Page 74 of The Spy Who Ghosted Me

Yeah, she did. Damn, she was sexy in her hoodie and evening gown.

“Sabrina,” I managed to say through the pain. “Make sure he can’t get up and get his weapon.”

“All right. Are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” I lied, leaning against the cave wall, feeling as if someone had shoved a hot iron poker through me. I felt a little better, though, when I watched Lexi emerge from the water, grab Izan’s gun, and point it at him.

“You don’t mess with girls from Tennessee,” Lexi shouted.

“You got him?” Sabrina called.

Lexi gave her a thumbs-up.

Sabrina dashed to my side. “There’s so much blood.” She took off her hoodie and applied pressure to the wound.

“Now might be a good time to push that button,” I struggled to say, knowing that if I survived, I could very well go to prison. There was no way now to keep it from the agency that Sabrina knew exactly who I was. But all I cared about was making sure Sabrina was safe.

“Cash. Cash. Cash,” Sabrina cried. “I love you.” They were the last words I heard.

Sabrina

I HELD CASH’S HAND IN the private recovery room of the Nashville hospital during the early-morning hours of Friday, hoping he would wake up soon. The bullet fragments had shattered his collarbone, and he’d been in surgery for what seemed like forever. I’d honestly wondered if I was going to be allowed back to see him, or if SPI would just come in and take him. I had a feeling that those who’d rescued us in the cave and had flown us to Nashville via helicopter weren’t normal law enforcement people or medical professionals. They weren’t all that happy that I refused to let them leave me behind. But one phone call from someone, I don’t know who, changed their minds. Honestly, I thought one of them might arrest me.

Cash looked so peaceful as the machines monitoring his vitals beeped off and on, keeping me company. My family was all back at the resort. The entire gang had met us at the cave, worried sick about us. I think Pops was a little upset we hadn’t let him in on the action. Everyone else seemed to be in awe of me. I had a feeling no one would ever think of me as boring again. Although, I could go for a few drama-free days without smugglers or killer mercenaries. Everyone had lots of questions, and I would tell them what I could when I returned to the resort, assuming SPI didn’t take me into custody. But if I did make it back, Lexi and I were so going to talk about the kind of men she dated.

Lexi, for her part, was more than shaken up. Once her adrenaline wore off, she was a hot mess of tears and unable to string two words together. The paramedics had to treat her for shock.

As for Izan, the FBI took him into custody. He wasn’t in great shape when they hauled him out of the cave on a stretcher. As awful as he was, I was glad I hadn’t killed him, although he was probably going to lose his arm.

Agents Todd and Randall secured the diamonds, even though I wasn’t supposed to know that, or who they were.

Now the only thing remaining was figuring out where Cash and I stood.

Exhausted, I rested my head on his bed, keeping his hand between my own, worried he might disappear. I must have nodded off, because the next thing I remember was the sensation of fingers being run through my hair, which had to be looking more like a rat’s nest at this point. At least I wasn’t still in my bloody evening gown. The hospital staff or SPI, I wasn’t sure which, had given me some scrubs to change into when we’d arrived at the hospital.

“Hey there.” Cash’s gravelly voice sounded croaky.

I lifted my head and smiled, so happy he was alive and awake. “Hey there yourself. How are you feeling?”

“I’m too drugged up to tell.” He offered me a sleepy smile.

“I’m sure the pain will come. Your collarbone shattered, and that bullet graze required a lot of stitches.”

“What’s a few more scars?” he said, like it was no big deal.

I grabbed his hand and kissed it, wishing he didn’t have to be so cavalier about getting shot twice in one day.

“I’m all right, Sabrina,” he tried to reassure me. “I’m more worried about you. Are you okay?”

I laughed a tired laugh. “It’s been an interesting week, but oddly, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. This time with you,” my voice hitched. “It’s going to end soon, isn’t it?”

Cash’s brows knitted together, and a tight expression shadowed his gorgeous face. “Yes,” he said in an exhale.

Tears welled in my eyes.

With his good arm, Cash lifted the sheet and blanket covering him, revealing his sexy hospital gown. “Come here.”

I bit my lip. “I don’t want to hurt you, and nurses and doctors, and I think some of your people, are coming in all the time,” I whispered, feeling like I was being watched.

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