was already loaded, so as she ducked, he popped up above the crate and quickly fired a dart.
“Shit!” A curse rang out in the darkness.
A quick glanced around the crate, and she saw the man, lying prone on the concrete.
“Well, we bagged one.” Junjie spoke both to her, and into his communicator at the same time.
“Good,” John responded over the frequency, “because two are coming into my territory now. Both female.”
“Cover me, Lieutenant. I'm going to drag him over here.”
She nodded, and Junjie darted to the fallen man. As she watched, he carried the guy over to where she waited, and placed him on the ground.
As he landed, the hood fell back, and she could see his face clearly.
Her hand shot to her mouth. “Oh my God.”
“What is it?” Junjie's voice held concern.
Trembling, she whispered,“I know him.”
The shock and anger she felt at seeing him here were so great, her world reeled and swayed like a tree in a hurricane.
She could feel her canines extending in her mouth. The tigress wanted out...wanted to hurt the man already passed out in front of her.
She'd left her mark on him so long ago...now she wanted to finish him off.
CHAPTER 13
“How long will the tranquilizer keep him knocked out?” She could barely contain her rage as she looked on the face of Wyatt Rogers. Four jagged, flesh colored scars ran in parallel lines down the left side of his face to his neck. They were the marks she’d left on him, so he’d never forget her warning.
“I don’t know. It varies from person to person.” Junjie pulled out a zip tie, and prepared to restrain Wyatt. “Better do this now, to be on the safe side.”
Before he could grab his wrists, Wyatt bolted upright. He looked confused for a moment, until his eyes fell on her.
“Agent Yu, go seek out the ladies you saw earlier,” she said, keeping her tone calm and even. “I’ll handle him.”
“Are you sure?”
“Go!”
Junjie stood and sprinted away. As soon as she was alone with Wyatt, she spoke through anger clenched teeth. “I thought I told you to disappear.”
“You told me never to get near Tara or Ava again, and I haven’t.” He frowned as he tried to stand, and instead slumped back to the ground.
Making no attempt to keep the irritation out of her voice, she asked, “What the hell are you doing here, Wyatt? What’s your power?”
He looked away for a moment. “I don’t have a power. I just know how to make use of people who do.”
So he was the illustrious Merchant. If she weren’t so disgusted, she would have laughed in his face. “Please. You mean to tell me you could hatch an antiquities smuggling plot, but you couldn’t hold down a job to take care of my sister and niece?”
He shrugged. “I’m not cut out for a nine to five.”
She’d heard that lame excuse enough times. “Whatever, Wyatt.” She stood. “I’m taking you into custody.”
He faced her again, looking up to where she stood over him. A sinister expression came over his face. “I’m afraid I can’t let you do that, Tatiana.”
She watched him, and noticed he was looking behind her.
She cursed inwardly, realizing she shouldn't have let anger rule her decision making.
Spinning around, she saw the petite young woman barreling toward her only a moment before she made impact. Both women went crashing to the asphalt, just as Wyatt slithered away on his butt to avoid the collision.
The younger woman pinned her to the ground, swinging, scratching, and spewing nonsense. “Mama needs this!” Her shrill screams filled the night air around them.
Tatiana had no idea what she was talking about, but it didn’t matter. When that girl jumped on her, she was asking for it. Tatiana lurched upward, lifting her hips and torso off the ground. As the
“Shit!” A curse rang out in the darkness.
A quick glanced around the crate, and she saw the man, lying prone on the concrete.
“Well, we bagged one.” Junjie spoke both to her, and into his communicator at the same time.
“Good,” John responded over the frequency, “because two are coming into my territory now. Both female.”
“Cover me, Lieutenant. I'm going to drag him over here.”
She nodded, and Junjie darted to the fallen man. As she watched, he carried the guy over to where she waited, and placed him on the ground.
As he landed, the hood fell back, and she could see his face clearly.
Her hand shot to her mouth. “Oh my God.”
“What is it?” Junjie's voice held concern.
Trembling, she whispered,“I know him.”
The shock and anger she felt at seeing him here were so great, her world reeled and swayed like a tree in a hurricane.
She could feel her canines extending in her mouth. The tigress wanted out...wanted to hurt the man already passed out in front of her.
She'd left her mark on him so long ago...now she wanted to finish him off.
CHAPTER 13
“How long will the tranquilizer keep him knocked out?” She could barely contain her rage as she looked on the face of Wyatt Rogers. Four jagged, flesh colored scars ran in parallel lines down the left side of his face to his neck. They were the marks she’d left on him, so he’d never forget her warning.
“I don’t know. It varies from person to person.” Junjie pulled out a zip tie, and prepared to restrain Wyatt. “Better do this now, to be on the safe side.”
Before he could grab his wrists, Wyatt bolted upright. He looked confused for a moment, until his eyes fell on her.
“Agent Yu, go seek out the ladies you saw earlier,” she said, keeping her tone calm and even. “I’ll handle him.”
“Are you sure?”
“Go!”
Junjie stood and sprinted away. As soon as she was alone with Wyatt, she spoke through anger clenched teeth. “I thought I told you to disappear.”
“You told me never to get near Tara or Ava again, and I haven’t.” He frowned as he tried to stand, and instead slumped back to the ground.
Making no attempt to keep the irritation out of her voice, she asked, “What the hell are you doing here, Wyatt? What’s your power?”
He looked away for a moment. “I don’t have a power. I just know how to make use of people who do.”
So he was the illustrious Merchant. If she weren’t so disgusted, she would have laughed in his face. “Please. You mean to tell me you could hatch an antiquities smuggling plot, but you couldn’t hold down a job to take care of my sister and niece?”
He shrugged. “I’m not cut out for a nine to five.”
She’d heard that lame excuse enough times. “Whatever, Wyatt.” She stood. “I’m taking you into custody.”
He faced her again, looking up to where she stood over him. A sinister expression came over his face. “I’m afraid I can’t let you do that, Tatiana.”
She watched him, and noticed he was looking behind her.
She cursed inwardly, realizing she shouldn't have let anger rule her decision making.
Spinning around, she saw the petite young woman barreling toward her only a moment before she made impact. Both women went crashing to the asphalt, just as Wyatt slithered away on his butt to avoid the collision.
The younger woman pinned her to the ground, swinging, scratching, and spewing nonsense. “Mama needs this!” Her shrill screams filled the night air around them.
Tatiana had no idea what she was talking about, but it didn’t matter. When that girl jumped on her, she was asking for it. Tatiana lurched upward, lifting her hips and torso off the ground. As the
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