with your family. Agents Todd and Randall will be here to protect you.”

“I’m going with you,” she said indignantly.

“The hell you are. You’re staying here where you’ll be safe.”

She looked around at the wreckage as if to question the validity of the safety here. “You’re hurt, and he has my sister.”

“I’ll be fine,” I assured her.

“But I won’t be,” her voice cracked. “When you capture him, you’ll have to leave. I want to say goodbye. Please, let me come with you.” She stole her phone out of my hand. “Besides, I’m the one who found them.”

“Damn it,” I groaned. “We don’t have time to argue about this.”

“You’re right. Should I drive? We’ll need your car.” She strode off like there was no question she was going with me.

Against my better judgment, I took her hand but didn’t stop her. “This isn’t a good idea.”

“Probably not.” She kept on walking. “But I’m not leaving you until I have to. Besides, you’re hurt.”

“I’m telling you, I’m fine. It’s just a flesh wound.” It stung like hell, but I’d survived worse.

“Great, then you can drive.” She flashed me a wicked grin.

I wanted to kiss that grin right off her face and then haul her back to her parents, but she was right—if I took down Izan, I was gone. And even though it was wrong and dangerous, I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to her. There was no turning off my emotions this time. And I found I didn’t want to.

“YOU KNOW HOW TO SHOOT a gun?” I opened the hatch of my car to access the secret panel with a cache of weapons, still not believing I’d allowed Sabrina to come. If anything happened to her, I would never forgive myself. And I’d have nothing to do but think about it as I rotted in prison. If this went badly, Hugh would have me incarcerated for exposing SPI.

“I grew up in Tennessee. Of course I know how to shoot a gun.”

I grabbed a GLOCK 19 and checked the magazine clip to make sure it was loaded before handing it to her. “The gun has an automatic safety system. It won’t fire unless you squeeze the double trigger.”

She grabbed the gun and, holding it correctly, pointed it toward Izan’s car near the entrance of the cave that was partially boarded up, lining up the rear and front sights. Damn, she looked hot, even though she was still in her evening gown with a hoodie pulled over it and wearing tennis shoes. There had been no time for her to change, so she’d just grabbed what she could.

She lowered the gun. “Let’s do this.”

If I wasn’t in love with her before, she would have just sealed it.

“Don’t go rogue on me,” I teased her.

She smiled. “Sorry, I’m nervous.”

“Good. You need to be. Stick by me, and if anything goes wrong, get the hell out and call the police. I mean it this time. There is no saving me.”

“I can’t promise that. If I can save you, I will.”

I clenched my fists and jaw. “Sabrina, this isn’t a game. Innocent people already got hurt today. And people died.” The thought she could have been one of them sickened me.

“I know,” she whispered. “I watched you get hurt trying to save my sister. I refuse to watch you die, especially if I can help you.”

As infuriating as her words were, they meant the world to me. “You’re maddening.” I grabbed her hoodie and pulled her to me, capturing her lips for a moment that we didn’t have to spare.

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