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

side of the boulders. He would have to jump down into the water and swim for the boat. It would probably be a three-to-five minute swim. Nothing he couldn’t handle. The guys after them would have to do the same. Maybe he should have Lexi leave. He didn’t want these guys to get their hands on her again. Just the idea of that had him seeing red and wanting to tear something up. She had somehow become vitally important to Vic.
    He knew if he tried to get her to leave without him that she would probably refuse. She was just so stubborn. She would never leave him behind. She was loyal, even to that asshole of an ex-husband. She kept on workers at the club that she could have just fired when she bought the place. Instead, she gave them jobs and helped them save and invest. She cared about people without expecting anything in return.
    Vic wasn’t sure that they were a perfect fit. What did he have to offer her? He did co-own his business and had some money saved and a place of his own. However, he worked horrific hours, was a grouch most of the time, and, according to some of his female employees, he looked like most of the perps that they hunted.
    Lexi was beautiful, sexy, smart, and owned her own business. Her business was here. Everything she had was here on this planet, while his entire life involved another planet far away. How could a long-distance relationship like that work for either of them? How could he ask her to give up everything she had to move to his world? Would he be willing to give up his business and life to come here?
    He walked on the top of the boulders and moved downward. He noted that he could jump from the lowest point, then swim toward the boat. It was time to get Lexi out of there. Boom! He felt the ground beneath him shake as another detonator went off. This one was much closer. He turned to face the alcove. The water was a little rough but he had no choice. He leaped off the boulder.
    *****
    “Did you hear that?” Dan asked, coming out into the rain.
    “Yeah, that’s a second explosion and it sounded closer. I hope Vic's okay.”
    “Is that him?” Dan asked, pointing to the top of a tall boulder.
    “Yeah, but what’s he doing?” She gasped as she watched Vic jump from the boulder and drop until he hit the water like a missile. “Oh shit!”
     
     
     
     

 
    Chapter 12
     
    Lexi started the engines and maneuvered the boat closer to where Vic dropped into the water. Damn, he had hit the water hard. What kind of swimmer was he? She was filled with fear that something could happen to him. He could hit an underwater boulder, he could drown, and he could....
    “Hey! I think that’s him over there,” Dan interrupted, pointed to a bobbing figure.
    She moved a little closer, then shut off the engines and dropped anchor. If she got too close he could be sucked into the propeller. “Throw him the lifeline float!” she yelled at Dan.
    Dan grumbled about having to be treated like a child but he grabbed the lifeline float and threw it out toward Vic.
    “Grab it, Vic!” Lexi called out. She watched him swim with strong, sure strokes towards the lifeline. He was a great swimmer, but the waves in the alcove were really rough. Each little wave broke over his head. She wouldn’t have had the energy to swim as far as he had. She breathed a sigh of relief when he finally reached the lifeline.
    “Pull him in, Dan!” She rushed over to lower the back descent ladder. As soon as he was close enough she waded down, reached for his hand, and helped pull him up. “Are you okay? We heard two explosions.”
    Dan jumped in to question him too. “How many did you take out?”
    Vic was breathing heavy. “Not enough. We need to get out of here.”
    “It’s too late to leave now.” Dan said ,pointing to the entrance of the alcove. The boat they saw earlier was making its way into the alcove, blocking the only way out.
    They were trapped. “Fuck.”
    *****
    “Go below, Lexi.”
    “Hell no! I’m