Trapped In Shadow (Shadow Walker Romance Series Book 4) by Caryn Moya Block Read Free Book Online

of the two labs are booby-trapped with a strong electrical charge. One that would fry anyone unauthorized who entered the room.
    “I’ve already put a team member on a plane to Manaus. He’s carrying the device to clone the keycards with all natural materials, as well as Shadow friendly flash drives. He will meet you at the Manaus Airport.”
    “Good. I’m going to call Raven.”
     
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    Stacey tossed and turned. Her borrowed sleep shirt twisted around her. It was after midnight and Hugh hadn’t come back. Maybe he didn’t want her as much as he professed. Maybe being involved with a known assassin was too much for him after all.
    She got up and used the bathroom, mad now that Hugh made her hope she might actually have found someone who wanted her, just for her, and then didn’t have the courage to tell her he’d changed his mind.
    Dammit, when was she going to learn? There was nobody in her life she could really trust. That’s what this kind of profession did to a person. Stacey thought to visit with her sister, but instead waited in case Hugh did return. Was it true that blood was thicker than water? Could she trust her sister?
    She washed her hands and climbed back in bed. It was too late to visit now, besides, for all she knew, Dasan was still with Nadezhda. Yawning, she rubbed her hand over her eyes. She needed more sleep before the operation tomorrow. Morning would be here soon.
    She eyed the black silk and leather outfit in her size sitting on a chair, the clothes of a Shadow Walker, delivered after Hugh left. Whether Hugh was interested in a relationship or not, they still must work together to find out what was going on with her father and this Zenith group. Her whole life was turned upside down. Her covers exposed, she was vulnerable. She didn’t know what to think.
    The phone rang and she jumped. Leaning out of bed, she picked it up.
    “Yeah?”
    “Stacey, I hope I didn’t wake you.” Hugh’s voice stroked over her senses. She shivered.
    “I thought you’d be back by now.” Stacey tried to keep the hurt out of her tone. She scooted into a sitting position in the bed.
    “I know. Something’s come up and it looks like I’m going to be a while. I didn’t want you to think I’d abandoned you. Get some rest. I’ll let myself in when I’m done here.”
    “Okay. I appreciate you calling me. I thought you’d decided to walk away.”
    Hugh chuckled. “You’re not getting rid of me that easily. Dream about me, baby. When you wake up, I’ll be right beside you.”
    Stacey hung up the receiver and hugged her knees. She couldn’t keep the smile off her face. Hugh wasn’t leaving her. She rolled over and hugged a pillow to her breast. Now she could sleep.
    Sometime later, Stacey heard the door. She opened her eyes while reaching under the pillow for the obsidian knife Hugh gave her during her last visit to Isanti. She’d learned quickly that guns disintegrated in Shadow.
    “It’s okay, Stacey. It’s me,” Hugh said, undressing and then climbing into bed.
    “What happened?” she murmured as he pulled her into his arms.
    “We’ll talk about it in the morning. Go back to sleep, baby. It’s going to be a long day tomorrow.”
    Stacey snuggled closer to Hugh and relaxed for the first time since this whole mess started.
    Morning sunlight woke her only a few hours later. Stacey blinked and looked at the face of the man who held her close. His long dark eyelashes rested on his cheeks. His black hair, mussed from sleep, held a slight wave. She trailed her fingers down his chest and then to the side where the scar from a bullet puckered his skin.
    It was her fault he got this scar and the ones she knew were on his hip and knee. He’d come to her rescue like any good partner. He opened a door into Shadow so she could escape. She’d been caught under a piece of scaffolding and Hugh needed to lift the heavy metal to get her out while they were under fire. That’s when he got hit. She