Page 29 of His Asset
“I know how to look after myself.”
He nodded.“I sense how tough you are, but a part of me still wants to protect you.”
I managed a smile.He had no idea how tough I really was.Lord only knew how many scientists had tested my limits.“Honestly, I’m just glad we left your place before Adam caught up with me.”
Reuben turned toward me, his stare sharpening.“Adam?As intheAdam Segmund?That’swho you’re running from?”
“You know him?”I asked tightly.
There had to be hundreds of Adams in this city alone.But I supposed very few Adams were rich enough for helicopters and security.Even less would be top scientists and investors.I only hoped Reuben didn’t knowthatmuch about Adam.
“I knowofhim,” Reuben replied.He made the other man sound like some kind of god to be worshipped and idolized.I hid a frown, but didn’t answer even when he added, “Who doesn’t?”
I should have known Adam would be a household name, probably even more well-known than Reuben with his adoring fans.I resisted a dry laugh.How had I managed to associate myself with two such renowned men?
I turned back to the window, noticing the fog had begun to lift, revealing the road ahead like the truth I could no longer hide.
Then I heard it.
A distant, rhythmic pulse, like a tremor in my chest.It was too faint for any of the humans to notice, but it hit me like thunder.I caught my breath sharply, my spine straightening.
Reuben narrowed his eyes.“What is it?”
I didn’t speak.I just kept listening, counting the beats.
Whup-whup-whup.
The sound rose fast, growing clearer with every second.
“Helicopter,” I finally whispered.“Same one.”
Reuben tensed instantly, straightening his arm to tap the shoulder of the driver in front of him.“Stay alert,” he barked.“We’ve got movement in the sky.”
I turned in my seat, my heart hammering as the chopper burst through the thinning mist behind us—sleek, dark and predatory.“He found me,” I said, my voice hollow.
The steel and chrome bird moved overhead, then floated in front of us, its shadow darkening the ground.Reuben’s driver cursed before slamming on the brakes.The helicopter continued to descend, landing directly ahead and blocking our path, its rotors stirring up dust and leaves.
Reuben’s jaw tightened, his curse muffled as a line of black SUVs—easily a dozen—appeared behind our own smaller convoy, boxing us in.
Everything felt suspended in slow motion even as my senses sharpened, became supercharged.My heart pounded frantically, my wings vibrating against my back.It took everything I had to keep them still, hidden from Reuben.
He had no idea who I really was—whatI was, just as he had no reason to believe Adam was anything more than a jealous lover.At least, I hoped not.
The helicopter’s door hissed open and Adam stepped out, calm and controlled even as the jacket of his dark suit along with his signature ruby tie, flapped in the rotor’s wake.
My breath caught.I’d almost forgotten how easily he made me react.A cold weight settled in my chest, tightening my heart’s rhythm.Even with my body’s betrayal, I’d never forget how much I despised him, never forget everything he’d done.
He stalked forward, his tawny-golden eyes fixed on me through the windshield, searching and assessing.No doubt debating on whether I’d been touched or harmed.Whether I was still innocent...or not.
Reuben’s jaw tightened beside me, his silver eyes narrowing as he followed Adam’s every move.
Adam’s stare shifted to Reuben, his eyes growing colder, more lethal.
The exchange between the two men made my skin grow cold, my blood pressure roaring in my ears.
Adam stopped several feet from the vehicle, his eyes again locking on mine even as he raised a hand in a practiced gesture.
Doors opened in unison behind us.One by one, his team stepped out of their SUVs, weapons visible, formation tight.They moved fast, surrounding our smaller convoy with silent efficiency, boxing us in completely.