“Can’t you hear them?”
Um, no. She couldn’t register anything except the thud of her heart. It was a wonder he didn’t pick up the rapid tattoo with him standing so close and all. Her breath stalled. Did he realize his hand had slid down to her butt? It wasn’t her most attractive feature and frankly, she possessed better places if he wanted to explore.
“Damn, they’ve heard the siren.”
Summer turned her head in the direction he was looking. Two shadowy figures sprinted across her uncle’s lawn, past the fishpond out front and disappeared around the corner of the house. Seconds later, a car engine roared.
“Smart,” Nikolai muttered. “Look, they’re going to drive back down the road as if they have every right. If they sped off, that would appear suspicious.”
A car pulled into Nikolai’s driveway. The siren stopped.
“Stay there.”
Another order. Summer considered then decided she refused to take orders. The police would want to interview her. After avoiding the hole, she stepped off the wooden deck.
Two men leapt from the car, and the three of them indulged in a complicated handshake followed by a round of shoulder clapping that would’ve flattened a normal person.
Nikolai grinned. “That was quick.”
“I was at Jake’s place,” one of the guys said.
Summer came to a screeching halt. Her eyes narrowed on the group, and she must’ve made a sound. The two strangers whirled and their faces, tight and ready for action, gave them away.
They were not policemen.
Both tall. Both muscular. Both with dark hair and military bearing, they screamed SAS mates.
“Who’s the babe?” Although the voice was soft, the words carried.
Nikolai sighed heavily. “I thought I told you to stay put?” He limped up the path and tugged her by the arm until she stood in front of him. Summer felt his body heat sear the length of her back. His arm wrapped around her as if he thought she might attempt an escape. Pressed to his body and with his arm weighing down on her breasts, she could hardly breathe. “This is Henry’s niece.”
There was a moment’s silence before one of the men whistled. “Not a babe then?”
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About Shelley
USA Today bestselling author Shelley Munro lives in Auckland, the City of Sails, with her husband and a cheeky Jack Russell/mystery breed puppy.
Typical New Zealanders, Shelley and her husband left home for their big OE soon after they married (translation of New Zealand speak – big overseas experience). A twelve-month long adventure lengthened to six years of roaming the world. Enduring memories include being almost sat on by a mountain gorilla in Rwanda, lazing on white sandy beaches in India, whale watching in Alaska, searching for leprechauns in Ireland, and dealing with ghosts in an English pub.
While travel is still a big attraction, these days Shelley is most likely found in front of her computer following another love – that of writing stories of romance and adventure. Other interests include watching rugby (strictly for research purposes), cycling, baking bread and curling up with an enjoyable book.
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Other Books by Shelley
Contemporary
Wild Child
Cat Burglar in Training
One Night of Misbehavior
Blindside
Fringe Benefits
Ain’t Misbehaving
Playing to Win
Summer Encounter
Reformed Bad Girl
Stranger Things Happen
Fancy Free
Protection
Romp
Buzz
Friendship Chronicles
Secret Lovers
Reunited Lovers
Clandestine Lovers
Part-Time Lovers
Enemy Lovers
Military Men
Innocent Next Door
Soldiers with Benefits
Safeguarding Sorrel
Bundle
Military Men
Paranormal
Sea of Change
Price of Love
Lynx to the Pharaoh
Curse of Brandon Lupinus
Dragon Investigators
Blue Moon Dragon
Blood Moon Dragon
Middlemarch Capture
Snared by Saber
Favored by Felix
Lost with Leo
Bundle
Middlemarch Capture
Middlemarch Shifters
My Scarlet Woman
My Younger Lover
My Peeping Tom
My Assassin
My Estranged Lover
My Feline Protector
My Determined Suitor
My Cat Burglar
My Stray Cat
My Second Chance
My Plan B
My Cat Nap
My Romantic Tangle
My Blue Lady
My Twin Trouble
Bundle
Middlemarch Shifters 1 – 3
Middlemarch Shifters 4 - 6
House of the Cat series
Sampled & Seduced
Captured & Seduced
Claimed & Seduced
Merry & Seduced
Stranded & Seduced
Seized & Seduced
Hunted & Seduced
Festive & Seduced
Bundle
House of the Cat
Sci-fi/Futuristic
Sex Idol
Alien Encounter series
Janaya
Hinekiri
Alexandre
Bundle
Alien Encounter
Gay Romance
No Defense
Best Man
Last Wish
Curse Across Time
Eye on the Ball
Fallen Idol
Lone Wolf
Seeking Kokopelli
Historical
The Spurned Viscountess
Evening Tryst
Unforgettable
Mistress of Merrivale
Copyright Page
Buzz
Copyright © 2018 Shelley Munro
ISBN: 978-0-9951026-9-9
Cover: The Killion Group
This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental.
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