want you to just stay inside so I can talk to the new security.” Dakota nodded to the black SUV that was slowly coming up the drive. Before he could open the front door and step outside, the SUV exploded in a fiery blast that sent pieces of metal onto the porch.
“Oh my God!” Lis shouted and ran for the door.
“No, Lis!” Dakota yelled and wrapped his arms around her waist to keep her inside. “There’s nothing you can do out there. They’re gone.”
“Oh shit. Oh fuck. Why? Why would someone want to blow up innocent people?” Lis dropped to the floor, pulling Dakota with her.
“If I had to guess, they were hoping the SUV would be close enough to you or Rachel to take one of you out with it.”
“No more. No more people are going to die to protect me. No more people are going to die to protect this business.”
“Lis, I have to go outside. I have to see which group that was and I have to warn the other two groups. I promise you that I will be back in a few minutes.”
Lis just nodded as she wrapped her arms around her legs and started rocking. Dakota kissed the top of her head and rose to his feet. As he walked out the door he looked back and smiled a little when he saw the look of determination on her face. He knew more people would die, but he also knew that Lis was ready to take a few out herself and that’s the attitude she’d need to survive.
Chapter Twenty
“Lee, what the fuck happened?” Dakota yelled into his phone as he ran toward the burning SUV.
“Not sure, Dakota. They stopped here when they arrived and everything looked fine. I even popped the hood and checked the engine,” Lee answered as he ran toward the SUV, too.
“Fuck,” Dakota said again as he ended the call and halted beside the burning vehicle.
“Dakota, it was Ghovany, Bradley, Kevin, and Morgan,” Lee told him as he stopped beside him. “Want me to call the others and tell them to get the fuck out of their SUV’s?”
“Yes,” Dakota answered and called 911.
Lee walked off and called the other two teams as Dakota talked to the 911 operator. When they were both finished Dakota told Lee to go back to the gate and he headed back inside with Lis.
“Who was it?” Lis asked immediately.
“Ghovany, Bradley, Kevin, and Morgan,” Dakota answered and sighed. “Lis, I need you to go into the panic room while the fire department is here. I can’t be inside to keep you safe and anyone could get in while they are here. I need to be able to give my statements and I need to know that you’re safe.”
“Won’t they want a statement from me, too?”
“They aren’t even going to know you’re here,” Dakota answered and shook his head when she opened her mouth to speak. “Elisabeth, you’ve already been shot once today and I cannot take a chance on you being hurt again. Please just hang out in there while they’re here. I promise to come and get you when they leave.”
Lis sighed and nodded. She wasn’t happy, but she knew that he was only looking out for her safety. She also knew that she’d come out on her own if he wasn’t there within an hour. “Okay, fine. I’ll go hide like a scared little rabbit and let you handle this, but you and I are going to have a serious discussion about my capabilities when they’re gone. Understood?”
“Yes, ma’am,” he said and grinned. “I love you, Lis.”
“I love you, too,” she responded and walked to the back of the house. Once she was safely inside the panic room, Dakota walked back outside to await the arrival of the fire department.
***
“It’s done,” Kiwa said into her phone as she stood at the edge of the trees and watched the flames from the burning SUV.
“Good, good. Were either of the girls harmed in the explosion?” Mike asked as he stroked his hand up and down the leg of the tall brunette who was standing beside him.
“No, but only because you didn’t want them to be. Elisabeth and Jackson drove over the bomb just moments
“Oh my God!” Lis shouted and ran for the door.
“No, Lis!” Dakota yelled and wrapped his arms around her waist to keep her inside. “There’s nothing you can do out there. They’re gone.”
“Oh shit. Oh fuck. Why? Why would someone want to blow up innocent people?” Lis dropped to the floor, pulling Dakota with her.
“If I had to guess, they were hoping the SUV would be close enough to you or Rachel to take one of you out with it.”
“No more. No more people are going to die to protect me. No more people are going to die to protect this business.”
“Lis, I have to go outside. I have to see which group that was and I have to warn the other two groups. I promise you that I will be back in a few minutes.”
Lis just nodded as she wrapped her arms around her legs and started rocking. Dakota kissed the top of her head and rose to his feet. As he walked out the door he looked back and smiled a little when he saw the look of determination on her face. He knew more people would die, but he also knew that Lis was ready to take a few out herself and that’s the attitude she’d need to survive.
Chapter Twenty
“Lee, what the fuck happened?” Dakota yelled into his phone as he ran toward the burning SUV.
“Not sure, Dakota. They stopped here when they arrived and everything looked fine. I even popped the hood and checked the engine,” Lee answered as he ran toward the SUV, too.
“Fuck,” Dakota said again as he ended the call and halted beside the burning vehicle.
“Dakota, it was Ghovany, Bradley, Kevin, and Morgan,” Lee told him as he stopped beside him. “Want me to call the others and tell them to get the fuck out of their SUV’s?”
“Yes,” Dakota answered and called 911.
Lee walked off and called the other two teams as Dakota talked to the 911 operator. When they were both finished Dakota told Lee to go back to the gate and he headed back inside with Lis.
“Who was it?” Lis asked immediately.
“Ghovany, Bradley, Kevin, and Morgan,” Dakota answered and sighed. “Lis, I need you to go into the panic room while the fire department is here. I can’t be inside to keep you safe and anyone could get in while they are here. I need to be able to give my statements and I need to know that you’re safe.”
“Won’t they want a statement from me, too?”
“They aren’t even going to know you’re here,” Dakota answered and shook his head when she opened her mouth to speak. “Elisabeth, you’ve already been shot once today and I cannot take a chance on you being hurt again. Please just hang out in there while they’re here. I promise to come and get you when they leave.”
Lis sighed and nodded. She wasn’t happy, but she knew that he was only looking out for her safety. She also knew that she’d come out on her own if he wasn’t there within an hour. “Okay, fine. I’ll go hide like a scared little rabbit and let you handle this, but you and I are going to have a serious discussion about my capabilities when they’re gone. Understood?”
“Yes, ma’am,” he said and grinned. “I love you, Lis.”
“I love you, too,” she responded and walked to the back of the house. Once she was safely inside the panic room, Dakota walked back outside to await the arrival of the fire department.
***
“It’s done,” Kiwa said into her phone as she stood at the edge of the trees and watched the flames from the burning SUV.
“Good, good. Were either of the girls harmed in the explosion?” Mike asked as he stroked his hand up and down the leg of the tall brunette who was standing beside him.
“No, but only because you didn’t want them to be. Elisabeth and Jackson drove over the bomb just moments
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