Tempting Bounty (Inter-Galactic Bounty Hunter Series Book 2) by KD Jones

for help?” Dan asked, watching her.
    “No, I don’t want to waste the satellite beacons or the last flare. We may have to leave the island and if the beacons are above the island the authorities won’t be able to find us.”
    “Why don’t we leave? You and I can take the boat to safety. I can take off and you can notify the authorities about Roland’s men.”
    She glared at him. “I’m not leaving Vic to have to deal with these assholes on his own. If you want to leave, make a swim for it. The nearest land is about one hundred and fifty miles in that direction.”
    “Why are you being such a bitch?”
    “Oh, I don’t know, my crazy ex-husband came to me and got me involved with something shady, killers are after us, and you want to desert a man who is risking his life to keep your worthless hide alive!”
    “Hey, why do you care so much about the bounty hunter? You fucked him. Big deal. That doesn’t tie you to him. We have a history together — we were married for years and you should be feeling more loyalty to me not him!”
    “Maybe I would feel loyalty to you if you hadn’t cheated on me for years and took most of my money!”
    Dan snorted. “Do you think things will be any better with this lower-than-scum bounty hunter? He’s going to use you for your body and your money.”
    “It won’t be the first time a guy has done that. I don’t think Vic is like that, though. If he was out for himself, he could have thrown you overboard and let these killers have you. He didn’t do that.”
    “No, he wants the money he will get for bringing me in. He doesn’t get paid if I get dead. Don’t make him out to be some kind of hero. You’ll just get your heart broken.”
    “Again, my body, my soul, and my heart no longer concern you. I’m a big girl and can handle it.” She was being a little too strong in her response. The truth was that she was feeling a lot more for Vic than she was prepared for. She was afraid that when he left to take Dan in for lock up, he would be leaving her with only half a heart. She cleared her throat as she went back out into the rain. She needed her space and she knew Dan would not follow her out there.
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    Vic looked over the crop of rocks he was hiding behind. He watched as four men walked up the pier. He recognized one of the men as the one who attacked and cut Lexi. He had escaped from the window. Vic growled low. He would make that man pay for hurting Lexi. The other goons were big, but nothing that he and his friends couldn’t handle. He just needed to stall to give Isaac and Blade time to arrive. He reached for his phone in his back pocket and texted Isaac.
    What’s your ETA?
    Had to fix motor to run faster. ETA 30 mins or less.
    Thirty more minutes before help arrived. He grabbed his bag of goodies that Isaac had packed for him. He had laid some booby traps so that he could track where they were on the island. Now he needed to make his way down where Lexi and Dan were hiding. There was no way around it — he was going to have to scale up the back side of the rock wall, which was really steep. Them he was going to have to climb down on the other side until he was at a point where he could jump. Then he would have to swim the rest of the way.
    Good thing he rock climbed in his free time and was in shape. He easily pulled himself up. After ten feet, then fifteen, twenty, and finally twenty-five feet, he reached the top. He looked back and saw how steep it was. He didn’t think any of the men after Dan would be able to climb this easily if they were only human.
    Boom ! A loud explosion toward the west end of the island where the huts were located went off. He smiled. “Take that assholes!” He had set several detonators up along the island so that he could track where the guys were.
    He looked down at the small boat in the alcove below. It was definitely well hidden, but it was also trapped with only one way in and out. There was no way to climb down on the water