Fear warred with bravery inside Nadiya as she stared back at everyone. She had her lips pressed tightly together as though she were trying to stop herself from speaking or crying. Her gaze took in the scene before and searched among the men hanging from their wrists until she saw Trick, then an almost inaudible whimper left her throat.
His back was toward her and she couldn’t see his face, but she caught a movement in his hands above his head and saw his fingers clench so she knew he was alive and relief flooded her.
Hunter’s and Danielle’s guns were still pointed toward her and her unwanted entourage. But she knew they wouldn’t shoot. She could see the mask of horror and helplessness cover their faces as they realized they had hit a pretty big bump in their rescue plan.
Despite her fea
