useless wishes aside. Maybe he’d be able to let Miranda’s memory rest when his mission was done. For now, he had to concentrate on getting through the day and one more night with Abby in his bed.
For once, he found his job of gathering protection money to be helpful rather than distasteful. It occupied his mind and kept him too busy to spend more than a few moments at a time thinking about Abby’s flawless body. He didn’t know the real reason why she was in Brazil or even if she really did have a boyfriend. He only knew that she was brave and beautiful and that she was counting on him to keep her safe.
At the end of the long, hot day, he brooded during the drive back to their compound. His morose silence made his driver glance at him nervously. Alejandro wasn’t much of a talker, but his mood seemed darker than usual. No one had heard a peep from the mysterious brunette that he’d sequestered in his room two nights ago. Some of the men had whispered about breaking into his room and tasting the white woman’s delights. The driver hoped no one had been stupid enough to try it. Alejandro would gut them for daring to touch what belonged to him.
Just one more night, Ryan told himself when they reached the compound. In twenty-four hours or so, this would all be over and he would finally be free to return home. Or at least to return to his home country. He’d have to avoid Washington, of course. If Trevor caught wind that he was in the city, he’d have a very slim chance of escaping from his old boss.
Eating the meal that Carlotta gave him, Ryan pretended to drink several beers but finally found the draw of Abigail to be too much. He had to see her naked again and to have her beneath him just one last time.
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Chapter Ten
Abby waited for the sun to set before she took a shower. With the arrival of night, the temperature dropped slightly , making the air more breathable. It was her favorite time to bathe. Tying her hair into a ponytail, she stepped into the bathroom and undressed.
A few minutes later, s he cocked her head to the side. The noise of the shower didn’t quite cover the sound of someone moving around in the bedroom. Her breath caught when she thought that Ryan had returned early for once. Turning off the water, she turned just as the door banged open.
Instead of seeing her captor, a stranger leered at her wet, naked body. The man was naked as well. He was short, squat and had a beer belly that looked like he’d swallowed a beach ball. His dick was puny, but erect. He stroked himself as he grinned at her through rotten teeth.
“I’m going to fuck you in every hole,” he promised her in broken English.
Abby stepped onto the old towel that she’d used as a bathmat. Rage flared at the threat of rape and she shut her emotions down before they could take control. Things could get very messy when she let her emotions get the better of her. “Come and take me then,” she invited and stood provocatively with her legs apart and her hands on her hips.
Lust shone in the bandit’s yellow tinged eyes. He was killing himself with alcohol and drugs, but they were the least of his problems. Abby was about to make sure that he wouldn’t die from liver failure, or any other illness for that matter.
Unable to believe that the beautiful brunette actually wanted him to fuck her, the man rushed forward with his hands outstretched to grab her tits. He came within three feet of her then doubled over when her foot connected with his gonads. Groaning in agony, he fell and didn’t stand a chance of defending himself as her forearm swung towards his throat.
Abby stepped back as the man clutched his balls and throat, gasping for air and not getting any. She’d crushed his windpipe and only emergency surgery could have saved him. She watched dispassionately as his legs kicked for a few minutes as his face turned purple. Shifting him onto his side a few moments before he expired, she slid