the explosion, you’d head for a way out of the area.” He shrugged and
patted the side of his plane. “Josh would have come himself, but he’s in D.C.
trying to deal with the Breckenridge situation.”
“Joshua Lakeland, most powerful psychic in the world,
reduced to a politician. Sounds a bit nuts to me,” Jess said.
Rain kept quiet as she took it all in and tried to hide her
surprise that they could have figured all of that out and sent transportation
in such a short time.
Will’s smile brightened. “He’ll do fine. We’d better get
going. I’m assuming you blew the cabin for a reason and whoever it was, they’ll
be looking for you.”
“I think we took care of them all, but it might be a good
idea to have a clean-up team go in to deal with the fallout when the rangers
find bodies strewn through the park.”
“I’ll radio Tessa and tell her the situation. Good to see
you again, Rain.”
“You too, Will. I’m a little surprised about how fast you
got here.” Between the explosion, running and fighting it was near midday.
“It’s not a long flight and Tessa had me in the air only
minutes after the alarm went off telling her you’d blown up the cabin.”
“I sure appreciate you coming.”
Will’s cheeks reddened just a touch and he looked down at
Yas. “I didn’t know you had a dog with you.”
Rain had a jolt of panic about flying with Yas. Would Will
be opposed to taking the dog?
Jess answered before she had the chance to defend Yas. “He
found us. Saved our lives today.”
Will crouched down and patted his knee. Yas’ tail
immediately went into wagging overdrive and he rushed forward to get a good pet
and scratch behind the ear. Yas licked Will’s face and the big man laughed.
“Looks as if you’re a regular part of the Alliance then, boy.”
It was an extremely nice airplane. Luxury seating for eight
in leather recliners. Will put on his headset and radioed about the situation
before he ran a final check in the cockpit. Rain and Yas settled into the
comfortable seats.
Will asked, “Where do you want to go? Tessa told me on the
radio just now, she doesn’t think going back to Nevada is a good idea. If
they’re after you, best not to lead them back to the home base. I think we need
to go somewhere we can make a stand. Maybe capture one of them and find out
what he knows.”
Jess slid into the seat next to Rain and wrapped his hand
around hers. “Let’s go to my turf then. We can act as the bait and lure them
in. Find out exactly what we’re dealing with. My first impression is that they
followed me here and hadn’t intended to kill Rain.”
Will brimmed with excitement. “New Orleans it is!”
There was no doubt in her mind that he was excited over
their destination. She’d never met anyone as enthusiastic as their pilot.
Jess chuckled and closed his eyes.
Chapter Six
It wasn’t just the temperature difference as he stepped off
the plane in New Orleans, it was the entire sensual feel of the bayou rolling
over Jess. He was home. The air in southern Louisiana carried a certain scent
just as the music lilted in just the perfect way. It was unique in all things.
They’d stopped at his apartment in the French Quarter to
clean up and change clothes before heading out onto the street. Will said he
would do a sweep of the area, gave Jess a don’t-screw-this-up look and left.
Jess couldn’t help wondering if Will’s expression was about the assignment or
the woman.
He heard the water running in the tub. The idea of Rain’s
shapely body naked in his tub had him hard as a rock. In a very short time he’d
become accustomed to her psi energy floating over his. Not in an invasive way,
but it was there, caressing him and keeping him in a constant state of arousal.
After twenty minutes he couldn’t take it anymore.
Opening the bathroom door gave him a view of warm tan skin,
bubbles and the swell of her breasts.
He didn’t know if his presence would be welcomed, but
patted the side of his plane. “Josh would have come himself, but he’s in D.C.
trying to deal with the Breckenridge situation.”
“Joshua Lakeland, most powerful psychic in the world,
reduced to a politician. Sounds a bit nuts to me,” Jess said.
Rain kept quiet as she took it all in and tried to hide her
surprise that they could have figured all of that out and sent transportation
in such a short time.
Will’s smile brightened. “He’ll do fine. We’d better get
going. I’m assuming you blew the cabin for a reason and whoever it was, they’ll
be looking for you.”
“I think we took care of them all, but it might be a good
idea to have a clean-up team go in to deal with the fallout when the rangers
find bodies strewn through the park.”
“I’ll radio Tessa and tell her the situation. Good to see
you again, Rain.”
“You too, Will. I’m a little surprised about how fast you
got here.” Between the explosion, running and fighting it was near midday.
“It’s not a long flight and Tessa had me in the air only
minutes after the alarm went off telling her you’d blown up the cabin.”
“I sure appreciate you coming.”
Will’s cheeks reddened just a touch and he looked down at
Yas. “I didn’t know you had a dog with you.”
Rain had a jolt of panic about flying with Yas. Would Will
be opposed to taking the dog?
Jess answered before she had the chance to defend Yas. “He
found us. Saved our lives today.”
Will crouched down and patted his knee. Yas’ tail
immediately went into wagging overdrive and he rushed forward to get a good pet
and scratch behind the ear. Yas licked Will’s face and the big man laughed.
“Looks as if you’re a regular part of the Alliance then, boy.”
It was an extremely nice airplane. Luxury seating for eight
in leather recliners. Will put on his headset and radioed about the situation
before he ran a final check in the cockpit. Rain and Yas settled into the
comfortable seats.
Will asked, “Where do you want to go? Tessa told me on the
radio just now, she doesn’t think going back to Nevada is a good idea. If
they’re after you, best not to lead them back to the home base. I think we need
to go somewhere we can make a stand. Maybe capture one of them and find out
what he knows.”
Jess slid into the seat next to Rain and wrapped his hand
around hers. “Let’s go to my turf then. We can act as the bait and lure them
in. Find out exactly what we’re dealing with. My first impression is that they
followed me here and hadn’t intended to kill Rain.”
Will brimmed with excitement. “New Orleans it is!”
There was no doubt in her mind that he was excited over
their destination. She’d never met anyone as enthusiastic as their pilot.
Jess chuckled and closed his eyes.
Chapter Six
It wasn’t just the temperature difference as he stepped off
the plane in New Orleans, it was the entire sensual feel of the bayou rolling
over Jess. He was home. The air in southern Louisiana carried a certain scent
just as the music lilted in just the perfect way. It was unique in all things.
They’d stopped at his apartment in the French Quarter to
clean up and change clothes before heading out onto the street. Will said he
would do a sweep of the area, gave Jess a don’t-screw-this-up look and left.
Jess couldn’t help wondering if Will’s expression was about the assignment or
the woman.
He heard the water running in the tub. The idea of Rain’s
shapely body naked in his tub had him hard as a rock. In a very short time he’d
become accustomed to her psi energy floating over his. Not in an invasive way,
but it was there, caressing him and keeping him in a constant state of arousal.
After twenty minutes he couldn’t take it anymore.
Opening the bathroom door gave him a view of warm tan skin,
bubbles and the swell of her breasts.
He didn’t know if his presence would be welcomed, but
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